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Comparing Growth of Hybrid and Native Sweetgum Trees in the Western Gulf Region
Jim Crocker
28th June, 2024
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Key Findings
- The study, conducted in Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana, compared hybrid sweetgum clones to native sweetgum half-sibs
- Hybrid sweetgum clones had higher wood specific gravity (0.49 vs. 0.46 g/cm³), which improves energy content and structural properties
- Despite less fertilizer, hybrid sweetgum clones showed superior growth, with greater standing green stem biomass at 8.5 years (73.3 vs. 51.9 Mg/ha)
AgricultureEnvironmentPlant Science
References
Main Study
1) Productivity of hybrid sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana x styraciflua) plantations compared to native sweetgum (L. Styraciflua) in the Western Gulf Region of south-central U.S.
Published 27th June, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-024-10057-7
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