Table 1 Silvicultural treatments for the operational and intensive cultural regimes

Tillage including subsoiling on some sites

Tillage including subsoiling on some sites

Broadcast chemical site preparation

Broadcast chemical site preparation

First year banded for herbaceous and woody control

Repeated herbicide application to achieve complete vegetation control

Fertilization: at planting, 561 kg ha⁻¹ of 10-10-10 fertilizer (56 kg ha⁻¹ N); before 8th and 12th growing seasons, 224 kg ha⁻¹ N + 28 kg ha⁻¹ P

Fertilization: at planting, 561 kg ha⁻¹ of 10-10-10 fertilizer (56 kg ha⁻¹ N); spring third growing season, 673 kg ha⁻¹ 10-10-10 + micronutrients + 131 kg ha⁻¹ NH₄NO_3; spring fourth growing season, 131 kg ha⁻¹ NH₄NO₃; spring sixth growing season, 336 kg ha⁻¹ NH₄NO₃; spring 8th, 10th, and 12th growing seasons, 224 kg ha⁻¹ N + 28 kg ha⁻¹ P