Effect of planting vertical/horizontal willow (Salix spp.) cuttings on establishment and yield

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1764-1769

  McCracken, A R ^a   Moore, J P ^a   Walsh, L R E ^a   Lynch, M ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Billets; Cuttings; Lay flat; Planting; SRC willow

Indexed keywords

BILLETS; END TO END; FLAT SYSTEMS; GROWTH PATTERNS; HARDWOOD CUTTING; LAY-FLAT; PLANTING; PLANTING COSTS; PLANTING MATERIALS; PLANTING METHODS; SALIX SPP; SHORT ROTATION COPPICE; SRC WILLOW;

BILLETS (METAL BARS);

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECIDUOUS TREE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; PLANTATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL DEPTH; WOOD; YIELD;

SALIX; SALIX ARBUSCULOIDES;

EID: 78149281813     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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