Comparison of the productivity of Populus nigra L. with an interspecific hybrid in a short rotation coppice in marginal areas

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 367-374

  Benetka, Vojtěch ^a   Vrátný, Filip ^a   Šálková, Ivana ^a  

^a SILVA TAROUCA RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR LANDSCAPE AND ORNAMENTAL GARDENING   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Autochthonous species; Biomass production; Number of shoots; P. nigra ssp. nigra; Short rotation coppice

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; CLONING; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AUTOCHTHONOUS SPECIES; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVE CLONES;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATOLOGY; CLONING; HARVESTING; NUTRITION; PH EFFECTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPPICE; CROP YIELD; DECIDUOUS TREE; ENERGY CROP; HYBRID; SHOOT;

MELAMPSORA LARICIS-POPULINA; POPULUS; POPULUS NIGRA;

EID: 34147114367     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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