Simultaneous growth and yield models for eucalyptus grandis (hill) maiden plantations in zimbabwe

Southern African Forestry Journal

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-8

  Mabvurira, Danaza ^a   Miina, Jari ^b  

^a Plantations Silviculture Research   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

CCT trials; Nelder design; Non linear multistage regression

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS;

EID: 0034872821     PISSN: 10295925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20702620.2001.10434145     Document Type: Article

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