Intensive, site-specific silviculture: Manipulating resource availability at establishment for improved stand productivity. A review of South African research

B du Toit, CW Smith, KM Little, G Boreham… - Forest Ecology and …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
An important window of opportunity to increase and sustain productivity in short-rotation
plantations is the period from felling through re-establishment to canopy closure. This paper …

A review of the effect of fertilization on the wood properties of Pinus trees

S Akello, B du Toit, BM Balboni, CB Wessels - European Journal of Forest …, 2024‏ - Springer
The use of intensive silviculture to increase forest productivity in commercial plantations will
undoubtedly persist into the future. This review synthesizes and analyses studies that have …

Conservation of complementary habitat types and small-scale spatial heterogeneity enhance soil arthropod diversity

M Eckert, R Gaigher, JS Pryke, MJ Samways - Journal of Environmental …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Humanity relies on soil fauna for important ecosystem services, as such our soils need
sustainable management to ensure long-term biotic viability. However, environmental …

Effects of site management on growth, biomass partitioning and light use efficiency in a young stand of Eucalyptus grandis in South Africa

B Du Toit - Forest Ecology and Management, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The effects of intensive site management treatments at establishment on the production
ecology of a stand of Eucalyptus grandis were evaluated in South Africa. Treatments …

[HTML][HTML] Soil attributes and wood quality for pulp production in plantations of Eucalyptus grandis clone

JL Gava, JLM Gonçalves - Scientia Agricola, 2008‏ - SciELO Brasil
The soil attributes can affect the wood quality of eucalypt, which may result in considerable
effect on cellulose production. This study evaluated the effect of different physical and …

Wood and fibre productivity potential of promising new eucalypt species for coastal Zululand, South Africa

RAW Gardner, KM Little, A Arbuthnot - Australian Forestry, 2007‏ - Taylor & Francis
Summary In South Africa pressure is increasing to improve the quantity and quality of
eucalypt wood being produced from the existing forestry land base, and to identify species …

The wood quality of the South African timber resource for high-value solid wood products and its role in sustainable forestry

FS Malan - Southern African Forestry Journal, 2003‏ - journals.co.za
Maximising volume growth and yield per unit area is generally recognised as an important
objective towards maintaining or enhancing forest productivity. However, the forest industry's …

Survival and long-term growth of eucalypts on semi-arid sites in a Mediterranean climate, South Africa

B du Toit, GF Malherbe, A Kunneke… - Southern Forests: a …, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Four experiments were established on the semi-arid west coast plain of South Africa during
the 1990s. The trails tested the survival and growth of several eucalypt species and hybrids …

[PDF][PDF] The relationship between vegetation management and the wood and pul** properties of a Eucalyptus hybrid clone

KM Little, J van Staden, GPY Clarke - Annals of Forest Science, 2003‏ - afs-journal.org
When felled at 7 years of age, Eucalyptus grandis $\times $ camaldulensis trees from three
vegetation management treatments (manually weeded treatment, 1.2 m row weeding …

Growth Response to Weed Control and Fertilisation in Mid-Rotation Plantations of Eucalyptus pellita in South Sumatra, Indonesia

MA Inail, EB Hardiyanto, DS Mendham, E Thaher - Forests, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
We report on a study of mid-rotation weed control and nutrient management in Eucalyptus
pellita plantations in South Sumatra. The study was established at two contrasting sites …