Polypit: an improved technique for raising nursery plants

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-59

  Vyas, P ^a   Bisht, M S ^a   Bhuchar, S ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Palni, L M S ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH; METHODOLOGY; SEEDLING;

EID: 0032891796     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v08n01_04     Document Type: Article

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