A possible link between rainfall and heart rot incidence in Acacia mangium ?

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 441-448

  See, Lee Su ^a   Arentz, Frans ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b Forestry and Environment Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acacia mangium; Heart rot; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CULTIVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FUNGI; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; WOOD;

ACACIA MANGIUM; FUNGAL INFECTION; HEART ROT; NATURAL HABITAT;

FORESTRY;

HEART ROT; RAINFALL;

INDONESIA, KALIMANTAN; INDONESIA, SUMATRA; MALAYSIA, SABAH; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

ACACIA MANGIUM; FABACEAE;

EID: 0031153935     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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