Effects of forest soil and leaf-litter on germination and initial seedling growth of Leucaena leucocephala

Allelopathy Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 13-20

  Hossain, M K ^a   Dhali, M A H ^a   Hossain, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Acacia auriculiformis; Allelopathic effects; Artocarpus chaplasha; Biomass; Dipterocarpus turbinatus; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Inhibitor; Leucaena leucocephala

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ARTOCARPUS; ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS; DIPTEROCARPUS TURBINATUS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 33750360219     PISSN: 09714693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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