Effect of crown growing space on the development of young hardwood crop trees

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-35

  Miller, Gary W ^a  

^a USD a Forest ServiceForestry Sciences Laboratory   (United States)

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EID: 2242477730     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/17.1.25     Document Type: Article

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