Quantification of nutrient content in the aboveground biomass of teak plantation in a tropical dry deciduous forest of Udaipur, India

Journal of Forest Science

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 251-256

  Kumar, J I Nirmal ^b   Kumar, R N ^a   Bhoi, R Kumar ^b   Sajish, P R ^b  

^a Natubhai V Patel College of Pure and Applied Sciences   (India)

^b Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Dry matter; Nutrient concentration; Nutrient content; Tectona grandis Linn. F

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC; ANTHROPOGENIC;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DRY DECIDUOUS FORESTS; DRY MATTERS; F; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; RAJASTHAN; TEAK PLANTATION; TECTONA GRANDI LINN.; TECTONA GRANDIS;

BIOTIC;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY MATTER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PLANTATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CONCENTRATION; CURING; FORESTRY; NUTRIENTS; SODIUM; TECTONA;

TECTONA GRANDIS;

EID: 67650311324     PISSN: 12124834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/107/2008-jfs     Document Type: Article

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