Climate response function analysis of abies pindrow (Royle) Spach. Preliminary results

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 165-171

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

^a FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES PINDROW;

EID: 77949700074     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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