SILVICULTURAL, EXPLOITATION AND CONVERSION METHODS THAT AFFECT TIMBER QUALITY

Abstract

THE effect of certain siIvicultura1 practices on timber quality, namely espacement at establishment, rate of growth as influenced by site factors and thinning regime, pruning and age of the trees when thinned or when the stand is clearfelled, is reviewed. The prospects of improving timber quality by means of tree breeding are also briefly dealt with.