sylviculture
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sylviculture
< Latin sylv ( a ) (variant spelling of silva ) forest + -i- + culture
Example Sentences
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Other experiments in sylviculture at different points on the steppes promise valuable results.
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The principal feature of De Courval's very successful system of sylviculture, is a mode of trimming which compels the tree to develop the stem by reducing the lateral ramification.
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England, forest economy of, 221; large extent of ornamental plantations, 222; Forests of, described by Cæsar, 222; private enterprise in sylviculture, 292; sand dunes of, 507.
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Sylviculture, best manuals of practice of, 304; when and how profitable, 305; its methods, 315; the taillis treatment, 315; the futaie do.,
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The study of the natural order of succession in forest trees is of the utmost importance in sylviculture, because it guides us in the selection of the species to be employed in planting a new or restoring a decayed forest.
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