Foliar nutrient concentrations in balsam fir as affected by soil drainage and methods of slash disposal

Abstract

Foliar nutrient concentrations in young balsam fir growing on strip clearcuts were assessed in relation to soil drainage and three methods of slash disposal. Concentrations of N, K, and Mn were higher for trees growing on well-drained soils than for trees growing on poorly drained soils. Mo concentrations were higher on poorly drained soils and all other measured nutrients were unaffected. Only foliar Fe was affected by the three methods of slash disposal

Citation

Czapowskyj, Miroslaw M. 1979. Foliar nutrient concentrations in balsam fir as affected by soil drainage and methods of slash disposal. Research Note NE-278. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.