False ring formation in teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) and the influence of environmental factors

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 215-222

  Priya, P B ^a   Bhat, K M ^a  

^a KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Dendrochronology; Drought; False ring; Rainfall; Tectona grandis; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FALSE RING; TREE RING ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032569255     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(98)00227-8     Document Type: Article

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