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Use of biofuel ashes in forestry Cover

Use of biofuel ashes in forestry

Forestry Studies
Volume 52 (2010): Issue 2010 (June 2010)
By: Henn Pärn,  Malle Mandre,  Katri Ots,  Jaan Klõšeiko,  Aljona Lukjanova and  Tatjana Kuznetsova  
Open Access
|Mar 2011

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10132-011-0082-x | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
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Language: English
Page range: 40 - 59
Published on: Mar 24, 2011
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
biofuels,
ashes,
growth,
forest biota,
environment
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other

© 2011 Henn Pärn, Malle Mandre, Katri Ots, Jaan Klõšeiko, Aljona Lukjanova, Tatjana Kuznetsova, published by Estonian University of Life Sciences
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