Essays about: "spike knots"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words spike knots.
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1. Growth and quality of silver birch with different improvement levels
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : 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
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2. Beech provenance trail in Sweden : growth and timber quality evaluation
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : 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
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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 CentreAbstract : 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
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4. External timber quality of birch in birch-spruce mixtures
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : 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
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5. Analys av virkeskvalitet i gallringsfri granskog i Dalby
University essay from SLU/Southern Swedish Forest Research CentreAbstract : 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