Effects of thinning regime on the wood properties and stem quality of picea abies

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 38-50

  Pape, Rolf ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basic density; Branches; Crown size; Juvenile wood; Norway spruce; Production; Ring width; Stem taper; Thinning; Wood properties

Indexed keywords

PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GROWTH; WOOD;

ABIES; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 0032961139     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827589908540807     Document Type: Article

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