Growth Response of Trees with Different Growth Statuses to Pruning on a Pinus massoniana Lamb. Plantation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Description of the Study Area
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Effects of Pruning on Timber Growth
3.2. Effects of Pruning on Stem Form
3.3. Effects of Pruning on Crown Characteristics
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhao, X.; Mang, S.; Quan, W.; Ding, G. Growth Response of Trees with Different Growth Statuses to Pruning on a Pinus massoniana Lamb. Plantation. Forests 2023, 14, 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040668
Zhao X, Mang S, Quan W, Ding G. Growth Response of Trees with Different Growth Statuses to Pruning on a Pinus massoniana Lamb. Plantation. Forests. 2023; 14(4):668. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040668
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhao, Xizhou, Shunlan Mang, Wenxuan Quan, and Guijie Ding. 2023. "Growth Response of Trees with Different Growth Statuses to Pruning on a Pinus massoniana Lamb. Plantation" Forests 14, no. 4: 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040668
APA StyleZhao, X., Mang, S., Quan, W., & Ding, G. (2023). Growth Response of Trees with Different Growth Statuses to Pruning on a Pinus massoniana Lamb. Plantation. Forests, 14(4), 668. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14040668