Growth and stem quality of mature birches in a combined species and progeny trial

Silva Fennica

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 225-234

  Viherä Aarnio, Anneli ^a   Velling, Pirkko ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Betula papyrifera Marsh.; Betula pendula Roth; Betula pubescens Ehrh.; Growth; Progeny; Stem quality; Timber production

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; STEM; TREE;

FINLAND;

BETULA; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; DICOTYLEDONEAE; PENDULA;

EID: 0343820055     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.659     Document Type: Article

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