Growth and physiological responses to silviculture for producing solid-wood products from Eucalyptus plantations: An Australian perspective |
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| Authors: | David I Forrester Jane L Medhurst Matthew Wood Christopher L Beadle Juan Carlos Valencia |
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| Institution: | 1. Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry, Private Bag 12, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia;2. Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science, The University of Melbourne, 500 Yarra Boulevard, Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia;3. School of Plant Science, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252-55, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia;4. Forestry Tasmania, 79 Melville Street, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia;5. CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Private Bag 12, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia;6. Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research, GPO Box 252-54, Hobart 7001, Australia;g INFOR, Fundo Teja Norte, Casilla 385, Valdivia, Chile |
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| Abstract: | We review the main silvicultural interventions used when managing Eucalyptus plantations for solid-wood products, including fertilising, pruning and thinning. The growth of a plantation and the quality of the wood produced is closely linked to the development of the tree crowns. These silvicultural interventions influence crown dynamics and can interact with each other, as well as the species, site and the age at which they are applied. This review focuses on the growth and physiological responses observed in Eucalyptus plantations, particularly from an Australian perspective. The implications for wood quality, while given some attention, are beyond the scope of this review. |
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| Keywords: | Pruning Thinning Fertiliser Leaf area index |
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