Physiological and growth responses to pruning season and intensity of hybrid poplar

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 304, Issue , 2013, Pages 399-406

  Maurin, Vincent ^a   DesRochers, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intensive silviculture; Non structural sugar; Photosynthesis; Populus; Stomatal conductance; Water stress

Indexed keywords

INTENSIVE SILVICULTURES; NON-STRUCTURAL; POPULUS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

DICOTYLEDON; DROUGHT STRESS; FOLIAGE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYBRID; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRUNING; SILVICULTURE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER STRESS;

CARBON; FORESTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS; POPULUS;

EID: 84879538534     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.039     Document Type: Article

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