A comparison of planted loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) growth in areas receiving different levels of establishment regime intensity

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Edwards, Scott L ^a   Ezell, Andrew W ^b   Demarais, Steve ^c  

^a Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Herbaceous weed control; Loblolly pine; Pine plantation; Pinus taeda; Site preparation; Subsoiling; Tree diameter; Tree height

Indexed keywords

MANAGEMENT; WEED CONTROL;

HERBACEOUS WEED CONTROL; SUBSOILING;

SOFTWOODS;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROUND COVER; GROWTH RATE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SEED TREATMENT; SUBSOIL; SURVIVAL; WEED CONTROL;

GROUND COVER; GROWTH; MANAGEMENT; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATIONS; SITE PREPARATION; TREE DIMENSIONS; WEED CONTROL;

MISSISSIPPI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33845671859     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v23n02_01     Document Type: Article

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