Dendroclimatic investigation in Pakistan, using Picea smithiana (Wall) Boiss., preliminary results

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2427-2435

  Ahmed, Moinuddin ^a   Wahab, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Nasarullah ^a  

^a FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA SMITHIANA;

EID: 70849093944     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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