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Does the choice of rootstock impact the resilience to drought of grafted clones in Larix? Cover

Does the choice of rootstock impact the resilience to drought of grafted clones in Larix?

By: Luc E. Pâques  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sg-2025-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2509-8934 | Journal ISSN: 0037-5349
Language: English
Page range: 77 - 87
Published on: Jun 16, 2025
Published by: Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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