Abstract
Planting of artificially selected, improved seedlings has led to large increases in productivity of intensively managed loblolly pine (
Pinus taeda L.) forests in the southeastern United States. However, more data are needed to give a deeper understanding of how physiology and crown architecture affect productivity of diverse genotypes. The objective of this study was to gain an understanding of whole-canopy gas exchange and crown architecture characteristics that govern productivity of four rapid-growing loblolly pine seed sources.
Parent Publication
Citation
Osbon, Bradley S.; Blazier, Michael A.; Tyree, Michael C.; Sword-Sayer, Mary Anne. 2012. Whole-canopy gas exchange among four elite loblolly pine seed sources planted in the western gulf region. In: Butnor, John R., ed. 2012. Proceedings of the 16th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-156. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 235-236.