Graduate Research Assitant University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho, United States
This study examines the effects of post-planting forb control on the growth and survival of conifer seedlings in different site productivity classes. The experiment involves measuring vegetation cover, seedling growth, survival, and damage after applying Transline herbicide to half the plots. This research will improve understanding of forest vegetation management.
Learning Objectives:
Understand the importance of effective weed management in increasing the productivity and economic viability of forest plantations, especially in Pacific Northwest.
Analyze the growth response of Douglas-fir and western larch seedlings to post-planting competition control targeting forbs, specifically in the Asteraceae family and stock-type.
Determine the effects of herbicide application (clopyralid) on the growth and survival of planted seedlings, and floristic composition and abundance in conifer plantations along a productivity gradient.
