The Evolution of Growth and Yield Models for South Australian radiata pine plantations

Authors:
Publisher website
Google Scholar
Abstract
The evolution of growth and yield models for South Austral-ian radiata pine plantations is traced from the first yield table developed by H.R. Gray in 1931 to the most recently devel-oped growth functions. The adoption of new technologies is discussed both in terms of the techniques available for devel-oping growth and yield predictors and the implementation of them in computerised systems. Growth and yield models in South Australia were initially developed to meet the market-ing needs of a plantation resource reaching critical mass. The continuing improvement of the models remains a market driven process due to the increasing intensity with which the forests are being managed to meet the demands for a wide range of log products. Intensive silviculture coupled with genetic improvement of the planting stock requires continu-ing improvement to growth and yield models.

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit: