Glossary of Terms

A Glossary of Terms

Biomass: The total weight of a plant material produced.

Clone: In hybrid poplars, a cutting from an original seedling plant that maintains the identical genetic character of the original ancestor.

CRP: The Conservation Reserve Program. A voluntary 10-year rental contract with the USDA that will take highly erodible land out of crop production and put it into perennial grass or trees.

Cutting: An eight inch to 12 inch section of stem section that is planted directly into the soil.

Glyphosate (Roundup®): a nonselective herbicide that, when applied post-emergence, is effective on many perennial grasses and broadleaf weeds.
Glyphosate will also kill hybrid poplars!

ODT: Oven Dried Ton. One ton of wood with 0 percent moisture. Volume equals about one cord of wood.

SRF: Short Rotation Forestry. Growing trees as a crop, including site preparation and management practices used in agriculture.

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	Cropping Practices for Hybrid Poplars	A Glossary of Terms
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