Effects of aerial strip spraying on mixedwood stand structure and tree growth

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 479-485

  Comeau, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal mixedwoods; Strip spray; Trembling aspen; Triclopyr; White spruce; Yield

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HERBICIDES; PYRIDINE; WEED CONTROL;

BOREAL MIXEDWOODS; TREMBLING ASPEN; TRICLOPYR; WHITE SPRUCE; YIELD;

FORESTRY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GROWTH RATE; HERBICIDE; SPRAY; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE;

PICEA GLAUCA;

EID: 84907273121     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc2014-097     Document Type: Article

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