SILVICULTURE, PHYSIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS OF SUBSTAINABLE SHORT ROTATION COPPICED TREE CROPS ON EX-AGRICULTURAL LAND IN EUROPE

Objective

The concerted action is to review current research on short rotation coppice in order to develop a coordinated approach to future research. Particular emphasis will be placed on key silvicultural and physiological research needs, on analysis of existing yield data and on an investigation of economic implication for farmers.

Fields of science

• social sciences › economics and business › economics
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › forestry › silviculture › coppicing
• medical and health sciences › basic medicine › physiology
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture

Programme(s)

• FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

• 121 - Silvicultural planning and management

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CON - Coordination of research actions

Coordinator

FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY

Address

Northern Research Station
EH25 9SY Roslin-midlothian
United Kingdom

Participants (10)

AEA Technology plc

United Kingdom

Address

Harwell Laboratory
OX11 0RA Didcot

AFOCEL

France

Address

Brain Sur L'authion

Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

Address

Loughgall
BT61 Armagh

Forestry Commission

United Kingdom

Address

Alice Holt Lodge Wrecclesham
GU10 4LH Farnham

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)

France

Address

Centre De Recherche De Nancy Champenoux
54280 Seichamps

NERC Institute of Terrestial Ecology

United Kingdom

Address

EH Edinburgh

SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Sweden

Address

Uppsala

Scottish Agricultural College (SAC)

United Kingdom

Address

West Mains Road
EH9 3JG Edinburgh

TEAGASC

Ireland

Address

Dublin

UNIVERSIDADE TECNICA DE LISBOA

Portugal

Address

Lisboa