Essays about: "provenances"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word provenances.

  1. 1. Effects of climate on phenology, flowering, and berry production of boreal forest understory plants

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Shakhera Akter Shimu; [2023]
    Keywords : Climate change; plant phenology; phenological traits; phenology change; cumulative temperature; phenotypic plasticity; genotypic variation;

    Abstract : Climate is changing faster than it was predicted before and consequently its impact is highly visible on many types of ecosystems globally. Effects of changing climate on forests and the environment are leading to threats for all sorts of ecosystems. 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. Growth and timber quality evaluation of 33 European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) provenances from a site in Southern Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : John Bergkvist; [2019]
    Keywords : trial; climate change; adaptation; growth; survival; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study aims to shed more light on the differences in growth and timber quality characteristics between European beech provenances at its northern distribution margin. Data was collected from a provenance trial established in 1998 in southern Sweden to determine the growth and development of 33 provenances of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L. READ MORE

  5. 4. Thuja plicata : provenance experiments and cultivation trials in South Sweden

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Carolin Kemper; [2019]
    Keywords : Thuja plicata; Western red cedar; Provenances; Sweden; South Sweden;

    Abstract : In times of climate change and an increasing number of threats for native tree species in Sweden and other countries in Europe, exotics as Thuja plicata (Donn ex D. Don) might be considered to a greater extent. READ MORE

  6. 5. Variation in growth and stem quality among and within provenances of sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) in Denmark

    University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre

    Author : Dinant Lodewijk Meulman; [2019]
    Keywords : Sycamore; Acer pseudoplatanus; provenance; growth; stem quality;

    Abstract : Sycamore currently covers around 2% of the Danish forest cover and is an economic attractive species that is also interesting for ecological reasons. This thesis analyses a provenance and progeny trial series in Denmark in order to get an overview of suitable provenances for Denmark, the importance of provenance selection and possible breeding gains. READ MORE