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Effect of first thinning type and age on growth, stem quality and financial performance of a Scots pine stand in Finland / Pentti Niemistö in Silva fennica, vol 52 n° 2 ([01/05/2018])  

Public [article]  inSilva fennica > vol 52 n° 2 [01/05/2018] Titre : Effect of first thinning type and age on growth, stem quality and financial performance of a Scots pine stand in Finland Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Pentti Niemistö, Auteur ; Harri Kilpeläinen, Auteur ; Eero Poutiainen, Auteur Année de publication : 2018 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] déboisement [Termes IGN] éclaircie (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] élagage (sylviculture) [Termes IGN] Finlande [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] peuplement forestier [Termes IGN] Pinus sylvestris [Termes IGN] qualité du bois [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (Auteur) The objective of the study was to ascertain the effects of tree selection (thinning from below, from above and according to stem quality) and timing of first commercial thinning (early and delayed) on the growth, yield and quality of trees in a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stand. A long-term field experiment (25 years) was measured in 5-year periods and the further development was simulated with growth and yield models to final cuttings using alternative rotation periods of 55–85 years. The measurements included also the exact location and type of technical defects detected on all trees in the experimental plots. The measured volume increment per unit area during the study period, 25 years after the early thinning stage was the lowest in the plots thinned from below, and the highest in the plots thinned from above or in the delayed thinning plots. However, the largest volume of saw logs during the whole rotation of 80 years was yielded after early first thinning according to the quality. The largest volume of very high-quality butt logs was produced by pruning connected with early thinning from above, and a smaller volume after early thinning according to stem quality but no after thinning from below or delayed first thinning. Without pruning an early quality thinning with one intermediate thinning was the most profitable thinning treatment in the Scots pine stand regardless the rotation length or the interest rate used. By interest rates of 1% and 2%, the optimal rotations were 80–85 years and 70 years respectively. A late thinning at the age of 60 year with long rotation was profitable only for the pruned pine stands with a low interest rate. Numéro de notice : A2018-500 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.14214/sf.7816 Date de publication en ligne : 14/02/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.7816 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=91188 [article]