scholarly journals Site preparation and competing vegetation control affect loblolly pine long-term productivity in the southern Piedmont/Upper Coastal Plain of the United States

2009 ◽  
Vol 66 (7) ◽  
pp. 705-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dehai Zhao ◽  
Michael Kane ◽  
Bruce E. Borders ◽  
Mike Harrison ◽  
John W. Rheney
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Site Preparation ◽  
Vegetation Control ◽  
Competing Vegetation

A 50-Year Retrospective of the Forest Productivity Cooperative in the Southeastern United States: Regionwide Trials

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R Carter ◽  
H Lee Allen ◽  
Thomas R Fox ◽  
Timothy J Albaugh ◽  
Rafael A Rubilar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Forest Productivity ◽  
Site Preparation ◽  
Growth Responses ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Vegetation Control ◽  
Intensively Managed

Abstract In 2019, the Forest Productivity Cooperative (FPC) celebrated its 50th anniversary. The mission of the FPC is and has been creating innovative solutions to enhance forest productivity and value through the sustainable management of site resources. This industry-government-university partnership has generated seminal research with sweeping implications for increasing productivity throughout the southeastern United States and Latin America. To commemorate this semicentennial, we highlighted some of the pivotal findings in the southeastern United States from the past 50 years derived from our large, regional experiments: regionwide trials. Study Implications: Fifty years of research have yielded substantial management implications for intensively managed loblolly pine in the southeastern United States. Some of our most impactful findings are the following: our generalized fertilization rate of 200 lb ac−1 elemental N and 25 lb ac−1 elemental P has been found to increase growth on most plantations in the region when applied at or before midrotation, whereas the addition of K and micronutrients was found to be important on the Pleistocene Terraces. Stands with a leaf area index (LAI) less than 3.5 will respond to fertilization, increasingly, so the lower the initial LAI. Our long-term site preparation studies demonstrated the importance of pairing optimal site preparation with fertilization and that subsoiling and tillage typically yielded lesser gains than fertilization and vegetation control at establishment. Fertilization tends to be more important to growth responses at midrotation than onetime vegetation control treatments, but an additive response when the two treatments are applied together is generally experienced. When fertilization is paired with thinning, the rate of postthinning diameter growth is accelerated.

Soil change and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) seedling growth following site preparation tillage in the Upper Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States

2007 ◽  
Vol 242 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 558-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Chad Lincoln ◽  
Rodney E. Will ◽  
Lawrence A. Morris ◽  
Emily A. Carter ◽  
Daniel Markewitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Pinus Taeda ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Site Preparation

Yield Relationships in Unthinned Loblolly Pine Plantations on Cutover, Site-Prepared Lands

1985 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold E. Burkhart ◽  
Deborah C. Cloeren ◽  
Ralph L. Amateis
Keyword(s):  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
Site Index ◽  
Site Preparation ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Permanent Plots ◽  
Average Height ◽  
Competing Vegetation ◽  
Physiographic Regions

Abstract Data were collected in unthinned loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) plantations on cutover, site-prepared lands across much of the southern United States. Initial measurement data from these permanent plots were used to (1) develop regression relationships between yield of the planted loblolly pine and measurements of the planted pine and competing vegetation, and (2) assess relationships between yield and site preparation methods and physiographic regions (Coastal Plain and Piedmont). These analyses showed that yield of the planted pine component could be predicted adequately from age, average height of dominant and codominant trees, and number of surviving planted trees per unit area. Measurements on the competing vegetation did not significantly reduce the error sum of squares after accounting for the planted-pine variables. An analysis of covariance showed that mean yields (after adjusting for the effects of plantation age, site index, and number of surviving trees) were not significantly different for site preparation classes or physiographic regions. Further analyses showed that survival relationships were similar for the physiographic regions and site preparation classes included. Although the height-age relationships for anamorphic site index curve construction were significantly different for the Coastal Plain and Piedmont, there were no significant differences between site preparation classes within the regions.1

scholarly journals Twelve-Year Results of a Loblolly Pine Site Preparation Study in the Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama

2002 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey W. Martin ◽  
Barry D. Shiver
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Chemical Treatment ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Site Preparation ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Vegetation Control ◽  
Stand Basal Area

Abstract A designed experimental study was installed at 25 separate locations in the Piedmont and Upper Coastal Plain regions of South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama with the objective of evaluating the effects of different site preparation treatments, both chemical and mechanical, on growth and yield of cutover site-prepared loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations. The following six site preparation treatments were included: (1) burn, (2) chop and burn, (3) shear, pile and disk, (4) chop, herbicide and burn, (5) herbicide and burn, and (6) herbicide, burn and complete vegetation control. The herbicide, burn and complete vegetation control treatment significantly increased mean dbh, mean height, stand basal area, and total and merchantable volume compared to all other treatments. The burn-only treatment consistently ranked worst compared to all other treatments. There were significant differences in mean dbh, mean height, stand basal area, and total and merchantable volume between: (1) the herbicide and burn, which is an operational chemical treatment, and (2) the average of the chop and burn treatment and the shear, pile and disk treatment, which are operational mechanical treatments. In all cases the operational chemical treatment performed significantly better than the average of the two operational mechanical treatments. Average 12-yr-old merchantable volumes (ft3/ac) across all locations by treatment were: burn (846), chop and burn (1,445), shear, pile and disk (1,740), chop, herbicide and burn (1,669), herbicide and burn (1,919), and herbicide, burn and complete vegetation control (2,546). There were no apparent trends in percent fusiform infection levels across site preparation treatment intensity levels. South. J. Appl. For. 26(1):32–36.

Modeling the longitudinal variation in wood specific gravity of planted loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) in the United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (12) ◽  
pp. 2439-2451 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Antony ◽  
L. R. Schimleck ◽  
R. F. Daniels ◽  
A. Clark ◽  
D. B. Hall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Pinus Taeda ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
The United States ◽  
Atlantic Coastal Plain ◽  
Quadratic Model ◽  
Gulf Coastal Plain ◽  
Atlantic Coastal

Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) is a major plantation species grown in the southern United States, producing wood having a multitude of uses including pulp and lumber production. Specific gravity (SG) is an important property used to measure the quality of wood produced, and it varies regionally and within the tree with height and radius. SG at different height levels was measured from 407 trees representing 135 plantations across the natural range of loblolly pine. A three-segment quadratic model and a semiparametric model were proposed to explain the vertical and regional variations in SG. Both models were in agreement that a stem can be divided into three segments based on the vertical variation in SG. Based on the fitted models, the mean trend in SG of trees from the southern Atlantic Coastal Plain and Gulf Coastal Plain was observed to be higher than in other physiographical regions (Upper Coastal Plain, Hilly Coastal Plain, northern Atlantic Coastal Plain, and Piedmont). Maps showing the regional variation in disk SG at a specified height were also developed. Maps indicated that the stands in the southern Atlantic Coastal Plain and Gulf Coastal Plain have the highest SG at a given height level.

Speech-Language Pathology in the Peace Corps: Necessity and Sustainability

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Language Pathology

In countries other than the United States, the study and practice of speech-language pathology is little known or nonexistent. Recognition of professionals in the field is minimal. Speech-language pathologists in countries where speech-language pathology is a widely recognized and respected profession often seek to share their expertise in places where little support is available for individuals with communication disorders. The Peace Corps offers a unique, long-term volunteer opportunity to people with a variety of backgrounds, including speech-language pathologists. Though Peace Corps programs do not specifically focus on speech-language pathology, many are easily adapted to the profession because they support populations of people with disabilities. This article describes how the needs of local children with communication disorders are readily addressed by a Special Education Peace Corps volunteer.

Mafias on the Move

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Varese
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Organized Crime ◽  
The United States ◽  
The West ◽  
Market Expansion ◽  
The North ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
At Will

Organized crime is spreading like a global virus as mobs take advantage of open borders to establish local franchises at will. That at least is the fear, inspired by stories of Russian mobsters in New York, Chinese triads in London, and Italian mafias throughout the West. As this book explains, the truth is more complicated. The author has spent years researching mafia groups in Italy, Russia, the United States, and China, and argues that mafiosi often find themselves abroad against their will, rather than through a strategic plan to colonize new territories. Once there, they do not always succeed in establishing themselves. The book spells out the conditions that lead to their long-term success, namely sudden market expansion that is neither exploited by local rivals nor blocked by authorities. Ultimately the inability of the state to govern economic transformations gives mafias their opportunity. In a series of matched comparisons, the book charts the attempts of the Calabrese 'Ndrangheta to move to the north of Italy, and shows how the Sicilian mafia expanded to early twentieth-century New York, but failed around the same time to find a niche in Argentina. The book explains why the Russian mafia failed to penetrate Rome but succeeded in Hungary. A pioneering chapter on China examines the challenges that triads from Taiwan and Hong Kong find in branching out to the mainland. This book is both a compelling read and a sober assessment of the risks posed by globalization and immigration for the spread of mafias.

Leaded Aviation Fuel May Present Long-Term Effects on Campus Life from the Adjacent Albert Whitted Airport

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Matthews ◽  
Madhu Pandey
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
The United States ◽  
Aviation Fuel ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Aviation Gasoline ◽  
Suspended Particulate ◽  
Descent Line

Propeller planes and small engine aircraft around the United States, legally utilize leaded aviation gasoline. The purpose of this experiment was to collect suspended particulate matter from a university campus, directly below an airport’s arriving flight path’s descent line, and to analyze lead content suspended in the air. Two collection sets of three separate samples were collected on six separate days, one set in July of 2018 and the second set in January 2019.

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