Growth response of Pinus taeda L. to herbicide, prescribed fire, and fertilizer

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 199, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 231-242

  McInnis, Lisa M ^a,b   Oswald, Brian P ^a   Williams, Hans M ^a   Farrish, Kenneth W ^a   Unger, Daniel R ^a  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive silviculture; Loblolly pine; Mid rotation; Scorch; Spacing

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZED PLOTS; GROWTH RESPONSE;

CONTROL SYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; FIRES; HERBICIDES; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HERBICIDE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SILVICULTURE;

CONTROL SYSTEMS; FERTILIZERS; FIRES; FORESTRY; HERBICIDES; PLANTS;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 4444322121     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.05.038     Document Type: Article

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