Forest Regeneration Manual

Forest Regeneration Manual PDF

Author: Mary L. Duryea

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 9401138001

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The Forest Regeneration Manual presents state-of-the-art information about current regeneration practices for southern pines in the United States. Over 1.2 billion seedlings of five major species -- loblolly, slash, longleaf, sand, and shortleaf -- are planted each year. In 22 chapters, the Manual details fundamental steps in establishing successful young pine plantations: regeneration planning, including economic and legal aspects; regeneration harvest methods; propagation by seed and vegetative techniques; bareroot and container seedling culturing in the nursery; measures of seedling quality; site potential; -- environment, associated vegetation, soils; matching species to sites; site preparation -- mechanical and chemical methods, fire, fertilization; seedling handling before planting; planting practices and measures of regeneration success; promoting early plantation growth and management of competing vegetation, insects, disease, and wildlife.

Natural Regeneration of Loblolly Pine in the Southeastern Coastal Plain (Classic Reprint)

Natural Regeneration of Loblolly Pine in the Southeastern Coastal Plain (Classic Reprint) PDF

Author: Robert Douglass McCulley

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13: 9781391580326

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Excerpt from Natural Regeneration of Loblolly Pine in the Southeastern Coastal Plain Some tracts will not be scarified enough through skidding, either because the volume to be removed is small or because the logs are lifted off the ground. Other areas will have such a poor seed source that effi cient use must be made of all that is available. Various means of improv ing the seedbed on these tracts are being used effectively under a variety of conditions. These are combined Operations in which the competition from inferior species is reduced at the same time the surface of the soil is disturbed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.