Ecophysiology of Short Rotation Forest Crops

By: C.P. Mitchell (Editor), J.B. Ford-Robertson (Editor), T. Hinckley (Editor)

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Hardcover | 31 December 1992

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Short rotation forestry is a silvicultural regime designed to optimize production from lignocellulosic crops. Such systems are being developed as a means of producing a feedstock for energy and industry, as an alternative use for agricultural land, and as a means to sequester the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. This text has been compiled as a result of collaboration within the International Energy Agency Bioenergy Agreement. Its aim is to review the state of the art with respect to research and practical implications in order to aid the development of the technology for short rotation forestry production. Topics covered include: growth dynamics and canopy structure; nutritional dynamics; water relations; roots; clonal testing; coppicing ability and sustainability; pests, diseases and injuries; sustaining production; ecophysiological growth process models; feedstock characteristics and quality; and genetic improvement. The book is primarily aimed at researchers and practitioners of short rotation forestry, but should also be of interest to researchers involved with ecophysiology of other trees. It has far-reaching consequences for a wide range of disciplines including tree breeders, silviculturalists, pathologists, computer modellers and conversion experts.

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Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Introduction
Growth Dynamics and Canopy Structure
Genetic background	p. 2
Cell to leaf level	p. 6
Branch to crown level	p. 16
Whole tree to stand level	p. 23
Nutritional Dynamics and Requirements of Short Rotation Forests
Mineral nutrient requirements of SRF crops	p. 37
Nutrient dynamics in SRF plantations	p. 47
Management implications	p. 56
Environmental considerations	p. 57
Water Relations
Cell water relations	p. 67
Drought tolerance	p. 69
Dehydration postponement adaptations	p. 69
Dehydration tolerance adaptations	p. 73
Effects of nitrogen fertilization	p. 83
The Structure and Dynamics of Woody Plant Root Systems
Root morphology	p. 97
The fate of carbon translocated to roots	p. 101
Root biomass	p. 102
Fine root dynamics	p. 106
Storage and mobilization of root reserves	p. 107
Root reserves and coppice regrowth	p. 111
Root silviculture	p. 113
Clonal Testing and Selection for Field Plantations
North Central U.S. Tests	p. 127
Pacific Northwest tests	p. 132
Eastern Ontario tests	p. 139
Regional comparisons	p. 142
Coppicing Ability and Sustainability
Methods to induce resprouting in woody species	p. 147
Biological factors influencing resprouting	p. 149
Cultural and environmental factors influencing resprouting	p. 157
Production of coppice systems	p. 162
Senescence and decline of coppice growth	p. 164
Variation in resprouting pattern as response to coppicing	p. 167
Pests, Diseases and Injuries in Intensive Short Rotation Forestry
Avoidance and tolerance	p. 185
Physiological status	p. 186
Frost	p. 186
Drought	p. 192
Insects	p. 192
Pathogens	p. 196
Mammals	p. 207
Sustaining Production: Nutrient Dynamics and Soils
Fertility management: nutrient inputs and losses	p. 217
Nutrition management: fertilizer usage	p. 219
Diagnosing nutrient status	p. 223
Effects of short rotation forest management on soil productivity	p. 224
Cropping strategies for increased sustainability	p. 225
Ecophysiological Growth Process Models of Short Rotation Forest Crops
Models of short rotation forests	p. 235
Selected models	p. 238
Summary of applications and limitations	p. 250
Future needs and directions	p. 251
Feedstock Characteristic and Quality
Physical traits	p. 270
Chemical traits	p. 274
The Role of Genetic Improvement in Short Rotation Forestry
High returns for genetic improvement in SRF	p. 286
The power of the clonal approach	p. 287
Breeding	p. 290
Molecular biology and short rotation forest crops	p. 298
Integrated approach to genetic improvement	p. 303
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