The effects of early and intense pruning on light penetration, tree growth, and epicormic shoot dynamics in a young hybrid larch stand

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 149-160

  Takiya, Mika ^a   Koyama, Hiromasa ^b   Umeki, Kiyoshi ^c   Yasaka, Michiyasu ^a   Ohno, Yasuyuki ^a   Watanabe, Ichiro ^a   Terazawa, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diameter height relationship; Epicormic shoot dynamics; Hybrid larch; Individual growth; Pruning

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND LEVEL; DIAMETER-HEIGHT RELATIONSHIP; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; EPICORMIC SHOOT DYNAMICS; EPICORMIC SHOOTS; GROUND LEVEL; HEAVY PRUNING; HIGH QUALITY; INDIVIDUAL TREE; LARCH STAND; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT PENETRATION; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOTON FLUX DENSITIES; TIMBER PRODUCTION; TREE GROWTH;

COST REDUCTION; DYNAMICS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FORESTRY;

FOREST CANOPY; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; LIGHT EFFECT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PLANTATION; PRUNING; SHRUB; SILVICULTURE; SURVIVAL; TIMBER;

COST CONTROL; DIAMETER; GROWTH; HEIGHT; LARIX; PLANTS; PRUNING; SHOOTS;

LARIX; LARIX GMELINII VAR. JAPONICA; LARIX KAEMPFERI;

EID: 77952744135     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-009-0167-z     Document Type: Article

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