In Costa Rica, most reforestation trials with native species were established in the tropical humid region. In the dry tropics, research on the performance of native species in forest plantations is incipient and trials comparing pure and mixed designs are limited. This paper presents the results...
Piotto, D.
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Viquez, E.
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Montagnini, F.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Pure and mixed forest plantations with native species of the dry tropics of Costa Rica: a comparison of growth and productivity]
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Pure and mixed forest plantations with native species of the dry tropics of Costa Rica: a comparison of growth and productivity
During the last two decades, the Costa Rican government has promoted the establishment of Tectona grandis plantations for sawn timber. However, there is a lack of knowledge on optimum spacing and on thinning regimes, in contrast to high expectations of final mean diameter at breast height (DBH) b...
Kanninen, M.
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Pérez Cordero, L.D.
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Montero, M.
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Viquez, E.
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[Intensity and timing of the first thinning of Tectona grandis plantations in Costa Rica: results of a thinning trial]
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Intensity and timing of the first thinning of Tectona grandis plantations in Costa Rica: results of a thinning trial
The area of forest plantations in the tropics worldwide is increasing as a response to the expansion of degraded lands. Rural farmers of many regions of the dry and humid areas are responding to government and other incentives, dedicating portions of their land to native and exotic tree plantatio...
Piotto, D.
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Montagnini, F.
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Kanninen, M.
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Ugalde, L.
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Viquez, E.
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[Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers]
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Forest plantations in Costa Rica and Nicaragua: performance of species and preferences of farmers