Survival and growth of three hardwood species (Fraxinus angustifolia, Ulmus laevis and U. minor) on a bottomland site with heavy clay soil

Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 233-237

  Çiçek, Emrah ^a   Tilki, Fahrettin ^b   Kulaç, Şemsettin ^a   Yilmaz, Murat ^a   Yilmaz, Faruk ^a  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ash; Elm; Field performance; Plantation; Seedling growth

Indexed keywords

FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; ULMUS; ULMUS LAEVIS;

EID: 34548569054     PISSN: 18164951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jps.2007.233.237     Document Type: Article

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