Title: Analysis for the growth of Michelia macelurei plantation
Abstract: A 20 years old plantation of Michelia macelurei,with the area of 35 hm 2, situated in Xianju Forest Farm,Guangdong Province,was surveyed by setting 8 sample plots.As the results,the overall mean diameter breast-high of the whole stand was 16.56?cm and the mean height was 14.79?m. There was extremely significant difference between individual trees within the stand.Numbers of fine trees existing in the stand provided the basis of rouging and transforming the stand to be a seed stand.Different criterions of selecting fine trees were raised.Besides,correlation between characteristics of growth,form quality and leaf shape was analyzed.This can be referred by the genetic improvement and the indirect selection of the species.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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