Fruit and Seed Characteristics, Seed Collection, Production and Germination in <i>Rhododendron arboreum</i> Smith

Ombir Singh; Manisha Thapliyal

doi:10.36808/if/2021/v147i7/164339

Fruit and Seed Characteristics, Seed Collection, Production and Germination in Rhododendron arboreum Smith

Authors

Ombir Singh Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
Manisha Thapliyal Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2021/v147i7/164339

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