Pines constitute a major tree crop, providing an array of products to several industrial
sectors, but still holding significant new and unrealized potential worldwide. Among non …

In the USA, there are an estimated 9.6 million families, individuals, trusts, estates, and family
partnerships, collectively referred to as family forest owners, who control 110 million ha of …

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are derived from natural populations of plants or fungi,
or farmed in forests. Harvesters and producers often benefit from NTFPs by selling them to …

Consulting foresters can help landowners make critical management decisions and
encourage reforestation after a final harvest. However, previous research and anecdotal …

Pine straw, the uppermost forest floor layer of undecayed, reddish-brown pine needles, is
raked, baled, and sold as a landscaping mulch throughout the southeastern United States …

Incentives designed to spur the adoption of agroforestry practices by farmers across the
United States have largely been ineffective. Unfortunately, most Conservation Reserve …

ABSTRACT A comprehensive review of the non-timber forest product (NTFP) sector from
1980 to 2022 was undertaken. The study employed a Preferred Reporting Items for …

To further develop the second-generation biofuel industry, both government and business
sectors need to better comprehend the full costs of buying crop straws from farmers …

Controlled-release fertilizers may improve productivity and mitigate environmental hazards
in Southern pine plantations intensively managed for pinestraw harvesting. We examined …

Abstract Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.), and slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) are two
southern pine species that are popular for producing pine straw for landscaping. The …