Hard mast production before and after the chestnut blight

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 196-201

  Diamond, Seth J ^a   Giles Jr , Robert H ^a   Kirkpatrick, Roy L ^a   Griffin, Gary J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUNGI; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CHESTNUT BLIGHT; HARD MAST PRODUCTION;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0034316980     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/24.4.196     Document Type: Article

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