The influence of alternative plant propagation and stand establishment techniques on survival and growth of eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides Bartr.) clones

New Forests

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 487-506

  Kaczmarek, Donald J ^a   Rousseau, Randall J ^b   Wright, Jeff A ^c   Wachelka, Brian C ^a  

^a Department of Forestry College of Forest Resources Mississippi State University ^*

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ArborGen Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergy feedstocks; Clonal propagation; Clonal selection; Eastern cottonwood; Populus deltoides; Short rotation woody crops

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY;

BIO-ENERGY; CLONAL PROPAGATION; CLONAL SELECTION; EASTERN COTTONWOOD; POPULUS DELTOIDES; SHORT-ROTATION WOODY CROPS;

CLONING;

BIOENERGY; COTTON; CUTTING; GROWTH RATE; OPTIMIZATION; STAND STRUCTURE; SURVIVAL; VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION;

CLONES; CUTTING; FORESTRY; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES;

EID: 84902377089     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-014-9411-2     Document Type: Article

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