Planting cost, survival, and growth one to three years after establishing loblolly pine seedlings with straight, deformed, or pruned taproots

New Forests

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 193-204

  Harrington, Timothy B ^a   Howell, Kirk D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Hoedad; Pinus taeda; Reforestation; Shovel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031949098     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006552608001     Document Type: Article

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