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Seed bank and growth comparisons of native ( Virgilia divaricata ) and invasive alien ( Acacia mearnsii and A. melanoxylon ) plants: implications for conservation by Goets, Stefan A, Kraaij, Tineke, Little, Keith M

“…Invasive alien plants with long-lived dormant seed banks and fast growth rates are difficult to manage. and are two such invaders in the southern Cape of South…”
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The Risks Associated with Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Use in Planted Forests by Carol A. Rolando, Brenda R. Baillie, Dean G. Thompson, Keith M. Little

“…Glyphosate-based herbicides are the dominant products used internationally for control of vegetation in planted forests. Few international, scientific…”
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An integrated analysis of 33 Eucalyptus trials linking the onset of competition-induced tree growth suppression with management, physiographic and climatic factors by LITTLE, Keith M, ROLANDO, Carol A, MORRIS, Craig D

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The influence of manual and motor-manual pitting implements, pit size and quality on eucalypt performance, South Africa by Hechter, Ullrich, Little, Keith M, Titshall, Louis

“…Pitting is the preparation of a planting position. Various methods of pitting exist and range from manual pitting to fully-mechanised operations. Until…”
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Rotation-end financial performance of vegetation control on Eucalyptus smithii in South Africa by Little, Keith M, Ahtikoski, Anssi, Morris, Andrew R

“…Control of competing vegetation during eucalypt regeneration is important but the cost-benefit of varying levels of control is not well understood. A trial was…”
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Acacia mearnsii industry overview: current status, key research and development issues by Chan, Julian Moreno, Day, Philip, Feely, John, Thompson, Rob, Little, Keith M, Norris, Craig H

“…Acacia mearnsii De Wild (black wattle) is an important plantation species for tannin production and woodchip exports in South Africa and Brazil. This study…”
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Intensive, site-specific silviculture: Manipulating resource availability at establishment for improved stand productivity. A review of South African research by du Toit, Ben, Smith, Colin W., Little, Keith M., Boreham, Grant, Pallett, Robert N.

“…An important window of opportunity to increase and sustain productivity in short-rotation plantations is the period from felling through re-establishment to…”
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Quantifying the impact of foliar insects on two Eucalyptus hybrids in Zululand, northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Dlamini, Lindokuhle S, Little, Keith M, Sivparsad, Benice, Nadel, Ryan

“…The effects of defoliation by insect pests on Eucalyptus growth in South Africa is poorly understood, with the need for negative impacts to be quantified. In…”
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Screening of fungicides for the management of wattle rust (Uromycladium acaciae) in Acacia mearnsii plantations, South Africa by Little, Keith M, Payn, Richard G

“…South Africa has c. 110 000 ha planted to Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) with 85% of the revenue from the species obtained from the timber and 15% from the…”
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The impact of slash management, fertilisation and vegetation management on Pinus elliottii pulpwood growth and rotation-end yield by Ndlovu, Noxolo N, Little, Keith M, Titshall, Louis, Rolando, Carol A

“…Intensive silviculture (re-establishment) is practised within South African plantations to increase the potential productivity per unit area. Rotation-end…”
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Current status of technology-use for plantation re-establishment in South Africa by Ramantswana, Muedanyi M, Brink, Michal P, Little, Keith M, Spinelli, Raffaele, Chirwa, Paxie WC

“…Plantation re-establishment is a key component of silviculture as it deals with the creation of a suitable environment when planting or seeding a stand…”
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A comparison of the cost-effectiveness of different eucalypt cut-stump control management options to reduce competition from coppice regrowth during stand establishment in Mpumalanga, South Africa by Roberts, Jonathan C, Little, Keith M, Light, Marnie E

“…Selected cut-stump (Cut_surface) and basal frill (Basal_frill) treatments were tested on Eucalyptus macarthurii cut stumps that had previously been coppiced…”
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Harvesting and extraction impacts on Eucalyptus grandis × E. urophylla coppicing potential and rotation-end volume in Zululand, South Africa by Schwegman, Kylle, Little, Keith M, McEwan, Andrew, Ackerman, Simon A

“…From the early 2000s there has been a general shift in South Africa in harvesting and extraction systems from the use of semi- to fully-mechanised systems. Any…”
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Use of adjuvants and fungicide application timing for the control of wattle rust (Uromycladium acaciae) in Acacia mearnsii plantations in South Africa by Payn, Richard G, Little, Keith M

“…Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) plantations in South African cover approximately 110 000 ha, with Uromycladium acaciae (wattle rust) found from Limpopo to the…”
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Alternative eucalypts for commercial pulpwood production at moderately dry sites in the warm temperate zone of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Naidoo, Thimagren N., Gardner, Robin A.W., Little, Keith M., Kanzler, Arnulf

“…During 2001, a series of four site–taxa interaction trials was established in the warm temperate (mean annual temperature range 16–19 °C) forestry climatic…”
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Testing pelargonic acid and pyraflufen-ethyl with glyphosate as alternatives to paraquat dichloride for the preparation of fire-break tracer lines at Underberg, South Africa by Little, Keith M, Nadel, Ryan

“…Over the past 31-year period, about 18 700 ha annum ⁻¹ of planted forests in South Africa have been lost through fire. In forested areas where the risk of fire…”
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The use of glyphosate for the management of secondary coppice regrowth in a Eucalyptus grandis × E. urophylla coppice stand in Zululand, South Africa by Roberts, Jonathan C, Little, Keith M, Light, Marnie E

“…In South Africa, commercial eucalypt stands may be regenerated through the stepwise reduction of coppice shoots following felling. The development of secondary…”
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Management of Eucalyptus grandis coppice regeneration of seedling parent stock in Zululand, South Africa by Little, Keith M, Du Toit, Ben

“…In 1992, a trial was initiated in Zululand on Eucalyptus grandis to investigate the effects of an early thinning or reduction (at a dominant height of 1.5 m as…”
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Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis variability and intra-genotypic competition as a function of different vegetation management treatments by LITTLE, Keith M, VAN STADEN, J, CLARKE, G. P. Y

“…Different vegetation management practices implemented during the establishment of a Eucalyptus hybrid clone (GC304) in the coastal Zululand region of…”
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Perspectives and drivers of modernisation of silviculture re-establishment in South Africa by Ramantswana, Muedanyi, Brink, Michal, Little, Keith, Spinelli, Raffaele, Chirwa, Paxie

“…Efficient and cost-effective re-establishment practices are important parts of any sustainable forest re-establishment programme. Re-establishment activities…”
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