Wood properties of loblolly pine grown under intensive management in the Upper Coastal Plain of southwest Georgia
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Loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda L.) productivity over the past century has increased significantly from genetic improvements and more intensive management practices. The current study concludes a series of assessments loblolly growth/physiological responses to continuous resource treatments weed control (W), plus irrigation (WI), fertigation (WIF). Increment cores were analyzed by X-ray densitometry assess treatment impacts on wood properties. Plotting property data against assigned years allowed results be compared with available weather data. Mean values for all determinations similar between W WI treatments. Increased ring width WIF was consistent other studies demonstrating substantial increases in fertilization. Since decreases specific gravity (SG) fertilization can offset SG irrigation, gains achieved without reducing quality.
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0045-5067', '1208-6037']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2022-0016