Nine-year growth responses to planting density manipulation and repeated early fertilization in a loblolly pine stand in the Virginia Piedmont

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 109-114

  Carlson, Colleen A ^a   Fox, Thomas R ^a   Creighton, Jerre ^b   Dougherty, Phillip M ^c   Johnson, John R ^d  

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

^b Virginia Department of Forestry   (United States)

^c Aborgen   (United States)

^d MeadWestvaco   (United States)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Pinus taeda; Planting density

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION;

INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LOBLOLLY PINE STANDS; NUTRIENT ADDITION; NUTRIENT TREATMENTS; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTATION PRODUCTIVITY; PLANTING DENSITY; SILVICULTURAL MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

DENSITY; GROWTH; NUTRIENTS; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTING; PRODUCTIVITY; SILVICULTURE;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 69849115583     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/33.3.109     Document Type: Article

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