The effects of soil drought on transpiration are often neglected when predicting transpiration for forests in humid regions under the influence of the Asian monsoon. These effects have indeed been neglected for Japanese cypress, Chamaecyparis obtusa, a major plantation species in Japan and the...

Canopy gaps are amongst the most important small-scale phenomena in many temperate, old growth forests, and play a fundamental role in composition and structure of stands. Their occurrence in Hyrcanian forests is associated with numerous effects, including the establishment of species regeneration...

The conservation value of Coarse Woody Debris (CWD), as critical microhabitat component, in forest ecosystems led to increasingly expand interests in research about it. The scientific CWD information had gradually considered by decision-makers for implementing forestry planning. In this study, due...

The codling moth Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera Tortricidae) is a pest of worldwide importance that exhibits seasonal phenology that is mainly affected by temperature. We developed and validated a simple degree-day (DD) phenology model with reference to a temperate-Mediterranean climate. Sixteen ...

Old-growth forests are often looked at as reference for close to nature silviculture, which aims to manage forests in a natural way. An important component of these forests is the large amount of deadwood they possess; the role of dead wood in the forest ecosystem has been well recognised. A...

The present investigation was carried out in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh during the year 2011-12 with the aim to assess floristic composition, and their structural attributes. Five different forests were selected along the altitude viz., Acacia and Chir pine (Sub tropical forests) and...

In temperate climatic conditions, plantations of poplar and willow species provide sustainable production of biomass. Short rotation coppice plantations on agricultural lands have a great potential to increase the amount of biomass available for the production of biofuels, bioenergy and...

The long-term effects of fire on the radial growth of Korean pines (Pinus koraiensis) in Changbai Mountain is poorly understood. In order to quantify the impact of fire on the radial growth of Korean pines, we measured ring widths and developed two tree-ring chronologies from 21 burned Korean pine...

Apricot is one of the leading temperate zone fruit-bearing crops and obtaining of its new cultivars with the highest economically-valuable features is an actual problem. The most effective method of new cultivars breeding is the hybridization. Considering the modern ecological situation, it is...

Line intersect method (LIM) emerged as one of the effective and efficient post-harvesting assessment methods. LIM was being widely used to estimate logging residue of plantation forest in temperate zone. This method has not been used in tropical forest plantations, including teak forests. The study ...