Comparison of growth of Pinus radiata over two rotations in the central North Island of New Zealand

International Forestry Review

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 84-89

  Woollons, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Pinus radiata; Productivity; Rotation yields

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWTH; ROTATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033919334     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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