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Table 3 Growth case (GC) settings

From: Dynamic life-cycle carbon analysis for fast pyrolysis biofuel produced from pine residues: implications of carbon temporal effects

Growth case

Site index

Planting density (trees ha−1)

Precommercial thinning

Residual basal areaa (m2 ha−1)

Fertilization application time (after planting)

GC1

60

2152

N/A

N/A

Years 10 and 16

GC2

90

2152

N/A

N/A

Years 10 and 16

GC3

90

2152

Year 12

20.7

Years 13 and 19

  1. aResidual basal area is the total area of the tree stem at the base after thinning [102]
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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