Effect of season of harvest and site quality on hardwood regeneration on the Virginia Piedmont

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dc.contributor.authorKays, Jonathanen
dc.contributor.committeechairSmith, David Williamen
dc.contributor.committeememberZedaker, Shepard M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberOderwald, Richard G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKreh, Richard E.en
dc.contributor.departmentForestryen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:31:32Zen
dc.date.adate2013-03-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:31:32Zen
dc.date.issued1985-03-05en
dc.date.rdate2013-03-12en
dc.date.sdate2013-03-12en
dc.description.abstractMany existing Piedmont hardwood stands are composed of trees that are largely under 45 cm in diameter and contain a desirable oak component, as well as large amounts of undesirable red maple and sourwood. In stands under even-aged silviculture, season of harvest can be used as an effective management tool to favor different species compositions. If oak or other hardwood production is the management objective a dormant season harvest will result in increased sprout vigor of all oak as well as non-oak species. If pine conversion is the objective then a growing season harvest will reduce the vigor of all hardwood species and allow for easier competition control. The higher densities of all classes of regenerants on better sites indicates control will be more difficult.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentix, 189 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
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dc.identifier.otheretd-03122013-040128en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122013-040128/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41557en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1985.K39.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 12678969en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1985.K39en
dc.subject.lcshForest regeneration -- Virginia -- Experimentsen
dc.subject.lcshOak -- Harvesting -- Virginiaen
dc.subject.lcshOak -- Virginia -- Field experimentsen
dc.subject.lcshOak -- Virginia -- Growthen
dc.titleEffect of season of harvest and site quality on hardwood regeneration on the Virginia Piedmonten
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineForestryen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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