Fertilizing radiata pine plantations: predicting long-term effects

Are the gains achieved by forest fertilization short-lived or sustained until harvest? Insight into this question is provided using a radiata pine growth model modified to include the growth and yield effect(s) of fertilizer in Golden Downs Forest to simulate a tending schedule for the production of structural sawlogs or for log export. Simulations showed that gains induced by fertilization remain present at age 25 and later, sug