 Competition
Control in Slash Pine (Pinus Ellitotti
Engelm.) Plantations
Harvesting intensity impacts the composition
of the post-harvest recolonizing community and
thereby influences the method and quality of
post-harvest site preparation and resultant
slash pine ( Pinus elliottii Engelm.) response.
Knowledge of the composition of the competitor
community, growth state of the competition,
and the efficacy and duration of the treatment
contributes to appropriate treatment selection.
A variety of chemical or mechanical treatments
are available for pre-plant, post-plant or midrotation
slash pine competitor control. Slash pine responds
to weed control, bedding, and fertilization
with significant increases in basal area, and
total and merchantable volume per acre on many
spodosols and nonspodosols. These treatments
are the standard for contemporary slash pine
plantation management. Control of arborescent,
woody shrub, and herbaceous species is a vital
part of increased slash pine plantation productivity.
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