Vegetation management practices in plantation forests of Australia and New Zealand

摘要: Radiata pine (Pinusradiata D. Don) is the predominant species in plantation forests of Australia and New Zealand. Removal or suppression noncrop vegetation often carried out to enhance crop growth survival by reducing competition for water, light, nutrients. Other reasons removal include microclimate modification, providing access into stands, fire hazard reduction. Many studies have demonstrated large increases from removing vegetation. Vegetation management can also mean introducing improve site quality, suppress unwanted species, provide fodder grazing. While herbicides are still most widely used weed control tool, nonchemical methods increasing importance. The role machinery likely increase both countries as use general preparation declines. To calculate long-term cost–benefit management, a better understanding growt...