Growth Response of Eastern Cottonwood to Nutrients in Sand Culture

F. T. Bonner; W. M. Broadfoot

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Growth Response of Eastern Cottonwood to Nutrients in Sand Culture

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Authors:

F. T. Bonner, W. M. Broadfoot

Year:

1967

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Research Note SO-RN-SO-65. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

In a greenhouse test, seedlings grew best when nutrient solutions contained 100 p.p.m. N, 75 p.p.m. P , and 100 p.p.m. K. The foliage from the largest seedlings contained 3.5 to 4.5 percent N, 0.5 to 0.7 percent P, and 3.0 to 4.0 percent K.

Citation

Bonner, F. T.; Broadfoot, W. M. 1967. Growth Response of Eastern Cottonwood to Nutrients in Sand Culture. Research Note SO-RN-SO-65. New Orleans, LA: USDA-Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.