Annual growth rings and the impact of Benlate 50 DF fungicide on citrus trees in seasonally dry tropical plantations of northern Costa Rica

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 227, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 96-101

  Abrams, Marc D ^a   Hock, Winand K ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual tree rings; Benlate 50 DF; Citrus; Costa Rica; Radial growth

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; PLANTS (BOTANY); WOOD;

ANNUAL TREE RINGS; BENLATE 50 DF; CITRUS; COSTA RICA; RADIAL GROWTH;

FUNGI;

FRUIT; FUNGICIDE; GROWTH; HORTICULTURE; PLANTATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

FORESTRY; FUNGI; PLANTS; WOOD;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; NICARAGUA;

CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS;

EID: 33646104187     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.02.019     Document Type: Article

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