Aspen sprout production and water use

Robert S. Johnston

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Aspen sprout production and water use

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Robert S. Johnston

Year:

1969

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Research Note INT-RN-89. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p.

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Abstract

Sprouting response and soil moisture depletion on aspen plots were compared under four experimental conditions: (a) clearcut, (b) clearcut, stumps sprayed with sodium arsenite, (c) basal injection of sodium arsenite, and (d) control. Nunbers of sprouts varied with treatment for 2 years, but after 4 years the nunbers of sprouts on all plots were about equal. Clearcutting the aspen reduced soil moisture depletion by 3 to 4 inches in a 6-foot soil profile during each of three growing seasons.

Keywords

aspen, Populus tremuloides, sprouting response, soil moisture depletion

Citation

Johnston, Robert S. 1969. Aspen sprout production and water use. Research Note INT-RN-89. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 6 p.