Time of collection and cutting sizes affect vegetative propagation of Boswellia papyrifera (Del.) Hochst through leafless branch cuttings

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 873-877

  Haile, G ^a   Gebrehiwot, K ^b   Lemenih, M ^a,c,d   Bongers, F ^d  

^a DILLA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Deciduous species; Dry lands; Ethiopia; Frankincense; Macro propagation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DECIDUOUS TREE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; POPULATION DECLINE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; RESIN; ROOTING; SHOOT; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

AFRICA;

BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA PAPYRIFERA; BOSWELLIA SACRA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 79958087276     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.04.007     Document Type: Article

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