Influence of precommercial thinning and fertilization on total stem volume and lower stem form of loblolly pine

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 215-220

  Haywood, James D ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermediate harvesting; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Pinus taeda L.; Precommercial thinning

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SOFTWOODS;

DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATE; INTERMEDIATE HARVESTING; PRECOMMERCIAL THINNING; VOLUME GROWTH;

FORESTRY;

DBH; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PINUS TAEDA; STEMS; THINNING;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 28244470243     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/29.4.215     Document Type: Article

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