Fertilization, weed control, and pine litter influence loblolly pine stem productivity and root development

New Forests

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-249

  Haywood, James D ^a,b   Tiarks, Allan E ^a,b   Sword, Mary A ^a,b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Forest floor; Glyphosate; Hexazinone; Mulch; N and P fartilization; Pine straw; Pinus taeda L.; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; LOBLOLLY PINE; PINE LITTER; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; STEM PRODUCTIVITY; WEED CONTROL;

USA, LOUISIANA;

PINACEAE; PINUS TAEDA; RUBUS;

EID: 0030710209     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006576200895     Document Type: Article

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