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Sustainable management of Pinus radiata plantations /

"Pinus radiata (radiata pine) is a versatile, fast-growing, medium-density softwood, suitable for a wide range of end-uses. Its silviculture is highly developed, and is built on a rm foundation of over a century of research, observation and practice. Radiata pine is often considered a model for...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mead, Donald J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013.
Colección:FAO forestry paper ; 170.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Overview
  • 2. Site requirements
  • 3. Social, economic and environmental considerations
  • 4. Pests and diseases
  • 5. Growth characteristics, wood properties and end-use
  • 6. Radiata pine tree-breeding
  • 7. Producing planting stock
  • 8. Establishment and early tending
  • 9. Tending established radiata pine stands
  • 10. Productivity changes and sustainability of radiata pine plantation forests
  • 11. Radiata pine on farms
  • 12. Conclusions.