Application of sugar maple and black locust to the biomass/energy-plantation concept. Annual report, March 1, 1981-February 28, 1982

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:5840173

Sajdak, R L

The purpose of this research program is to determine the feasibility of converting existing pole-size maple stands to biomass/energy plantations using black locust as an interplanted species. Methods to quantify biomass production in northern hardwood stands have been refined and additional sites have been sampled. Hardwood sprout biomass production was shown to be greatly affected by site, fertilizer treatment, and tree species. Screening of black locust Rhizobium strains for acid tolerance has been completed. Seven strains have been found to be tolerant of both high aluminum and low pH conditions. A greenhouse and outplanting study testing the competitiveness and nitrogen-fixing ability of these strains under forest conditions has begun. Second year results of black locust provenance testing has shown frost hardiness variation among trees to be greater than among sources. Consequently, present work is now concentrated on propagating northern locust sources vegetatively. Biomass characterization of young northern hardwood sprouts by chemical and thermal analysis is complete.

• Research Organization: Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton (USA). Dept. of Forestry
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-78ET20587
• OSTI ID: 5840173
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/20587-T1; ON: DE83017193
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ALUMINIUM
ANIMALS
ARTHROPODS
BIOMASS PLANTATIONS
ELEMENTS
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