The effects of defoliation and inorganic fertilisers on the growth of some tropical tree seedlings

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 672-679

  Agboola, D A ^a   Kadiri, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Growth; Inorganic fertilisers; Root; Seedlings; Shoot; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544357999     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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