Three-year survival and growth of Douglas-Fir seedlings under various vegetation-free regimes

Forest Science

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-126

  Rose, R ^b   Ketchum, J S ^a   Hanson, D E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Competition; Forest weed control; Herbaceous vegetation; Reforestation; Spot herbicide application; Vegetation management

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HARVESTING; HERBICIDES; MANAGEMENT; PLANTS (BOTANY); WEED CONTROL;

PSEUDOTSUGA; REFORESTATION; VEGETATION FREE REGIMES; VEGETATION MANAGEMENT;

VEGETATION;

EID: 0033083685     PISSN: 0015749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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