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sil·vi·cul·ture

(sĭl′vĭ-kŭl′chər)
n.
The care and cultivation of forest trees; forestry.

[Latin silva, forest + culture.]

sil′vi·cul′tur·al adj.
sil′vi·cul′tur·ist n.
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silviculture

(ˈsɪlvɪˌkʌltʃə)
n
(Forestry) the branch of forestry that is concerned with the cultivation of trees
[C20: silvi-, from Latin silva woodland + culture]
ˌsilviˈcultural adj
ˌsilviˈculturist n
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sil•vi•cul•ture

(ˈsɪl vɪˌkʌl tʃər)

n.
the cultivation of forest and shade trees.
[1875–80; < Latin silv(a) woodland + -i- + culture]
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silviculture, sylviculture

the cultivation of forest trees; forestry. — silviculturist, sylviculturist, n.
See also: Trees
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Noun 1. [画像:silviculture - the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests]silviculture - the branch of forestry dealing with the development and care of forests
forestry - the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber
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Translations

silviculture

[ˈsɪlvɪˌkʌltʃəʳ] Nsilvicultura f
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silviculture

nWaldbau m
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Prior to NEDC, many logging practices, including surface drainage and roadside stormwater discharge, were routinely exempted under an agency-created exemption called the Silvicultural Rule.
The planting is overseen by Wales Silvicultural Operations (WSO).
Coverage encompasses markets, government, and forest investment analysis; land, timber, and unpriced forest values; the economics of forest management--optimal forest rotation, regulation of harvests, long term trends in the forest sector and silvicultural investment; the economics of forestry policy--property rights, taxes; and the global perspective.
Sessile oak also have a good ability to sprout from stools, being widely used in the coppice and coppice-with-standards silvicultural systems in the past.
He rightfully gave much space to the magnitude of the problem but, in my view, too little to the evidence that silvicultural thinnings produced healthier trees that are less susceptible.
According to member states' latest projections, the measures already taken, as well as the purchase of emission credits from non-EU countries and silvicultural activities which absorb carbon from the atmosphere will allow the emissions of the EU15 to be reduced by 7.4% in comparison to 1990 by 2010.
1 assessed the trade-offs between timber production and fire susceptibility in a seasonally dry forest in lowland Bolivia subjected to four silvicultural treatments of increasing intensity aimed at achieving sustained timber yields (STY).
Silvicultural filter strips typically differ from agricultural filter strips in that ground cover is provided by forest litter, not grass or other low vegetation, and slopes are typically steeper.

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