Determining field performance potential with the use of limiting environmental conditions

New Forests

Volumn 13, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 121-138

  Folk, Raymund S ^a   Grossnickle, Steven C ^a  

^a 3650 Wesbrook Mall   (Canada)

Author keywords

field performance potential; functional integrity; initial survival potential; material attribute; performance attribute; performance attribute response model; stock quality; test conditions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030895173     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006514805052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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