Effects of defoliation on growth, biomass allocation, and wood properties of Betula pendula clones grown at different nutrient levels

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 498-508

  Anttonen, Seija ^a   Piispanen, Riikka ^a   Ovaska, Jari ^a   Mutikainen, Pia ^a   Saranpää, Pekka ^a   Vapaavuori, Elina ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); WOOD;

BIRCH SAPLINGS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DEFOLIATION; GROWTH; NUTRIENT; WOOD;

BIOMASS; DEFOLIATION; FORESTRY; GROWTH; NUTRIENTS; SAPLINGS; WOOD PROPERTIES;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 0036215873     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x01-217     Document Type: Article

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