Stand characteristics of inter-cropped loblolly pine and black locust

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 221-227

  Groninger, John W ^a   Zedaker, Shepard M ^a   Fredericksen, Todd S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Herbaceous control; Inter cropping; Mixed stand silviculture; Pinus taeda; Robinia pseudoacacia; Tall fescue

Indexed keywords

BLACK LOCUST; INTERCROPPING; LOBLOLLY PINE; MIXED-SPECIES STAND; TALL FESCUE;

FABACEAE; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; PINACEAE; PINUS TAEDA; POACEAE; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 0030617079     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03863-7     Document Type: Article

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