SUMMARYThis paper presents a model of dynamic programming in addressing specific challenges encountered in management planning of clonal poplar plantations. The planning challenge is posed by the need to make a decision that will result in maximum revenue, a possibility to select different rotations, plant spacing and the frequency of thinning during the rotations. The result of the analysis showed that the optimal procedure for the management of Euro-American poplar (Populus-euroamericana I -214) stands, in the given conditions, in the long term, involves afforestation with plant spacing 5x5 m, thinning in the 10 th year and the rotation length of 25 years.
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