A spatially explicit approach to modeling biological productivity and economic attractiveness of short-rotation woody crops in the eastern USA

Table 4 Management practices and related costs for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) on lowlands and uplands (costs based on Dooley and Barlow [25])

Year	Activity	Bottomland	Upland	Cost, $US ha⁻¹
0	Chemical site preparation	X	X	185
0	Spot pile, shear, and bed	X		593
0	Di-ammonium phosphate application (22.4 kg ha⁻¹)	X	X	89
0	Open pollinated seedlings (2224 trees ha⁻¹)	X	X	124
0	Planting labor	X	X	$178
0	Herbaceous weed control treatment	X	X	111
3	Urea Fertilizer (487.5 kg ha⁻¹)	X	X	395
8
12	Harvest	X	X

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