Short-Rotation Woody-Crops Program. Annual progress report for 1981

Technical Report · Thu Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6610201

Ranney, J W; Cushman, J H

This report is a summary of work sponsored by the US Department of Energy in the Short Rotation Woody Crops Program. The program is concerned with new wood production techniques that attain high productivity levels. Sometimes known as short rotation intensive culture, experimentation concentrated on hardwood tree species that stump sprout and can be re-harvested every 3 to 10 years. Research focused on the screening of fastgrowing species and techniques of short-rotation wood crop management, although plant propagation, new wood recovery systems, and economic evaluations are within the scope of the program. The program's objective is to attain high productivity rates at competitive prices.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6610201
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-8120; ON: DE83005002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CONTROL
CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES
EQUIPMENT
FERTILIZERS
FIELD TESTS
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HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
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MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
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TRANSPORT
TREES
WEEDS
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