The effects of agroforestry practices on vessel properties in Populus nigra var. betulifolia

IAWA Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 481-487

  Sisi, Davod Efhami ^a   Karimi, Alinaghi ^b   Pourtahmasi, Kambiz ^a   Taghiyari, Hamid Reza ^c   Asadi, Farhad ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c SHAHID RAJAEE TEACHER TRAINING UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTS AND RANGELANDS   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Growth rate; Initial spacing; Populus nigra var. Betulifolia; Vessel properties

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; POPULUS; POPULUS NIGRA;

EID: 78649843802     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000037     Document Type: Article

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