Does row orientation affect the growth of loblolly pine plantations?

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-80

  Amateis, Ralph L ^a   Burkhart, Harold E ^a   Carlson, Colleen A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Density; Growth and yield; Pinus taeda; Row crops; Spacing

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCES; AZIMUTH DIRECTION; GROWTH AND YIELD; LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATIONS; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATION ESTABLISHMENT; ROW CROP; SPACING;

FORESTRY;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 69849085333     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/33.2.77     Document Type: Conference Paper

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