Increment and yield in mixed and monoculture stands of Pinus sylvestris and Picea abies based on an experiment in southern Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-162

  Lindén, Magnus ^a   Agestam, Eric ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intimate mixture; Mixed forest; Norway spruce; Relative yield; Scots pine; Volume production; Wood quality

Indexed keywords

MIXTURES;

MONOCULTURE STANDS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0041875190     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580310003722     Document Type: Article

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