Table 5 Management practices and related costs for Eucalyptus grandis and E. benthamii (costs based on Dooley and Barlow [25])
Yeara | Activity | Cost, $US ha−1 |
|---|---|---|
0 | Spot raking | 99 |
0 | Chemical site prep | 161 |
0 | Single pass bed | 210 |
0 | Weeding | 86 |
0 | Planting (1730 stems ha−1) | 605 |
11 | Weeding | 124 |
11 | Nitrogen fertilizer (45 kg ha−1) | 96 |
22 | Nitrogen fertilizer (179 kg ha−1) | 388 |
44 | Nitrogen fertilizer (224 kg ha−1) | 484 |
55 | Harvestb | Â |
0 | Shearing (after each harvest) | 222 |