Importance of seasonal growth patterns in modelling interactions between radiata pine and some common weed species

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 184-194

  Kimberley, Mark O ^a   Richardson, Brian ^a  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; WEED CONTROL;

SEASONAL EFFECTS; WEED SPECIES;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MODELING; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEED;

PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 1842638211     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x03-201     Document Type: Article

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