Demand, propagation and seedling establishment of selected medicinal trees

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 331-338

  Netshiluvhi, Thiambi R ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Germination; Medicinal trees; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

EID: 0033367904     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)31020-6     Document Type: Article

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