A prototype harvester for short-rotation plantations

James A. Mattson; Michael A. Wehr

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A prototype harvester for short-rotation plantations

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James A. Mattson, Michael A. Wehr

Year:

1983

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Hansen, Edward A., ed. Intensive plantation culture: 12 years research. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-91. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 119-124.

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Abstract

A promising approach to increasing the supply of wood fiber for pulp and energy is short-rotation intensively cultured (SRIC) forestry. To apply the principles of agriculture to the growing of wood fiber, designers of harvesting equipment must consider a unique set of operating criteria. This paper summarizes the design criteria relevant to the SRIC concept and describes the results of initial trials with a prototype short-rotation harvester.

Parent Publication

Intensive plantation culture: 12 years research

Citation

Mattson, James A.; Wehr, Michael A. 1983. A prototype harvester for short-rotation plantations. In: Hansen, Edward A., ed. Intensive plantation culture: 12 years research. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-91. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station: 119-124.