Economics of Tree Breeding and Management to Improve Timber Quality

Dear Colleagues,

Large-scale tree improvement programs started in the mid of 20th century, and improved forest regeneration material has become an essential part of practical forestry in many countries around the world. Further, tree improvement has produced impressive results, both in increased volume production as well as in better timber quality. Compared to the vast literature showing these advances of tree breeding in physical terms, there is, however, a considerably smaller number of papers tackling the economics of tree breeding. Thus, there is a need for papers investigating the economic premises underlying tree breeding activities. Particularly, financial incentives associated with better timber quality (due to tree improvement) are of interest. This Special Issue of Forests, entitled “Economics of Tree Breeding and Management to Improve Timber Quality”, invites authors to submit manuscripts dealing with financial or economic analyses on tree breeding and management contributing timber quality, regardless of the tree species and geographic location.

Dr. Anssi Ahtikoski
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forests is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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