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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > forestry > silviculture > silvicultural practices > tree release
Forestry, Wildland Management > forestry > silviculture > silvicultural practices > tree release
Preferred Term:

tree release

Definition:
A silvicultural treatment designed to free young trees from undesirable, usually overtopping, competing vegetation.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
silvicultural practices
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • release cutting
  • release felling
  • release thinning
  • crop tree release
  • silvicultural release
  • liberation felling
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137332
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RDF/XMLCreated 2010-09-09, last modified 2012-11-30