Drying and storage of prechilled Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii, seeds

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 172-177

  Muller, C ^a   Falleri, E ^b   Laroppe, E ^a   Bonnet Masimbert, M ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0032934467     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-193     Document Type: Article

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