Vegetative propagation of Lovoa trichilioides: Effects of provenance, substrate, auxins and leaf area

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 116-129

  Tchoundjeu, Z ^a   Leakey, R R B ^b  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Media; Non mist propagator; Rooting; Stem cuttings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034769368     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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