Determining the effect of increasing vegetation competition through fertiliser use on the establishment of wildings in unimproved high country grassland

New Zealand Journal of Forestry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 29-34

  Ledgard, N J ^a  

^a Fendalton ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFER SPECIES; CONTROL COSTS; DIAMMONIUM PHOSPHATES; DOUGLAS FIR; DRY MATTER PRODUCTION; FERTILISERS; FIRST YEAR; MARITIME PINES; NEW ZEALAND; PINUS CONTORTA; PLANTED AREAS; PONDEROSA PINES; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RADIATA; RADIATA PINE; SCOTS PINE; SEED GERMINATION; SEED WEIGHT; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SOUTH ISLAND; SPREAD RISKS; TREE PLANTERS; VEGETATION COVER;

CATCHMENTS; COMPETITION; FERTILIZERS; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROPHYTA; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS MUGO; PINUS PINASTER; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RADIATA; RAKAIA;

EID: 53749105646     PISSN: 11747986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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