Tree growth, biomass, allometry and nutrient distribution in Gmelina arborea stands grown in red lateritic soils of Central India

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 305-317

  Swamy, S L ^a   Kushwaha, S K ^a   Puri, S ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Allometric equations; Below ground biomass; Fuelwood; Nutrient accumulation; Nutrient export; Soil amelioration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FORESTRY; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHOSPHORUS;

ALLOMETRY; NUTRIENT DISTRIBUTION;

GROWTH KINETICS;

ALLOMETRY; BIOMASS; CHRONOSEQUENCE; GROWTH; PLANTATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

GMELINA ARBOREA;

EID: 1642446097     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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