Performance and morphological response of the hybrid poplar DN-74 (Populus deltoides x nigra) under different spacings on a 4-year rotation

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 275-287

  Larocque, Guy R ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competition; Leaf area; Relative growth rate; Short rotation forestry; Specific leaf area

Indexed keywords

HYBRID; MORPHOLOGY; PLANT DEVELOPMENT;

COMPETITION; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; HYBRID; MORPHOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; POPULUS NIGRA;

EID: 0032983303     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19990402     Document Type: Article

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