Effect of thinning, pruning and nitrogen fertiliser application on light interception and light-use efficiency in a young Eucalyptus nitens plantation

► Growth, light interception and light-use efficiency were examined in a Eucalyptus nitens plantation. ► Thinning and fertiliser increased crop tree growth, light interception and light-use efficiency. ► Pruning reduced light interception but increased light-use efficiency. ► Relationships between tree leaf area and crown light interception were all linear.