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211-334 Plantation Silviculture | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 2 |
Coordinator | Dr Chris Weston |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | 24 hours of lectures and 36 hours of field based practical classes which includes a 2-day field trip to a major plantation district |
Subject Description | On completion of this subject, students should understand the factors associated with the propagation of plants for plantation programs; understand the process of species and site selection for a plantation program; understand the factors that limit site productivity and how they can be ameliorated through site preparation, fertiliser addition, control of inter and intra specific competition; understand the regulation and quality of yield through espacement, thinning and pruning; understand the processes of tree improvement through tree breeding programs; and appreciate the changing political and environmental base of plantation programs in each Australian state. |
Assessment | One 3-hour written examination at the end of semester, one major assignment of not more than 3,500 words and up to three short reports. |
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