Effect of pre-sowing seed treatments in Magnolia gustavii King – a 'Critically Endangered' timber yielding species of North-East India

Effect of pre-sowing seed treatments in Magnolia gustavii King – a 'Critically Endangered' timber yielding species of North-East India

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  •   Ellora Dutta Borah   ICFRE- Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat -785010, Assam
  •   Ankur Jyoti Saikia   ICFRE- Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat -785010, Assam
  •   Namrata Borua   ICFRE- Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat -785010, Assam
  •   Rajib Kumar Borah   ICFRE- Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat -785010, Assam

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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i2/170313

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2025-02-01

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Borah, E. D., Saikia, A. J., Borua, N., & Borah, R. K. (2025). Effect of pre-sowing seed treatments in <i>Magnolia gustavii</i> King – a ’<i>Critically Endangered</i>’ timber yielding species of North-East India. Indian Forester, 151(2), 182–185. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i2/170313

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