Individual tree crown and stand development in Pinus taeda under different fertilization and irrigation regimes

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 234, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 10-23

  Albaugh, Timothy J ^a   Allen, H Lee ^a   Fox, Thomas R ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Pruning; Stem growth; Thinning

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; IRRIGATION;

BRANCH BASAL DIAMETER; BRANCH LONGEVITY; CROWN LOCATION; TREE FOLIAGE MASS;

FORESTRY;

DEMOGRAPHY; EVERGREEN TREE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOLIAGE; IRRIGATION; PRUNING; SANDY SOIL; SILVICULTURE; STAND STRUCTURE; THINNING;

FERTILIZATION; FOLIAR ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION; PRUNING; THINNING; TREES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33748968539     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.05.074     Document Type: Article

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