Performance of northern red oak enrichment plantings in naturally regenerating Southern Appalachian hardwood stands

New Forests

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-130

  Schuler, Jamie L ^a   Robison, Daniel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial regeneration; Fertilization; Hardwood plantings; Quercus rubra; Weed control

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL REGENERATION; BELOWGROUND COMPETITION; COMPETITION CONTROL; ENRICHMENT PLANTINGS; HIGH QUALITY; NORTH CAROLINA; PLANTING STOCK QUALITY; PLANTINGS; QUERCUS RUBRA; RED OAK; SOIL FERTILITY; SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; TREATMENT AREA;

COMPETITION; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING; SEED;

WEED CONTROL;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DECIDUOUS TREE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGENERATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL FERTILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURVIVAL; WEED CONTROL;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 77953719304     PISSN: 01694286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11056-009-9187-y     Document Type: Article

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