Optimisation of seedlings production of the argan trees (Argania spinosa L. Skeels) in nurseries in eastern Morocco by sowing in clusters in the greenhouse

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 215, 2026 The International Congress on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (RENA 2025)


Article Number		01015
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Biodiversity and Functioning of Natural Ecosystems
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202621501015
Published online		04 February 2026

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