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Seed treatment protocols for Hispaniolan pine (Pinus occidentalis Swartz [Pinaceae])

Christina St John and Anthony S Davis
Native Plants Journal, June 2023, 24 (2) 91-100; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.24.2.91
Christina St John
Graduate Student Oregon State University Department of Forest Resources, Engineering and Management Corvallis, OR 97331
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Dean of the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture University of New Hampshire College of Life Sciences and Agriculture Durham, NH 03824
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