Along with the latest advances in the resin sector for improving resin production, such as forest tree breeding, innovative harvesting technology, etc, prescribed fire is also analysed as a tool for increasing resin yield in Pinus pinaster stands. The results of this study are summarized below.
Analysis of prescribed burning as a tool to increase resin yield
- Category: Resins
- Themes: Enhancement of production
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Research
- Scale: National
- Country: Spain
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- Keywords: resin canals, resin harvesting, resin tappers, rural development
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