THE EFFECTS OF TOP PRUNING ON GROWTH AND PRODUCTION OF CONELETS AND CONES IN PINUS BRUTIA TEN SEED ORCHARDS OF DIFFERENT AGES

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ALAN M. , Sabuncu R., Ezen T., Kaplan S.

SUMARSKI LIST, cilt.142, ss.269-282, 2018 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier

  • Cilt numarası: 142
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31298/sl.142.5-6.1
  • Dergi Adı: SUMARSKI LIST
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.269-282

Özet

In economic and biological terms (rapid growth, the ability to produce seeds at an early age, etc.) Pinus brutia Ten. is one the most important forest tree species in Turkey. Considerable progress has been made in Pinus brutia Ten. breeding program and both phenotypical and according to the results of progeny trials, totaling 615-hectare seed orchards has been established. Pinus brutia Ten. seed orchards has reached 43% of the total orchard area and covered the largest area.