A techno-economic evaluation of Bracke and M-Planter tree planting devices

Silva Fennica

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 659-667

  Rantala, Juho ^a   Harstela, Pertti ^a   Saarinen, Veli Matti ^a   Tervo, Leo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Mechanization; Planting cost; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE TIME STUDY; COST-EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FINNISH; PLANTING COST; TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION; TREE PLANTINGS; WORK TIME; WORKING CONDITIONS;

COSTS; MACHINERY; MECHANIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REFORESTATION;

AGRICULTURE;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORESTRY PRACTICE; PLANTATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; MACHINERY; MECHANIZATION; PLANTING; PRODUCTIVITY; REFORESTATION;

EID: 70350733530     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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