Bambusa bambos (L.)Voss plantation in eastern India: I. Culm recruitment, dry matter dynamics and carbon flux

Journal of Bamboo and Rattan

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 47-59

  Das, D K ^a   Chaturvedi, O P ^b  

^a RAJENDRA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGROFORESTRY   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Carbon budget; Litter; Net primary productivity

Indexed keywords

BAMBUSA; BAMBUSA BAMBOS;

EID: 40949138251     PISSN: 15691586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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