Effects of fertilization and thinning on heartwood area, sapwood area and growth in Scots pine

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 462-469

  Mörling, Tommy ^a   Valinger, Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Heartwood; Pinus sylvestris; Regulation; Sapwood; Thinning

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FERTILIZER; FOREST; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SWEDEN; THINNING REGIME;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; FERTILIZERS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

PIPE-MODEL THEORY; THINNING;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0032586259     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589950154168     Document Type: Article

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