Physiological characteristics of tropical rain forest tree species: A basis for the development of silvicultural technology

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 31-57

  Sasaki, Satohiko ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bare root seedlings; Dipterocarpaceae; Leguminosae; Myrtaceae; Seed storage; The light in the forest

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

AGRICULTURE; LIGHT; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE; FABACEAE; MYRTACEAE; SHOREA ROXBURGHII;

EID: 40949111386     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: 13492896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.84.31     Document Type: Review

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