Fagus sylvatica trunk epicormics in relation to primary and secondary growth

Annals of Botany

Volumn 110, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 995-1005

  Colin, F ^a   Sanjines, A ^a   Fortin, M ^a,b   Bontemps, J D ^b   Nicolini, E ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

epicormics; European beech; Fagus sylvatica; mixed ZIP models; ontogeny; radial growth; sprouting

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; ONTOGENY; SHOOT; STEM;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

BEECH; FRANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; OAK; PLANT; PLANT STEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREE;

FAGUS; FRANCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PLANT SHOOTS; PLANT STEMS; QUERCUS; TREES;

EID: 84866641595     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs178     Document Type: Article

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