The Effects of Lime, Fertilizer, and Herbicide on Forest Soil Solution Chemistry and Northern Red Oak Radial Growth Following Shelterwood Harvest

Angela M Happel; William E. Sharpe

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The Effects of Lime, Fertilizer, and Herbicide on Forest Soil Solution Chemistry and Northern Red Oak Radial Growth Following Shelterwood Harvest

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Authors:

Angela M Happel, William E. Sharpe

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-73. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 295-296

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Abstract

Soil acidity, nutrient deficient soils, lack of light penetration, herbivory, and understory competition are the major obstacles encountered in regenerating and sustaining northern red oak. Changes in soils that may occur during soil acidifi- cation include: reduced soil pH, increased availability of aluminum (Al) and manganese (Mn), loss of base cations due to leaching; and competition between base cations and Al for exchange sites in the fine roots (Robarge and Johnson 1992).

Parent Publication

Upland oak ecology symposium: history, current conditions, and sustainability

Citation

Happel, Angela M; Sharpe, William E. 2004. The Effects of Lime, Fertilizer, and Herbicide on Forest Soil Solution Chemistry and Northern Red Oak Radial Growth Following Shelterwood Harvest. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-73. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 295-296