African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6934

Full Length Research Paper

Uprooting resistance of two tropical tree species for sand dune stabilization

Jung-Tai Lee
  • Jung-Tai Lee
  • Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, R.O.C. Taiwan.
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Sung-Ming Tsai
  • Sung-Ming Tsai
  • Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, R.O.C. Taiwan.
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Ming-Jen Lee
  • Ming-Jen Lee
  • Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Chiayi University, Chiayi 60004, R.O.C. Taiwan.
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  •  Received: 06 September 2017
  •  Accepted: 10 October 2017
  •  Published: 09 November 2017

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