Early growth and quality of radiata pine in a silvopastoral system in New Zealand

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-219

  Peri, P L ^a   Mason, E G ^b   Pollock, K M ^a   Varella, A C ^a   Mead, D J ^c  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Branch index; DOS; Form factor; Growth model; Stem form; Understorey effect

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; SILVICULTURE; STEM; UNDERSTORY;

NEW ZEALAND;

DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0036035630     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020588702923     Document Type: Article

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