Machine planting of Norway spruce by Bracke and Ecoplanter: An evaluation of soil preparation, planting method and seedling performance

Silva Fennica

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 341-357

  Luoranen, Jaana ^a   Rikala, Risto ^a   Smolander, Heikki ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Height growth; Machine planting; Mechanized forestry; Mounding; Picea abies; Quality of planting; Survival

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); QUALITY CONTROL; REFORESTATION; SOILS;

FIELD PERFORMANCE; HEIGHT GROWTH; MOUNDING; PICEA ABIES; PICEA ABIES (L.) KARST; REGENERATION RATE; SEEDLING PERFORMANCE; SURVIVAL;

SEED;

BEETLE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CROP PEST; DATE (TIME); FOREST SOIL; GROWTH RESPONSE; HUMUS; MACHINERY; MORTALITY; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TREE PLANTING;

FINLAND;

CURCULIONIDAE; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 80053969375     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.107     Document Type: Article

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