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Direct seeding of shortleaf pine (2007)

Mann, C. S., & Gwaze, D. (2007). Direct seeding of shortleaf pine. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 119-120. Retrieved from http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr_p-15%20papers/20mann-p-15.pdf

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Direct seeding is a potentially viable method for regenerating shortleaf pine, but it has not been used extensively. In Missouri, an estimated 10,000 acres have been direct-seeded with shortleaf pine; half of which are at Mark Twain National Forest. Direct seeding offers a flexible and efficient alternative to planting as a way to restore shortleaf pine in the Ozarks. The poster reviews the potential use of direct seeding for shortleaf pine restoration in Missouri

http://www.nrs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr_p-15%20papers/20mann-p-15.pdf

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