Rejuvenation of over-matured sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) forests in Tropoja, Albania

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 866, Issue , 2010, Pages 551-559

  Lushaj, B M ^a   Tabaku, V ^b  

^a Institute of Energy Water and Environment   (Albania)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF TIRANA   (Albania)

Author keywords

Biological control; Chestnut massive; Fruit thinning; Tropoja

Indexed keywords

CASTANEA SATIVA; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA;

EID: 77957193901     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.866.75     Document Type: Article

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