Stand, tree and crown variables affecting cone crop and seed yield of aleppo pine forests in different bioclimatic regions of Tunisia;Variables de parcela, árbol y copa que afectan la producción de piñas y piñones en bosques de pino carrasco de túnez

Forest Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-140

  Ayari, A ^a   Zubizarreta Gerendiain, A ^b   Tome, M ^b   Tome, J ^b   Garchi, S ^a   Henchi, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Aleppo pine; Bioclimatic zones; Cone number; Crown dimensions; Seed yields; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

PINUS HALEPENSIS;

EID: 84860113054     PISSN: 21715068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/fs/2112211-11463     Document Type: Article

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