Seasonal changes in photochemical eficiency and leaf area of nitrogen and non-nitrogen-fixing tree species grown in degraded land

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1-11

  Joshi, S C ^a   Maikhuri, R K ^a  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

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EID: 0345576279     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v03n04_01     Document Type: Article

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