Growth and wood density responses to later-age fertilizer application in pinus radiata

IAWA Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 431-448

  Nyakuengama, John Gwinyai ^a   Downes, Geoffrey M ^a   Ng, Jane ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Fibre properties; Growth response; N and P fertilizers; Path analysis; Pinus radiata; REsidual Maximum Likelihood; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 0036444819     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000313     Document Type: Article

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