PHYSIOLOGY OF WOODY PLANTS Third Edition
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PHYSIOLOGY OF WOODY PLANTS Third Edition
DR. STEPHEN G. PALLARDY School of Natural Resources University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri
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Theodore T. Kozlowski
Paul J. Kramer
This book is dedicated to Dr. Theodore T. Kozlowski and the late Dr. Paul J. Kramer (1904–1995), who pioneered the field of woody plant physiology.
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