Silvicultural treatments for sapling mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa) to optimize timber production and minimize seedling encroachment

Influence of mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) on soil nitrogen and carbon development: Implications for global carbon sequestration

“…Thus, they have not increased soil fertility levels to compensate for their detrimental effects on forage production. Therefore, at this stand density, it would seem prudent to conduct the thinning and pruning programme outlined by Patch & Felker (1997) to reduce the forage competition while continuing to build soil organic C and N.…”

“…It is possible to estimate the age of the trees and thus the annual accretion rates. Depending on the level of management of sapling stands, Patch & Felker (1997) measured a range of annual growth rates of 0)5 cm to 1)2 cm (basal diameter). At these growth rates, the 60-cm diameter trees would range from 50 to 120 years of age.…”

The environmental and economic feasibility of alternative crops in arid areas: considering mesquite in Baja California, Mexico

“…For the 10;10 m spacing considered in this paper, Patch & Felker (1997) found yields of 15)9 m 3 in 30 years. Since low water availability was one consideration for the wide spacing, the relatively high water table would be an advantage in Mexicali.…”

Nitrogen fixation‐driven carbon sequestration: Brief communication

“…In establishing plantings of N‐fixing trees, the order of magnitude influence of genetic and cultural practices must be considered. Basal diameter growth of 9‐year‐old non‐irrigated trials within 35 km of each other in semi‐arid Texas ranged from 1.2 mm/year for the control on a stagnated mature Prosopis stand (Patch & Felker, 1997a), to 5.4 mm/year for the control in an immature young stand (Patch & Felker, 1997b), to 16.7 mm/year in plantation of native Prosopis (Duff et al., 1994) and 26 mm/year a plantation of advanced clones (Felker et al., 1989). Foliar analyses of the same P alba clone on different sizes with contrasting productivity found that tissue Cu concentrations were 6.0 mg/kg on the high productivity site and 0 mg/kg on the poor growth site (Wightman & Felker, 1990).…”