Different nitrogen sources for fertilizing western hemlock in western Washington
| Autor: | S. R. Webster, S. P. Gessel, M. A. Radwan, D. S. DeBell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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Forest floor
Global and Planetary Change Ammonium sulfate Ecology biology Ammonium nitrate Forestry engineering.material biology.organism_classification Calcium nitrate chemistry.chemical_compound Nutrient chemistry Agronomy Soil water Botany Western Hemlock engineering Environmental science Fertilizer |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 14:155-162 |
| ISSN: | 1208-6037 0045-5067 |
| DOI: | 10.1139/x84-032 |
| Popis: | Effects of different sources of fertilizer N on selected chemical characteristics of soils and foliage, and on growth of western hemlock (Tsugaheterophylla (Raf.) Sarg.) were compared at three different sites in western Washington. Treatments were the following: untreated control (O), ammonium nitrate (AN), ammonium sulfate (AS), calcium nitrate (CN), urea (U), and urea – ammonium sulfate (US). Fertilizers were applied in the spring (April–May) at 224 kg N/ha. Forest floor and mineral soil, to a depth of 5 cm, and foliage were sampled periodically for 2 years. Height and diameter of selected trees were measured periodically for 4 years. Results are reported mostly for two sites, one in the Cascade Range and one in the coastal zone in western Washington. The pH of forest floor and mineral soil varied by treatment, and the two urea fertilizers caused substantial initial rise. Effects on soil and foliar nutrients varied by fertilizer, sampling date, and location. In general, all fertilizers increased NH4 N, N03 N, and total N in the forest floor and mineral soil, and total N in the foliage. Also, with some exceptions, especially with foliar P in the Cascade site, fertilization reduced foliar content of important nutrients. At the Cascade site, 4-year growth responses in height, basal area, and volume averaged over all fertilizers were 30, 34, and 32%, respectively. AN, AS, CN, and urea resulted in height growth significantly (P |
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