Crown development in Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.]

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 408-421

  Kantola, Anu ^a   Mäkelä, Annikki ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomass; Branch; Crown; Foliage; Norway spruce

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; WOOD PRODUCTS;

CROWN DEVELOPMENT; FOLIAGE MASS; STEM DEVELOPMENT;

FORESTRY;

ABIES; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 3242720542     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-004-0319-x     Document Type: Article

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