Options in energy wood farming

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984 · South. J. Appl. For.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5633735

McConnell, W V

A brief description is given of a study sponsored by the US Air Force (Huff, W.J.; Bronson, L.; McConnell, W.V.; Steadman, P.E. (1982) Report, National Technical Information Service No. FESA-T-2124. 26pp. Springfield, Virginia, USA). Five management options were examined for woody biomass production at Eglin Air Force Base (with over 400 000 acres of forest) to determine the feasibility of achieving self sufficiency in energy. Options were: (a) high energy subsidy, intensive crop management (broadleaves); (b) as (a) except that sewage effluent would be used for irrigation and fertilization; (c) low energy subsidy, single species (pine), modified conventional management - shortened rotations (40 years) dense stocking, artificial sowing (or natural regeneration), and an early thinning used for energy; (d) low energy subsidy, dual species management - widely spaced, genetically improved longleaf pine grown on a sawlog rotation (50 years) with multiple cropping of underplanted short rotation (10 years) Choctawhatchee sand pine (Pinus clausa var. immuginata); and (e) low energy subsidy, short rotation (10 years) P. clausa. Option (e) was preferred as the most productive of the low energy subsidy options.

• OSTI ID: 5633735
• Journal Information: South. J. Appl. For.; (United States), Vol. 8:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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