Vermicompost enhances germination of the maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.)

New Forests

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-400

  Lazcano, Cristina ^a   Sampedro, Luís ^b   Zas, Rafael ^b   Domínguez, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Earthworm compost; Forest nursery; Genotype environment interaction; Organic amendment; Plant genotype; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954835522     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-009-9178-z     Document Type: Article

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