Comparison of bare-rooted and container-grown kauri, field trials
- Document Type
- Plans, Notes, Data sheets
- Author
- Bergin, D.O., Cooper, T.J.
- Project Creator
- NZ Forest Service
- Current Holder
- Forest Research Institute
- Accession Number
- TTT000136
- Old Accession Number
- TTT000136
- Location
- Held in Scion archives
- MS Number
- FRI 136
- Other Reference Number
- Work plan IFM 9/400, FRI 28/7/1
- Future Storage
- Forest Research Institute archives
- Period
- 1984-1986
- Volume
- 20 pp
- Content
- Work plan, locality plans. Growth of planted kauri on 4 sites, with and without fertiliser. File note by D Bergin 4.3.85 on trial establishment. 'Topcrop' fertiliser added 2-3 months after planting. High early survival. File note by T Cooper 5.9.86 in file 28/5/1; intends to update trial 1986, requests records for '823 and 946'.
- Source
- Gt Barrier, Russell, Omahuta and Whangapoua State Forests
- Future Work
- Comparable trials would be useful to guide kauri raising and planting out and effectiveness of fertiliser.
- Reference
- NZ Indigenous Tree Bulletin No.2 on Kauri pp 28-30 for guidelines on raising and planting out kauri.
- General Note
- As noted for SP RO 1862 (Aongatete) these 2 trials probably not continued owing to closure of KMU and lack of funding from FRI
- Publish
- Reference source only. Comments on kauri nursery stock.
- Researchers
- D Bergin, T Cooper
- Security
- Medium
- Restriction
- Subject to FRI approval
- Species
- kauri (Agathis australis)
- Keywords
- Fertiliser Trials, Kauri, Nursery Production, Planting
- Subject Areas