Short- and long-term effects of site preparation, fertilization and vegetation control on growth and stand development of planted loblolly pine

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 175, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 367-377

  Nilsson, Urban ^a   Allen, H Lee ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pinus taeda L.; Self thinning; Southeastern USA

Indexed keywords

HARDWOODS; HERBICIDES; VEGETATION; WEED CONTROL;

SITE PREPARATION;

FORESTRY;

FERTILIZER; GROWTH; HERBICIDE; SITE PREPARATION; THINNING;

FERTILIZATION; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HERBICIDES; PINUS; PLANTS;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 0037416080     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(02)00140-8     Document Type: Article

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