A Loblolly Pine Management Guide: Foresters' Primer in Nutrient Cycling

Jacques R. Jorgensen; Carol G. Wells

doi:10.2737/SE-GTR-37

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A Loblolly Pine Management Guide: Foresters' Primer in Nutrient Cycling

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Jacques R. Jorgensen, Carol G. Wells

Year:

1986

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SE-GTR-37

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-37. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 42 p.

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Abstract

The nutrient cycle, which includes the input of nutrients to the site, their losses, and their movement from one soil or vegetation component to another, can be modified by site preparation, rotation length, harvest system, fertilization, and fire, and by using soil-improving plants. Included is a report on how alternative procedures affect site nutrients, and provides general principles that can be followed to enhance long-term productivity of loblolly pine.

Keywords

pinus taeda, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, rotation length, nitrogen fixing, whole-tree harvesting

Citation

Jorgensen, Jacques R.; Wells, Carol G. 1986. A Loblolly Pine Management Guide: Foresters'' Primer in Nutrient Cycling. Gen. Tech. Rep. SE-37. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 42 p.