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  1. 1. Growth and quality of silver birch with different improvement levels

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Hanna Liebner; [2023]
    Keywords : Betula pendula Roth; genetic improvement; tree breeding; diameter growth; stem quality; branches quality;

    Abstract : Silver birch is the most important broadleaf tree species in the context of wood production in Fennoscandia stating 12.9% of the total volume in Sweden (Nilsson et al., 2021). READ MORE

  3. 2. Beech provenance trail in Sweden : growth and timber quality evaluation

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Lukás Vanícek; [2021]
    Keywords : Beech; climate change; growth; provenance; Sweden; timber quality;

    Abstract : Provenance trails allow to test tree growth differences and meet current requirements for timber quality in a particular experimental site. The aim of this manuscript was to distinguish the differences in growth and timber quality features between European beech (Fagus sylvatica L. READ MORE

  4. 3. Phenotypic differences between plus-tree progenies of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) and a comparison with Norway spruce (Picea abies)

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Teresa López-Andújar Fustel; [2019]
    Keywords : Picea sitchensis; growth; heritability; phenotypic and genetic correlations;

    Abstract : Forest productivity and economic gains are two of the most important aspects to consider when managing forests these days. The performance of these depends on rotation periods and yields providing new opportunities to maximize earnings from the forest site and plant material. READ MORE

  5. 4. External timber quality of birch in birch-spruce mixtures

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Fredrik Hörnsten; [2018]
    Keywords : mixed-species forestry; birch-spruce mixtures; external timber quality; birch;

    Abstract : The Swedish forest management model, largely based on monocultures of conifer species, has increasingly come under scrutiny. Its disadvantages to biodiversity, recreation and climate change susceptibility incentivize alternative ways of forest production. Mixtures with a secondary species is one such alternative. READ MORE

  6. 5. Analys av virkeskvalitet i gallringsfri granskog i Dalby

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Joel Engelbrektsson; [2016]
    Keywords : gran; gallring; gallringsfritt; virkeskvalitet; kvalitetsegenskaper;

    Abstract : Granen är ett av Sveriges viktigaste trädslag och har stor efterfrågan från industrin. Granen sköts vanligtvis med trakthyggesbruk med markberedning och plantering som föryngringsmetod, med röjning och ett flertal gallringar innan slutavverkning. Problematik kring gran i samband med gallring involverar främst stormskador och rotröta. READ MORE