Early effects of peat ash on growth and mineral nutrition of the silver birch (Betula pendula) on a mined peatland.

Two-year-old silver birch ( Roth) seedlings were fertilized with three peat ash dosages (10, 50 and 150 metric t/ha) and planted at three densities (2,000, 10,000 and 25,000 seedlings/ha). The peat and mineral soil were mixed together by deep ploughing before peat ash application. The res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lumme, Ilari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Finnish Society of Forest Science 1988-01-01
Series:Silva Fennica
Online Access:https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5344