Epicormic ontogeny on Quercus petraea trunks and thinning effects quantified with the epicormic composition

Annals of Forest Science

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Colin, Francis ^a   Mechergui, Rania ^a   Dhôte, Jean François ^b   Fontaine, Florence ^c  

^a LERFoB   (France)

^b Office National des Forets   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Bud cluster; Epicormic buds; Epicormic shoots; Quercus petraea

Indexed keywords

AGING; BUD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ONTOGENY; SESSILE SPECIES; SHOOT; SILVICULTURE; THINNING;

QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 80051678012     PISSN: 12864560     EISSN: 1297966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest/2010049     Document Type: Article

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