Impact of nutrient replacement on energy production from radiata pine

Authors: R.K. Grant, M.R. Walter
Publication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 1978, Issue N.Z.J.For. 23(2) 1978, pp 217-223, Aug 1978
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry

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Abstract: In radiata pine plantations the energy cost of fertilisers necessary to replace nutrients removed by whole-tree harvesting, or by collecting forest residues, is likely to be considerably less than 5% of the energy value of the biomass harvested. This is well within the error in the present estimates of biomass production either from whole crops or from forest residue collection

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