Branch morphology and abscission in kauri, agathis australis (araucariaceae)

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 135-140

  Wilson, Vivienne R ^a   Gould, Kevin S ^a   Lovel, Peter H ^a   Aitken Christie, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Carter Holt Harvey Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agathis australis; Branch abscission; Kauri; Self pruning

Indexed keywords

ABSCISSION; MORPHOLOGY;

AGATHIS AUSTRALIS;

EID: 0031877550     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.1998.9512552     Document Type: Article

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