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  1. Health and nutrition of plantation eucalypts in Asia

    Health and nutrition of plantation eucalypts in Asia

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: B Dell G Hardy T Burgess
    Understanding site fertility constraints has lifted productivity of eucalypt plantations in East and South-east Asia through targeted application of inorganic fertilisers. Whilst most attention has been given to the supply of nitrogen and phosphorus in silvicultural prescriptions, and inoculation with...
  2. Investigating the wood production and adaptability potential of <em>Corymbia</em> hybrid progeny in northern coastal Zululand, South Africa

    Investigating the wood production and adaptability potential of Corymbia hybrid progeny in northern coastal Zululand, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Robin AW Gardner --- , South Africa David J Lee --- , Australia
    During August 2013, two ‘new’ eucalypt taxa × site interaction trials were established in northern coastal Zululand. The main purpose of these trials was to investigate the commercial forestry potential of a range of Corymbia inter-specific hybrids for the region...
  3. The distribution and diversity of <em>Leptocybe invasa</em> (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its gall associates in South Africa

    The distribution and diversity of Leptocybe invasa (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and its gall associates in South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Caitlin R Gevers --- , South Africa Bernard Slippers --- , South Africa Ilaria Germishuizen --- , South Africa Gudrun Dittrich-Schrӧder --- , South Africa Brett P Hurley --- , South Africa
    Leptocybe invasa is an invasive gall wasp and pest of Eucalyptus trees, which has become widely distributed in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. Several other wasp species have been found to co-occur in L. invasa-induced galls. In South Africa,...