Windthrow resistance of apple trees grafted in an orchard

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-15

  Koizumi, Akio ^a   Araki, Hajime ^a   Hori, Hirotaka ^a   Inagawa, Yutaka ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Hokkaido Central Agricultural Experiment Station   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apple trees; Critical wind velocity; Pull down test; Uprooting strength; Windthrow resistance

Indexed keywords

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

CRITICAL WIND VELOCITY; WINDTHROW RESISTANCE;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

LARIX; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 39749184971     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-007-0907-7     Document Type: Article

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