Water relations and phenology of Pinus roxburghii Sarg. in the Churia Hills, central Nepal

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-192

  Shrestha, Bharat B ^a   Jha, Pramod K ^a   Zobel, Donald B ^b  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chir pine; Churia Hills; Himalayas; Nepal; Phenology; Pinus roxburghii; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; LEAF; PHENOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; WATER RELATIONS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

PINUS ROXBURGHII;

EID: 33745781300     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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