Seasonal dependence of rooting success in cuttings from natural forest trees in Madagascar

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-53

  Danthu, P ^a,b   Ramaroson, N ^b,c   Rambeloarisoa, G ^c,d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Campus de Baillarguet ^*  (Madagascar)

^c Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques   (Madagascar)

^d WWF Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean Programme Office   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

'Low tech' propagation; Aphloia theiformis; Cutting; Ilex mitis; Madagascar; Prunus africana; Ravensara aromatica; Rooting competence

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; DOMESTICATION; EXPLOITATION; REINTRODUCTION; ROOTING; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

APHLOIA THEIFORMIS; ILEX; ILEX MITIS; PRUNUS AFRICANA; PYGEUM; RAVENSARA;

EID: 42049103442     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: 15729680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10457-008-9116-7     Document Type: Article

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