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Keith Little

Keith Little
ICFR

Programme Manager: Re-establishment Research
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Qualifications

  • PhD (Botany) - University of Natal

Expertise

  • Vegetation management research for all commercially grown species in South Africa
  • Coppice management of eucalypts
  • Killing of eucalyptus stumps
  • Eucalypt and pine re-establishment

Research Interests

  • To reduce the current levels of forest vegetation management without compromising costs, productivity or sustainability, through a combination of reduced herbicide use and improved cultural weed control techniques.
  • To develop a predictive weed control tool that will allow for the timeous management of competitive vegetation during the establishment of commercially planted species.
  • To develop coppice management standards that will be applicable to all Eucalyptus species grown in South Africa.
  • Improved understanding of the development of intra-specific competition as a function of silviculture.
  • The conversion of results obtained from research into technology that can successfully be applied by foresters.
  • The development of silvicultural guidelines for multiple timber use by emerging growers.
  • Helping others to realize their potential.

Publications

Title Authors Source Year
The effect of seedling source, planting depth and planting method on three-year Pinus patula survival and growth in South Africa Carol Rolando & Keith Little ICFR Bulletin Series 03-2010 2010
Coppice growth as influenced by damage occurring during reduction operations and control of secondary coppice regrowth Keith Little & Denis Oscroft ICFR Tech Notes & Innovations 02-2010 2010
The effect of genetic improvement, fertilisation and weed control on Eucalyptus macarthurii and Eucalyptus nitens performance when felled at eight years, in South Africa Keith Little, Gert van den Berg ICFR Bulletin Series - 10-2009 2009
The effect of seedling size, planting depth and planting method on three-year Pinus patula survival and growth in South Africa Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series - 15-2009 2009
Final report on the 1996 site- species interaction trial series SGE35 to SGE38 in northern coastal Zululand Robin A W Gardner, Keith M Little and Denis G Oscroft ICFR Bulletin Series - 19-2009 2009
Performance of Eucalyptus dunnii as influenced by vegetation control when felled at nine years in KwaZulu-Natal South Africa Keith M Little Southern Forests, 70 (3); 183-191 2008
Measuring water stress in Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden seedlings planted into pots Carol A Rolando; Keith M Little South African Journal of Botany, 74: 133-138 2008
Measuring water stress in Pinus patula Scheide ex Schlect and Cham seedlings. Carol A Rolando; Keith M Little South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 25: 55-61 2008
Comparison of a herbicide dispencing brushcutter to conventional methods for the control of Solanum mauritianum in Mpumalanga, South Africa Keith M Little, Ryan Connolly ICFR Technical Note 05-2008 2008
Influence of selected herbicides and adjuvants on spray distribution and flow rate Keith M Little, Cebile Nzuzu ICFR Technical Note 01-2008 2008
Results from a Pinus patula trial investigating combined planting and harvest residue management options Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little, Craig H Norris ICFR Bulletin Series 07-2008 2008
The interaction between water availability and pit size on early eucalypt survival and growth Paul W M Viero; Carol A Rolando; Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 10-2008 2008
The ability for eucalypts to regenerate via coppice following the September 2005 fires in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Denis Oscroft; Keith M Little ICFR Technical Note 02-2008 2008
Enhancing the benefits of stand management: Background to improved understanding of individual tree growth Trevor Morley, Keith M Little, Carol A Rolando ICFR Bulletin Series 11-2008 2008
Regional vegetation management standards for commercial Eucalyptus plantations in South Africa Keith M Little; Carol A Rolando Southern Forests, 70: 31-42 2008
Final results from a Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis coppice trial Keith M Little Scientia Forestalis, 76: 85-90 2007
Post-establishment vegetation control in two pine saw-timber stands in South Africa. Keith M Little, Carol A Rolando Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal, 69(1):59-62. 2007
An integrated analysis of 33 Eucalyptus trials linking the onset of competition-induced tree growth suppression with management, physiographic and climatic factors. Keith M Little, Carol A Rolando, Craig D Morris Annals of Forest Science, 64: 585-591. 2007
Comparison of different herbicides for single stem Eucalyptus macarthurii cut stump control. Keith M Little, Gert van den Berg Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 19(1): 13-17. 2007
Wood and fibre productivity potential of promising new eucalypt species for coastal Zululand, South Africa. Robin AW Gardner, Keith M Little, A Arbuthnot Australian Forestry, 70(1):37-7. 2007
Results from four Pinus patula water planting trials in South Africa. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little Southern Hemisphere Forestry Journal, 69(1):9-17. 2007
Control of Solanum mauritianum with a herbicide dispensing brushcutter attachment. I Keith M Little ICFR Technical Note 02-2007 2007
The impact of selected fertilizer treatments on survival, growth and uniformity of pines during establishment. Carol Rolando, Keith M Little, Janine M Campion ICFR Bulletin Series 08-2007. 2007
The effect of different methods of harvest residue management on pit quality during pine re-establishment. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 18-2006. 2006
Results from a two year Eucalyptus smithii re-establishment trial situated in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa. Paul WM Viero, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 14-2006. 2006
The interaction between seven-year-old Pinus patula trees, competition from Rubus cunefolius and herbicides in KwaZulu-Natal. Keith M Little, M Moodley ICFR Bulletin Series 10-2006. 2006
Nine year Pinus elliotii growth responses to selective weed control and fertiliser interactions in Mpumalanga. Keith M Little, Carol A Rolando ICFR Bulletin Series 17-2006. 2006
Growth and yield research at the ICFR: past, present and future (including a summary of past and present WRI/ICFR Trials and a Workshop held on 14th March 2006. T Morley, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 23-2006. 2006
The effect of different methods of harvest residue management on pit quality during pine re-establishment. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 18-2006. 2006
First rotation Eucalyptus macarthurii cut stump control in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Keith M Little, Gert van den Berg Southern African Forestry Journal, 207:15-20. 2006
Towards reduced herbicide use in forest vegetation management. Keith M Little, I Willoughby, RG Wagner, P Adams, H Frochot, J Gava, S Gous, RA Lautenschlager, G Örlander, KV Sankaran, RP Wei Southern African Forestry Journal, 207:63-79. 2006
A comparison of different planting methods, including hydrogels, and their effect on eucalypt survival and initial growth in South Africa. Paul WM Viero, Keith M Little Southern African Forestry Journal, 208:5-14. 2006
The role of vegetation management for enhancing productivity of the world’s forests. RG Wagner, Keith M Little, B Richardson, K McNabb Forestry, 79:57-79. 2006
An assessment of factors affecting early survival and growth of Pinus patula and Pinus elliottii in the summer rainfall region of southern Africa. Carol A. Rolando, Keith M Little Southern African Forestry Journal, 205:21-31. 2005
Effects of vegetation control on Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis volume and economics. Keith M Little, J van Staden South African Journal of Botany, 71(3&4):418-425. 2005
The effects of harvest residue management, fertilisation and vegetation management on the re-establishment of Pinus elliottii in Mpumalanga. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 11-2005. 2005
A framework for monitoring and measuring the sustainability of intensively managed southern African forest plantations. Colin W Smith, Keith M Little, Carol A Rolando, Ben du Toit ICFR Bulletin Series 08-2005. 2005
Interim report on the effect of genetic improvement, fertilisation and weed control on the performance of Eucalyptus macarthurii and E. nitens. Gert van den Berg, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 12-2005. 2005
The effects of harvest residue management, fertilisation and vegetation management on the re-establishment of Pinus elliottii in Mpumalanga. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 11-2005. 2005
Competition for nutrients during pine re-establishment in the summer rainfall regions of South Africa: Results from four trials. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 04-2004 2004
Early survival and growth responses of Pinus patula seedlings to planting treatments and micro-environment in two pilot trials. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 06-2004. 2004
Competition for nutrients during pine re-establishment in the summer rainfall regions of South Africa: Results from four trials. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 04/2004. 2004
Effect of rainfall and under-canopy vegetation on the ability to debark Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis when felled in Zululand, South Africa. Gert van den Berg, Keith M Little Southern African Forestry Journal, 200:71-75. 2004
Final results from an Eucalyptus dunnii coppice trial. Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 02-2004 2004
Post-establishment vegetation control in a Eucalyptus grandis stand situated in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa. Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 03-2004 2004
Report on the Fourth International Conference on Forest Vegetation Management 17th to 21st June 2002 in Nancy, France. Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 01-2003. 2003
Using chlorophyll fluorescence to determine stress in Eucalyptus grandis seedlings. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little Southern African Forestry Journal, 197:5-12. 2003
Interspecific competition affects early growth of a Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis hybrid clone in Zululand, South Africa. Keith M Little, J van Staden South African Journal of Botany, 69(4):505-513. 2003
Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis variability and intra-genotypic competition as a function of different vegetation management treatments. Keith M Little, J van Staden, JPY Clarke New Forests, 25:227-242. 2003
The relationship between vegetation management and the wood and pulping properties of a Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis clone. Keith M Little, J van Staden, JPY Clarke Annals of Forest Science, 60(7):673-680. 2003
Killing Eucalyptus grandis cut stumps after multiple coppice rotations. Keith M Little Southern African Forestry Journal 199:1-7 2003
Management of Eucalyptus grandis coppice regeneration of seedling parent stock in Zululand, South Africa. Keith M Little, Ben du Toit Australian Forestry 66: 108-112 2003
Coppicing ability of 20 Eucalyptus species grown at two high-altitude sites in South Africa. Keith M Little, Robin AW Gardner Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 33:181-189. 2003
Removal of exotic woody vegetation from a riparian area: Results from a short-term management trial. Keith M Little, Carol A Rolando, WD Lotter ICFR Bulletin Series 04-2003. 2003
The effect of site preparation and vegetation control on survival, growth and nutrition during Pinus patula re-establishment. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little, Ben du Toit, Colin W Smith ICFR Bulletin Series 04-2003. 2003
Influence of a hydrogel on initial eucalypts growth and root development: results from a pot trial. Paul WM Viero, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 14-2003. 2003
Ecophysiological Regeneration Research: Project proposal and plan 2003-2008. Carol A Rolando, Paul WM Viero, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 20-2003. 2003
Final results of the first rotation of a residue management trial in Zululand. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little, Craig H Norris ICFR Bulletin Series 04-2002. 2002
Managing blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus) coppice. R Archibald, Keith M Little, R Harper TreeNote, No. 35, Department of Agriculture and the Department of Conservation and Land Management, Western Australia. 2002
Acacia mearnsii sensitivity to the application of pre-emergent herbicides applied at planting. Keith M Little Southern African Forestry Journal 193:15-23. 2002
Post-establishment vegetation control in a Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis stand. Keith M Little, Carol A Rolando Southern African Forestry Journal, 193:77-80. 2002
Some issues associated with the commercial implementation of weed management recommendations. Keith M Little, C Dyer Southern African Forestry Journal 195:23-32. 2002
Performance of a Eucalyptus grandis x E. camaldulensis hybrid clone as influenced by a cowpea cover-crop. Keith M Little, AW Schumann, AD Noble Forest Ecology and Management, 168:43-52. 2002
Coppicing potential of Eucalyptus nitens: Results from a field survey. Keith M Little, Gert van den Berg, Greg Fuller Southern African Forestry Journal, 193:31-38. 2002
The influence of various methods of plantation residue management on replanted Acacia mearnsii growth. Keith M Little, Colin W Smith, Craig H Norris Australian Forestry, 63(3):226-234. 2001
The impact of vegetation control on the establishment of pine at four sites in the summer rainfall region of South Africa. Keith M Little, Carol A Rolando Southern African Forestry Journal, 192:31-40. 2001
Sensitivity of Pinus patula to the application of pre-emergent herbicides at planting. Keith M Little, JL Kritzinger, Gavin Higgs ICFR Bulletin Series 18-2001 2001
The effect of land preparation at re-establishment on the productivity of fast growing hardwoods in South Africa. Colin W Smith, Keith M Little, Craig H Norris Australian Forestry, 64(3):165-174. 2001
The effect of land preparation at re-establishment on the productivity of fast growing hardwoods. Colin W Smith, Keith M Little, Craig H Norris ICFR Bulletin Series 20-2000. 2000
Establishment of Eucalyptus grandis x camaldulensis clones in Zululand: the effect of a soil-amended hydrogel. Paul WM Viero, Keith M Little, Denis G Oscroft ICFR Bulletin Series 07-2000. 2000
The impact of vegetation control on the establishment of pine at four sites in the summer rainfall region of South Africa. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 21-2000. 2000
The effect of a soil-amended hydrogel on the establishment of Pinus elliottii x caribaea rooted cuttings on the Zululand coastal sands. Denis G Oscroft, Keith M Little, Paul WM Viero ICFR Bulletin Series 19-2000. 2000
Eucalypt coppice management. Keith M Little ICFR Innovation 01-2000 2000
The influence of plantation residue management on weed and Acacia mearnsii growth. Keith M Little, Colin W Smith, Craig H Norris ICFR Bulletin Series 08-2000. 2000
The impact of vegetation control on the establishment of pine at four sites in the summer rainfall region of South Africa. Carol A Rolando, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 21-2000. 2000
Control of Eucalyptus grandis cut-stumps of single-stem origin. Keith M Little, N S Eccles Southern African Forestry Journal 187:45-49. 2000
Vegetation management in Acacia mearnsii: A synthesis of past WRI/ICFR weeding trials. Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 17-2000 2000
The killing of Eucalyptus grandis multiple-stem cut-stumps in the Karkloof Project: putting recommendations into practice. Keith M Little, Luke Arnot, Ben du Toit, B, Mike Maxfield ICFR BulletinSeries 03-2000. 2000
The effect of a soil-amended hydrogel on the establishment of a Eucalyptus grandis x camaldulensis clone grown on the sandy soils of Zululand. Paul WM Viero, Keith M Little, Denis G Oscroft Southern African Forestry Journal, 188:21-28 2000
A comparison of six glyphosate generics. Keith M Little, N S Eccles ICFR Bulletin Series 13-1998. 1998
A comparison of three methods of soil water content determination. Keith M Little, B Metelerkamp, Colin W Smith South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 15(2):80-89. 1998
Control of Eucalyptus grandis cut stumps. Keith M Little, M Maxfield, JL Kritzinger ICFR Bulletin Series 02-98. 1998
A comparison of three methods of determining soil water content. Keith M Little, B Metelerkamp, CW Smith ICFR Bulletin Series 06-1997. 1997
Some principles of vegetation management explained. Keith M Little, JL Kritzinger, M Maxfield ICFR Bulletin Series 09-1997. 1997
Appropriateness of non-destructive measures of young pine tree performance in weeding experiments. NS Eccles, J Kritzinger, Keith M Little Southern African Forestry Journal, 178:25-29. 1997
Growth of eucalypts on slash managed and burned sites in Zululand. Keith M Little, NS Eccles, D Oscroft, P Viero, T Eastwood ICFR Bulletin Series 03-1996. 1996
Some observations on rodent and antelope damage in commercial forest plantations. NS Eccles, Keith M Little South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 12(4):181-184. 1995
Suppression of seed germination and early seedling growth by plantation residues. A W Schumann, Keith M Little, N S Eccles South African Journal of Plant and Soil, 12(4):170-172. 1995
Final recommendations for cowpea intercropping as a vegetation management tool in Zululand. NS Eccles, Keith M Little ICFR Bulletin Series 01-1995. 1995
Pine establishment problems occurring in old-field soils: 1990-1994. AW Schumann, Keith M Little, CJ Snell ICFR Bulletin Series 06-1994. 1994
Recommendations on establishment weeding intensity in Zululand: Updated 15 month results from three competition trials and simulation models. AW Schumann, Keith M Little, CJ Snell ICFR Bulletin Series 03-1994. 1994
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