Effects of different pruning methods on an urban tree species: A four-year-experiment scaling down from the whole tree to the chloroplasts

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 664-674

  Fini, A ^a   Frangi, P ^b   Faoro, M ^b   Piatti, R ^b   Amoroso, G ^b   Ferrini, F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Minoprio   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acer pseudoplatanus; Apical control; Leaf gas exchange; Reduction cut; Removal cut; Topping cut

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPLAST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIAMETER; DIEBACK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRUNING; TREE; URBAN AREA;

ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS;

EID: 84942616284     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2015.06.011     Document Type: Article

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