Effect of midrotation fertilization on growth and specific gravity of loblolly pine

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 928-935

  Antony, Finto ^a   Jordan, Lewis ^a   Daniels, Richard F ^a   Schimleck, Laurence R ^a   Clark III, Alexander ^b   Hall, Daniel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; BASAL AREA GROWTH; BLOCK DESIGNS; BREAST-HEIGHT CORES; COASTAL PLAIN; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; EARLYWOOD; FERTILIZATION RATES; LATEWOOD; LOBLOLLY PINE; MID-ROTATION; NORTH CAROLINA; PINUS TAEDA; PROPERTY CHANGES; RADIAL GROWTH; SPECIFIC GRAVITY;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PHOSPHORUS; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE;

DENSITY; DISKS; FERTILIZATION; GROWTH; PHOSPHORUS; PINUS TAEDA; WOOD PROPERTIES;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 66249107388     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X09-021     Document Type: Article

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