During the First World War, the need to secure a domestic supply
of nitrate compounds necessary to the manufacture of explosives caused
the federal government to undertake an extensive program of research
and development of industrial nitrogen fixation processes. These
government activities were to have far-reaching consequences for the
development...
The selection of planting stock is a critical step in the reforestation
planning process. In addition to selecting the proper seed source
and species for the planting site, consideration must be made for the
type of planting stock which will be used. The survival and growth
potential of various classes...