A financial analysis of a small scale Gmelina arborea Roxb. improvement program in Costa Rica

New Forests

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 89-99

  Hamilton, P C ^a,b   Chandler, L R ^a,b   Brodie, A W ^a,b   Cornelius, J P ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central America; Genetic improvement; Seed orchards; Smallholder forestry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031681230     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006514723648     Document Type: Article

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