Comparing hybrid Populus clones for SRF across northern Italy after two biennial rotations: Survival, growth and yield

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1524-1532

  Paris, Pierluigi ^a   Mareschi, Leonardo ^a   Sabatti, Maurizio ^b   Pisanelli, Andrea ^a   Ecosse, Alfredo ^a   Nardin, Fabrizio ^c   Scarascia Mugnozza, Giuseppe ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c Alasia Franco Vivai ss   (Italy)

^d CRA Dipartimento Agronomia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Bioenergy; Coppicing; Poplars; Site conditions

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOENERGY; COPPICING; POPLARS; SITE CONDITIONS;

CLONING; HARVESTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); ROTATION; SOILS; WEED CONTROL; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

AGROFORESTRY; BIOENERGY; CLONE; COPPICE; CROP YIELD; DICOTYLEDON; ENERGY CROP; ENERGY RESOURCE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; HYBRID; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SOIL QUALITY; WEED CONTROL;

CLONES; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; PLANTS; POPULUS; ROTATION; WEED CONTROL; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ITALY;

POPULUS;

EID: 79952535451     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.050     Document Type: Article

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