Improving vigour assessment of pine (Pinus nigra Arnold) seedlings before their use in reforestation

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 209-216

  Chiatante, Donato ^a   Di Iorio, A ^a   Sarnataro, M ^a   Scippa, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pinus nigra Arnold; Root morphology; Root physiology; Vigour assessment

Indexed keywords

PINUS NIGRA;

EID: 0036342484     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500212331351109     Document Type: Article

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