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...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Rome :
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
2013.
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Collection: | FAO forestry paper ;
170. |
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.