Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0349299

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP0349299

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Mixed species plantations: does diversity help tropical eucalypts grow faster, better, longer? To test the assumption that mixtures are better than monocultures, using data from experiments (QFRI) and community plantings. Growth rate, habit (form, branching), timber and soil characteristics in Eucalyptus pellita (Red Mahogany) plantings should elucidate whether mixtures: 1. grow (above-ground woody biomass) faster than pure plantings; 2. have straighter trees with smaller branches; 3. improve soil fertility; and whether 4. differences are accentuated in subsequent rotations. E. pellita has valuable dark-red timber, and is widely planted in north Queensland, despite variable performance (3-30 m3/ha/yr, average 10m3/ha/yr). Analyses will reveal opportunities for conservation outcomes and sustainable timber production.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 11-2003

End Date: 06-2007

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $69,099.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nutrition And Physiology | Agroforestry | Management And Environment | Forestry Sciences

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Forestry | Hardwood plantations |

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