Variations of yield and utilisation of bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) and cowberries (V. vitis-idaea L.) in Finland

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-251

  Turtiainen, Marjut ^a   Salo, Kauko ^b   Saastamoinen, Olli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bilberry; Cowberry; Total berry yield; Utilisation of wild berries; Yield variation

Indexed keywords

CROPS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

BILBERRY; COWBERRY; TOTAL BERRY YIELD; WILD BERRIES; YIELD VARIATION;

FRUITS;

CALIBRATION; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CROP YIELD; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST INVENTORY; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SHRUB; WILD POPULATION;

FINLAND;

VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS; VACCINIUM VITIS-IDAEA; VITACEAE;

EID: 79959867158     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.115     Document Type: Article

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