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Ulf Sikström (email)

Pre-harvest soil acidification, liming or N fertilization did not significantly affect the survival and growth of young Norway spruce

Sikström U. (2005). Pre-harvest soil acidification, liming or N fertilization did not significantly affect the survival and growth of young Norway spruce. Silva Fennica vol. 39 no. 3 article id 372. https://doi.org/10.14214/sf.372

Abstract

Acidification, liming, and N fertilization affect a number of soil properties. Such changes may have an impact on forest regeneration and yield. The aim of this study was to investigate the survival and growth of Picea abies (L.) Karst. planted on plots that had been acidified (in 12 annual treatments totalling 600 or 1200 kg S ha–1 in the form of elemental sulphur), limed (12 x 500 = 6000 kg lime ha–1 in the form of CaCO3) or N-fertilized (3 x 200 = 600 kg N ha–1 in the form of urea) prior to harvest. Trees growing on plots treated with a combination of the N plus the lower S application were also tested. None of the treatments, applied in three replicate stands, significantly influenced either survival or growth of Picea abies trees during the first 11 growing seasons after planting.

Keywords
Picea abies; regeneration; limestone; sulphur powder; urea

Author Info
  • Sikström, SkogForsk, Uppsala Science Park, SE-751 83 Uppsala, Sweden E-mail ulf.sikstrom@skogforsk.se (email)

Received 22 February 2005 Accepted 26 August 2005 Published 31 December 2005

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