Effect of nursery practices on seedling survival and growth of selected Miombo tree species, Morogoro, Tanzania

Discovery and Innovation

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 122-138

  Vyamana, V G ^a   Chamshama, S A O ^a   Mugasha, A G ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Artificial regeneration; Miombo tree species; Polythene tubes; Seedling production; Seedling survival; Soil mixture

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA HARVEYI; ALBIZIA VERSICOLOR; DIPLORHYNCHUS CONDYLOCARPON; PERICOPSIS ANGOLENSIS; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ANGOLENSIS;

EID: 34047265694     PISSN: 1015079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/dai.v19i1-2.15779     Document Type: Conference Paper

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