Site Requirements of<i>Pinus radiata</i>: A Review

Grey, D. C.

doi:10.1080/00382167.1989.9628979

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“…These indicator properties exhibit considerable similarity to the indicators found within the same trial series at age two (Watt et al, 2005). The importance of phosphorus as a determinant of growth in P. radiata has been widely recognised (Grey, 1989), and soil phosphorus is the most commonly used soil chemical property in local and regional models of productivity for this species (Czarnowski et al, 1971;Jackson and Gifford, 1974;Donald, 1977;Hunter and Gibson, 1984;Truman et al, 1983;Grey, 1989;Louw, 1991). In national studies within New Zealand, productivity of mature P. radiata has been predicted previously using both Olsen P (Jackson and Gifford, 1974) and Bray P (Hunter and Gibson, 1984), in combination with other environmental and edaphic properties.…”

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Identification of key soil indicators influencing plantation productivity and sustainability across a national trial series in New Zealand

Watt¹,

Davis²,

Clinton³

et al. 2008

Forest Ecology and Management

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Identification of key soil indicators influencing plantation productivity and sustainability across a national trial series in New Zealand

Watt¹,

Davis²,

Clinton³

et al. 2008

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Its high productivity implies a large water and nutrient demand, so that the growth of P. radiata is strongly conditioned by the site conditions. P. radiata has been planted in 2.4 million ha in the warm southern hemisphere, Spain and Portugal (Sutton, 1984) and covering a wide range of climatic and soil conditions (Grey, 1989). In Spain, P. radiata has also been planted in contrasting environmental conditions (Atlantic and Mediterranean areas).…”

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Productivity of Pinus radiata plantations in Spain in response to climate and soil

Romanyà¹,

Vallejo

2004

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…The productivity of this species is strongly influenced by site conditions (Grey 1989) and varies more than twofold from 12 to 34 m 3 ha −1 year in commercial plantations (Del Lungo and Carle 2006;Álvarez et al 2013). Early work relating the growth of radiata pine to site and climatic factors showed that rainfall and its seasonal distribution, effective soil depth, total nitrogen, available phosphorous, and temperature all affected productivity (Jackson and Gifford 1974).…”

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Leaf area and growth of Chilean radiata pine plantations after thinning across a water stress gradient

Ojeda

Rubilar

Montes

et al. 2018

N.Z. j. of For. Sci.

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Background: Pinus radiata D.Don has been established in a wide range of soils and climatic conditions, showing high variability in both leaf area and volume productivity. Previous research has shown that plantation yield is affected by water availability, but the majority of this work has been done in unthinned stands and provided little insight on the effect of water availability on the productivity of thinned plantations. In order to improve forest productivity for plantations under a climate change scenario, we must understand the effect of plantation management, including thinning on the relationships among available water, leaf area index, and productivity. The aim of this work is to evaluate the effect of site water availability on the leaf area production and consequent volume growth in thinned radiata pine plantations over a water availability gradient. Methods: The effect of site available water on leaf area production and consequent volume growth in thinned Pinus radiata plantations over a water availability gradient across five sites in central and southern-central Chile was determined. Results: Regression analysis revealed water deficit to be related to both leaf area index and volume growth accounting for 77 and 78% of the variation respectively. Eighty-one percent of the variation in volume growth was explained by the leaf area index. Results showed a growth efficiency of 5 m 3 ha −1 per unit of leaf area index. Conclusions: Strong linear positive relationships between site water availability, leaf area, and stand growth after thinning found in this research suggest that water is the key factor controlling current productivity of radiata pine plantations across sites. A simple and robust water index that is well correlated with leaf area and stand annual volume growth allows for the construction of a simple predictive model that may support management decisions for radiata pine plantations.

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Site Requirements ofPinus radiata: A Review

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Identification of key soil indicators influencing plantation productivity and sustainability across a national trial series in New Zealand

Identification of key soil indicators influencing plantation productivity and sustainability across a national trial series in New Zealand

Productivity of Pinus radiata plantations in Spain in response to climate and soil

Leaf area and growth of Chilean radiata pine plantations after thinning across a water stress gradient

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