Effects of clovers as vegetative ground cover on the growth of red birch in nursery field production

Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 393-398

  Hänninen, Kaarina S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOVER; COMPETITION; CULTIVAR; MICROPROPAGATION; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; SIZE;

BETULA PUBESCENS; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATURN; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 0031777455     PISSN: 14620316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14620316.1998.11510990     Document Type: Article

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