Changes in Whole-Tree Water Use Following Live-Crown Pruning in Young Plantation-Grown Eucalyptus pilularis and Eucalyptus cloeziana

Date

2013

Authors

Alcorn, Philip
Forrester, David I.
Thomas, Dane S
James, Ryde
Smith, R. Geoff B.
Nicotra, Adrienne
Bauhus, Juergen

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MDPI Publishing

Abstract

Pruning of live branches is a management option to enhance wood quality in plantation trees. It may also alter whole-tree water use, but little is known about the extent and duration of changes in transpiration. In this study, sap flow sensors were used t

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Keywords: Defoliation; Eucalypt; Heat pulse; Sap flow; Sapwood; Transpiration; Water supply; Wood products; Forestry; canopy architecture; defoliation; plantation; sap flow; transpiration; water use; Defoliation; Eucalyptus; Forestry; Sap Wood; Transpiration; Water Compensation heat pulse technique; Defoliation; Eucalypt; Sap flow; Sapwood

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Forests

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Journal article

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Open Access

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