Authors: |
Carol G. Wells, D.M. Crutchfield |
Year: |
1969 |
Type: |
Research Note |
Station: |
Southern Research Station |
Source: |
Res. Note SE-128. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p. |
Abstract
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) planted in the South Carolina Coastal Plain on wetsites which had been ditched and bedded responded to P fertilization. Under conditions of severe P deficiency) tree height increased 82 percent in 3 years from application of 25 or 50 pounds of P per acre at planting. First-year growth data from four sites show that a response to P fertilization should be expected when needle content is less than 0.11 percent P 1 year after planting. As P content of the needles decreases below this level, response increases.
Citation
Wells, Carol G.; Crutchfield, D.M. 1969. Foliar Analysis For Predicting Loblolly Pine Response To Phosphurus Fertilization on Wet Sites. Res. Note SE-128. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southeastern Forest Experiment Station. 4 p.