Utilization of waste materials to promote hardwood tree growth

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 230-237

  Thornton, Frank C ^a   Bock, Bert R ^b   Behel, A David ^b   Houston, Allan ^c   Tyler, Don D ^d  

^a TVA Public Power Institute ^*  (United States)

^b TVA Public Power Institute   (United States)

^c Ames Plantation UT Agric Exp Stn   (United States)

^d West Tennessee Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; GYPSUM; LAND USE; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

TREE GROWTH;

WOOD WASTES;

EID: 0034317979     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/24.4.230     Document Type: Article

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