Simulated Heterobasidion disease development in Picea abies stands following precommercial thinning and the economic justification for control measures

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 174-185

  Wang, Liying ^a   Gunulf, Anna ^a   Pukkala, Timo ^b   Rönnberg, Jonas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

disease development; heterobasidion; precommercial thinning; simulation

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DISEASE CONTROL; FORESTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CONTROL MEASURES; DISEASE DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION; HETEROBASIDION; NORWAY SPRUCE STANDS; PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING; SIMULATION; TIMBER PRODUCTION;

DISEASES;

HETEROBASIDION; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84924577047     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2014.978887     Document Type: Article

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