Lateral bud and shoot removal affects leader growth in Abies nordmanniana

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-132

  Rasmussen, Hanne N ^a   Soerensen, Steen ^b   Andersen, Lillie ^c  

^a DANISH FOREST LANDSCAPE RES INST   (Denmark)

^b Danish Inst of Agric Sciences ^*  (Denmark)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Apical control; Bud competition; Christmas tree; Growth allocation; Nordmann fir; Transplantation stress; Tree architecture; Woody plant physiology

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

SHOOT REMOVAL;

GROWTH KINETICS;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; ABIES NORDMANNIANA;

EID: 0042376269     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827580310003704     Document Type: Article

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