Establishing intensively cultured hybrid poplar plantations for fuel and fiber.

Edward Hansen; Lincoln Moore; Daniel A. Netzer; Michael E. Ostry; Howard Phipps; Jaroslav Zavitkovski

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-78

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Establishing intensively cultured hybrid poplar plantations for fuel and fiber.

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Authors:

Edward Hansen, Lincoln Moore, Daniel A. Netzer, Michael E. Ostry, Howard Phipps, Jaroslav Zavitkovski

Year:

1983

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-78

Source:

General Technical Report NC-78. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

This paper describes a step-by-step procedure for establishing commercial size intensively cultured plantations of hybrid poplar and summarizes the state-of-knowledge as developed during 10 years of field research at Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

Keywords

intensive forestry, biomass plantations, energy plantations, maximum yield

Citation

Hansen, Edward; Moore, Lincoln; Netzer, Daniel; Ostry, Michael; Phipps, Howard; Zavitkovski, Jaroslav. 1983. Establishing intensively cultured hybrid poplar plantations for fuel and fiber. General Technical Report NC-78. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station