Litter production, nutrient recycling and litter accumulation inPinus caribaea Morelet var.hondurensis stands in the northern Guniea savanna of Nigeria

Autor:	E. A. Aduayi, O. Kadeba
Rok vydání:	1985
Předmět:	Pinus Biogeochemical cycle Nutrient cycle Nutrient Agronomy Ecology Litter Soil Science Tropics Plant Science Biology Plant litter
Zdroj:	Plant and Soil. 86:197-206
ISSN:	1573-5036 0032-079X
DOI:	10.1007/bf02182894
Popis:	The seasonal pattern and quantity of litterfall were studied during a two-year period in two unthinned stands ofPinus caribaea Morelet var. hondurensis Barr. and Golf. in Nigeria. Although pine needles were cast continuously throughout the year, the peak period of litterfall occurred in the dry months of March and April. Mean values of annual litterfall were 3068 and 3665 kg/ha in the two stands aged 7–9 and 9–11 years respectively. Nutrient returns in litterfall in the stands had mean values of 15.0, 0.6, 17.3, 18.2 and 6.3 kg/ha of N, P, K, Ca and Mg respectively. Comparatively low amounts of N and P returned in litterfall were attributed to soil deficiencies of the two elements.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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