Longleaf pine is a highly desirable species, resisting fire, insects and pathogens, and produces quality solid-wood products, but regeneration of the species has been difficult. Natural regeneration is feasible only on a small portion of the area considered to be longleaf pine type. Therefore, artificial regeneration must become a reliable means of regenerating the species if restoration of the...

Much agricultural and forestry land in the world cannot be accessed by ground planting equipment because of traffic, terrain, other factors. This not only causes low efficiency waste resources, but also has a negative impact on sustainable development forestry. Therefore, it is significant to develop an accurate, efficient, energy-saving aerial precision seeding system using unmanned vehicle (U...

FIGURE 1 Echinochloa frumentacea control over three seasons. These trials were conducted under a wide variety of soil and climatic conditions. A randomised complete block designwith four replicationswas used. The trials werela.id out in such a way that each plot could be compared WIth an adjacent control strip. A plot size of 20 m' was used. ~er­ bicides were applied pre-emergence by means of s...