Energy and chemicals from woody species in Florida. Annual report, January 19, 1979-March 1, 1980. [Sand Pine, Slash Pine, Eucalyptuses, Melalouca, Casuarina]
In this second year of the project progress by the various tasks toward their goals has been good in spite of the fact that funding was not formally approved for over half of the contract year. A 25 percent sample of the land area of the state has been mapped according to current land use, soil potential, and ownership. Promising genetic strains have been selected for seven species: from analysis of existing studies sand pine, slash pine, Eucalyptus grandis, and E. viminalis; and from field selections of superior trees of Melaleuca, Casuarina equisetifolia, and C. cunninghamiana. Seed from all selections were established in greenhouse or nursery plantings. Estimates of potential biomass production have been made for sand pine and slash pine on the basis of existing plantings and for Melaleuca on the basis of natural stand data. Preliminary measurements of E. grandis and Casuarine indicate a wide range of survival of outplanted seedlings. Early assessments are valuable for weeding out less promising selections that should not be included in subsequent tests. Detailed examination of heat value and silvichemical content of Melaleuca have been carried out. Soils at each site have been sampled for nutrient level determinations and site preparation procedures have been monitored. 4 references, 12 figures, 27 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Florida Univ., Gainesville (USA). Inst. of Food and Agricultural Sciences
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG01-78ET20044
- OSTI ID:
- 5260448
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/ET/20044-T1; ON: DE83016442
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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