Water availability and genetic effects on wood properties of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2265-2277

  Gonzalez Benecke, C A ^a   Martin, T A ^a   Clark III, A ^b   Peter, G F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA GROWTH; CANOPY CLOSURES; COASTAL PLAIN; COREWOOD; EARLYWOOD; EFFECT OF WATER; FLORIDA; GENETIC EFFECTS; GENETIC MATERIALS; GROWING SEASON; LATEWOOD; LOBLOLLY PINE; PINUS TAEDA; RAINFED; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER AVAILABILITY; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; TRANSITION AGE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WOOD STIFFNESS;

IRRIGATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE; STIFFNESS; UNDERWATER SOILS; WOOD;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIAMETER; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WOOD;

FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; MOISTURE; PLANTS; SOIL; STIFFNESS; WOOD;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 78650490939     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: 12086037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X10-162     Document Type: Article

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