Dynamic modeling of branches and knot formation in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) trees

A stochastic framework to simulate the process of initiation, diameter growth, death and self-pruning of branches in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) trees was developed. A data set was obtained from a destructive sampling of whorl sections from 34 trees growing under different initial spacing. Data f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trincado, Guillermo
Other Authors: Forestry
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/28157
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06292006-105154/