Metla Project 3443

Improvement of management of young stands

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Duration: 2007-2009   Keywords: management of young stands, mechanization, operational efficiency
Research Programme: Cost-efficiency and quality in silvicultural operations

Objectives

This project consists of five sub-studies, which have been considered important for the future development of management of young stands. The titles for the sub-studies are: 1) Analysis of the emergence of understorey vegetation after tending 2) Reliability of pre-operation estimation of time consumption in young stands 3) Improvement of the method for estimation of the effect of timing of pre-commercial thinning on the consumption of working time 4) Production economics of lift-off cleaning 5) Emergence of natural broadleaves on stump-harvested areas In addition to the sub-studies, a wrap-up will be done to evaluate the best management practices for stand establishment and management of young stands order to create good quality production forests. Both silvicultural and production-economic standpoints are considered for the evaluation.

Project leader: Saksa, Timo
The Finnish Forest Research Institute, Suonenjoki Office, Juntintie 154, FI-77600 SUONENJOKI, FINLAND
Phone: +358 10 211 4834 Telefax: +358 10 211 2103
E-mail: timo.saksa@metla.fi

Other researchers: Rossi, Pekka (2007,2009), Uotila, Karri, SU (2008-09)


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