Stem Sinuosity, Tree Size, and Pest Injury of Machine-Planted Loblolly Pine with Bent versus Straight Taproots

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 197-202

  Harrington, Timothy B ^a   Gatch, Jason A ^a   Price, Terry S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Georgia Forestry Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINUS TAEDA;

PEST CONTROL; PLANTS (BOTANY);

LOBLOLLY PINE; PINUS TAEDA; STEM SINUOSITY;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0033221013     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/23.4.197     Document Type: Article

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