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Field Packing of Southern Pine Seedlings at the Columbia Nursery

Implementation of field packing of pine seedlings at Columbia Nursery was successful despite problems. The Louisiana Office of Forestry decided to try field packing as a method of increasing seedling quality by reducing exposure time of roots to drying air and as a method of reducing labor required to harvest the seedlings.


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Author(s): Dewey A. (Tony) Sims

Publication: 1982 Southern Nursery Conferences

Event: Southern Nursery Conferences - Western Session
1982 - Oklahoma City, OK

Section: Seedling Handling, Lifting 2 Packing and Storage