Effect of age and season of harvesting on the growth, coppicing characteristics and biomass productivity of Leucaena leucocephala and Vitex negundo

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-234

  Tewari, S K ^a   Katiyar, R S ^a   Ram, Balak ^a   Misra, P N ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Coppiced stands; Harvesting age; Leucaena leucocephala; Seasonal effects; Vitex negundo

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAIN; SOILS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALKALINE SOILS; SHRUBS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AGE; BIOMASS; HARVESTING; PRODUCTIVITY; SEASON;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ACER; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; VITEX; VITEX NEGUNDO;

EID: 0348252182     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(03)00118-1     Document Type: Article

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