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Table I
Description of the different regeneration mechanisms.
Regeneration mechanism | Characteristics |
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True seedling | An individual of seed origin that was never affected by shoot dieback |
Seedling sprout | An individual of seed origin that was affected by shoot dieback, but resprouted from the root collar of the seedling |
Root sucker | An individual arising vertically from superficial lateral root |
Coppice | An individual arising from stumps of cut mature tree in response to logging or non-logging disturbances and |
which root diameter exceeds 10 cm | |
Water sprout | An individual developed from the base of alive mature tree |
Layer | An individual developed from low hanging lateral branch layers and arising from adventitious buds |