Growth response of conifer trees from high-altitude region of western himalaya

Current Science

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 225-231

  Ram, Somaru ^a   Borgaonkar, H P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Conifer trees; Growth response; High altitude region; Ring width index; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881349961     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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