Is tree shelter protection an effective complement to weed competition management in improving the morphophysiological response of holm oak planted seedlings?

IForest

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 289-299

  Ceacero, Carlos J ^a   Navarro Cerrillo, Rafael M ^b   Díaz Hernández, José Luis ^c   Del Campo, Antonio D ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mulch; Oxyfluorfen; Photoinhibition; Photosynthesis; Tillage; Tree Shelter

Indexed keywords

BALLOTA; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84928109697     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19717458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3832/ifor1126-007     Document Type: Article

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