Summer Fallowinng Improves Survival and Growth of Cottonwood on Old Fields

James B. Baker; B. G. Blackmon

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Summer Fallowinng Improves Survival and Growth of Cottonwood on Old Fields

Informally Refereed

Authors:

James B. Baker, B. G. Blackmon

Year:

1973

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Research Note SO-RN-149. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.

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Abstract

Fallowing an old-field site during the summer prior to planting and applying a herbicide in September improved survival and growth of eastern cottonwood cuttings. Summer fallowing without applying herbicide also improved height growth of cottonwood through age 2. Deep plowing and cover cropping, alone or in combination, did not influence growth or survival during the first year after planting.

Keywords

Populus deltoides, site preparation, Johnson grass

Citation

Baker, James B.; Blackmon, B. G. 1973. Summer Fallowinng Improves Survival and Growth of Cottonwood on Old Fields. Research Note SO-RN-149. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 3 p.