Kauri Growth Studies - Kauri Conferences
- Document Type
- Photographs, Various
- Project Creator
- NZ Forest Service
- Current Holder
- Archives New Zealand
- Accession Number
- TTT001040
- Old Accession Number
- TTT000040
- Location
- Wellington Archives
- Archives Number
- AADY, W3564, 32, 48/4/1, 2
- Period
- 1957 - 1960
- Volume
- Approx. 120 pp
- Content
- Contains various reports and papers with various researchers/authors on kauri studies for the Kauri Conferences including notes on nursery practices, various fertiliser application, planting (timing, preparation, technique), seeding by F T Morrison. Also 'Kauri 1957 Conference Notes' (by F T Morrison) and 'Kauri 1959 Conference Notes' (by R C Lloyd) on silviculture, ecology, mensuration, pole volume tables, growth trials and releasing in Great Barrier, Warawara, Omahuta and Russell Forest. This contains various sample plot data on many aspects of kauri.Also a report on 'Analysis of Height Increment of Planted Kauri in Waitangi Forest' (Lloyd) including a brief history of the stand and analysis of measurements and implications of the current silvicultural methods. Contains plot records and graphs showing height growth.There is a report on the seed dusting trial in Waipoua forest with data records, results and discussion of application of Thirodust, Orthocide and Spergon (by F T Morrison and C Bassett-FRI).
- Source
- Waipoua, Waitangi Great Barrier, Warawara, Omahuta and Russell Forest
- Future Work
- No.
- General Note
- Twenty-eight various photos of kauri at different stages in many different locations (all with captions).
- Sort
- Indexing is desirable.
- Publish
- Yes, possibly
- Researchers
- F T Morrison, J W Levvy, R C Lloyd, B J Guthrie, R J Lyttle, M J Conway, FRI Staff
- Security
- High
- Species
- kauri (Agathis australis)
- Keywords
- Ecology, Fertiliser, Growth Rates, Kauri, Kauri Conferences, Nursery, Seed Dusting, Silviculture
- Subject Areas
- Nursery: Seed dusting with the application of thirodust, orthocide and spergon.
- Growth: Height increment of planted kauri in waitangi forest.