Electrical pruning of Pinus radiata epicormic growths

A novel method for pruning epicormic growths with high voltage energy pulses is presented. This method could be utilized in autonomous forest management, for example by a drone carrying an electrical pulse generator and applicator pruning device. In a laboratory setting, short duration, high voltage...

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Main Authors: Strathan McKenzie, Ryan van Herel, William J.B. Heffernan, Rachel L. Maw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Trees, Forests and People
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666719324000530