Pinus patula plantations in Kumaun Himalaya. II. Nutrient dynamics

Journal of Tropical Forest Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 101-114

  Bargali, S S ^a,b   Singh, R P ^a  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Nutrient concentration; Nutrient return; Pinus patula; Retranslocation; Standing state; Turnover; Uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 9744254917     PISSN: 01281283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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