Nutrient recycling through litter production in young plantations of acacia nilotica and eucalyptus tereticornis in a highly alkaline soil

Gill, H. S.; Abrol, I. P.; Samra, J. S.

doi:10.1016/0378-1127(87)90095-8

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“…The effect of plantation on exchangeable Mg 2þ was significant up to a depth of 60 cm in the 3-and 6-year-old and up to 150 cm depth in the 9-year-old D. sissoo and P. juliflora plantations (Figure 2). The soil ameliorative effect observed in the present study thus appears more promising than has been observed by other researchers (Ghosh et al, 1982;Gill et al, 1987;Garg, 1998;Mishra, 2002).…”

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Leguminous trees for the restoration of degraded sodic wasteland in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

Mishra

Sharma

2003

Land Degrad Dev

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The study was carried out in sodic lands of Sultanpur District, Uttar Pradesh, India. The barren soils and the soils supporting 3-, 6-and 9-year-old plantations of Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) D.C. and Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. Ex. D.C. plantations were examined to assess the rate and extent of changes undergone by physical and chemical properties of the soil. The study brought out that these species indicated the process of soil rehabilitation from the early stages of growth and the extent of rehabilitation increased with the age of the plantation. P. juliflora was found to be more efficient in reclaiming the soil in comparison to D. sissoo. The decline in soil pH and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) indicates the desodification and enrichment with organic C, N, P and K indicates improvement in nutrient status of the soil. After 9 years of planting the surface soil was completely desodified as indicated by pH (<8Á5), ESP (<15) and sodium adsorption ration (<15). A significant increase in organic C, exchangeable Ca 2þ and Mg 2þ and decrease in exchangeable Na þ reveals that the nutrient status is attaining suitable balance. The physical attributes of the soil also underwent improvement in terms of increase in porosity, water-holding capacity, field capacity and decline in bulk density. The flocculation of dispersed soil surface and improvement in soil structure was indicated by increased infiltration rate (cm h À1) and soil permeability (cm 2 ).

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Leguminous trees for the restoration of degraded sodic wasteland in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

Mishra

Sharma

2003

Land Degrad Dev

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“…The results obtained in this study were similar to those reported by Gill et al (1987), who analyzed the nutrients in E. tereticornis litter in highly alkaline soils in India, observing the transfer order Ca > N > Mg > K > S > P for macronutrients and Mn > Fe > Zn > Cu for micronutrients.…”

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NUTRIENT RETURN THROUGH LITTERFALL IN A Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden STAND IN SANDY SOIL

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-In a forest stand, litterfall is primarily responsible for the retention and return of nutrients to the soil. The objective of this study was to evaluate the return of nutrients through litterfall in a stand of Eucalyptus dunnii in a Pampa biome. For quantification of litterfall, four 420-m² installments were marked; within each one, four 0.50-m² collection plots were distributed. For the collection of thick branches, four 7.00-m² subplots were staked out. The collected litterfall was separated into leaf, twig, thick branch, and miscellany fractions for subsequent chemical analysis. The total litterfall measured was 6.99 Mg ha -1 yr -1 , and comprised 61.57% leaves, 17.34% twigs, 13.83% thick branches, and 7.26% miscellany. The total amount of macronutrients in the litterfall was 160.22 kg ha -1 yr -1 , and the macronutrient transfer order was the same for the leaf, twig, and thick branch fractions (Ca > N > K > Mg > S > P). The total quantity of micronutrients was 7.55 kg ha -1 yr -1 , and the transfer order was Mn > Fe > B > Zn > Cu. Maintaining litterfall on the site, especially in degraded or low fertility soils like in the Pampa biome, may contribute to possible improvements in soil characteristics.Keywords: Forest nutrition; Nutrient cycling; Pampa biome. DEVOLUÇÃO DE NUTRIENTES ATRAVÉS DA SERAPILHEIRA PRODUZIDA EM UM POVOAMENTO DE Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden EM SOLO ARENOSORESUMO -A produção de serapilheira é a principal responsável pela retenção e devolução de nutrientes para o solo em um povoamento florestal. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a devolução de nutrientes por meio da serapilheira produzida em um povoamento de Eucalyptus dunnii, no bioma Pampa. Para a quantificação da serapilheira produzida, foram demarcadas quatro parcelas de 420 m², e no interior de cada parcela foram distribuídos quatro coletores de 0,50 m². Para a coleta dos galhos grossos demarcou-se quatro sub-parcelas de 7,00 m 2 . O material coletado foi separado nas frações folhas, galhos grossos, galhos finos e miscelânea, com posterior análise química. A serapilheira produzida foi de 6,99 Mg ha -1 ano -1 , distribuída em 61,57%, 17,34%, 13,83% e 7,26%, nas folhas, galhos finos, galhos grossos e miscelânea, respectivamente. A quantidade de macronutrientes na serapilheira foi de 160,22 kg ha -1 ano -1 , sendo que, a ordem de transferência foi a mesma para as frações folhas, galhos finos e galhos grossos (Ca > N > K > Mg > S > P). Para os micronutrientes a quantidade foi 7,55 kg ha -1 ano -1 , seguindo a ordem decrescente de Mn > Fe > B > Zn > Cu. A manutenção da serapilheira no sítio, principalmente em solos degradados ou de baixa fertilidade natural, como é o caso da região do bioma Pampa, poderá contribuir com possíveis melhorias nas características do solo.Palavras-chave: Nutrição florestal; Ciclagem de nutrientes; Bioma Pampa.

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“…Leaf litter (between 4.99 and 5.12 Mg ha-1 year-1) and total litter (between 6.40 and 6.57 Mg ha -1 year -1) production reported in this 9-year-old (as at the start of the experiment) hinoki stand are comparable to the reported values for 38-, 48-and 58-year-old hinoki stands. This shows that annual litter production after canopy closure is relatively constant, irrespective of age and stocking rate of the plantation (Bray and Gorham, 1964;Gill et al, 1987), but environmental conditions may exert a decisive influence.…”

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Tree Size Dependence of Litter Production, and Above-ground Net Production in a Young Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) stand

Adu‐Bredu

Yokota

Ogawa

et al. 1997

Journal of Forest Research

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The study was carried out in a 9-year-old hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa (Sieb. et Zucc.) Endl.) stand over a span of three years from July 1992 to June 1995, primarily to predict litter production from external tree dimensions by combining open-top clothtrap and clipping methods. Litter production was virtually concentrated in October and November. Stem cross-sectional area at the crown base was proved to be the reliable predictor of litter production, and that single regression model was evolved irrespective of year. The regression model had proportional constants of 2.696 • 10 -2 and 3.540 x 10 -2 kg cm -2 year -1 for leaf litter and total litter production, respectively. Utilizing the model, leaf litter production of the stand was assessed to be 5.04, 5.12, and 4.99, and total litter production to be 6.48, 6.58, and 6.40 Mg ha -1 year -1 for the first, second and third year, respectively. Biomass increment was 6.67, 7.80, and 7.70, tree mortality was 0.15, 0.13, and 0.41, and insect grazing was 0.09, 0.05, and 0.002 Mg ha-a year -1 for the first, second and third year, respectively. Above-ground net production was therefore 13.39, 14.55, and 14.51 Mg ha -1 year -1, and biomass accumulation ratio (biomass/net production) was 1.86, 2.21, and 2.76 year for the first, second and third year, respectively. Considering data from earlier studies and the results of this study, biomass accumulation ratio, BAR (year), of hinoki stands was best related to above-ground biomass, y (Mg ha -1), using the power function: BAR = 0.112 y0.936. Excluding seedling stands, leaf efficiency (above-ground net production per unit leaf mass) of hinoki stands was 0.91 -----0.02 (SE) Mg Mg -1 year -1, irrespective of stand biomass or age.

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Nutrient recycling through litter production in young plantations of acacia nilotica and eucalyptus tereticornis in a highly alkaline soil

Cited by 39 publications

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Leguminous trees for the restoration of degraded sodic wasteland in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

Leguminous trees for the restoration of degraded sodic wasteland in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India

NUTRIENT RETURN THROUGH LITTERFALL IN A Eucalyptus dunnii Maiden STAND IN SANDY SOIL

Tree Size Dependence of Litter Production, and Above-ground Net Production in a Young Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) stand

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