Growth of containerized loblolly pine with specific ectomycorrhizae after 2 years on an amended borrow pit
Journal Article
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· Reclam. Rev.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6712942
A borrow pit with exposed subsoil in South Carolina was graded level and deep subsoiled. Plots were amended with processed sewage sludge or commercial fertilizer followed by a seeding with fescue. Container-grown loblolly pines colonized with Pisolithus tinctorius, Thelephora terrestris, or no ectomycorrhizae were planted by hand on the plots one year after site preparation. Two years after planting on sludge-amended plots, seedlings initially colonized with Pisolithus had greater height, root-collar diameter, and seedling volume (D/sup 2/H) than Thelephora or control seedlings. The means for these three growth parameters on seedlings planted on fertilized plots were no different between Pisolithus and Thelephora seedlings, but Pisolithus seedlings were greater than controls. There was no difference in survival among mycorrhizal treatments on the sludge plots. Survival and seedling volume were integrated into plot volume indices (PVI). Seedlings on sludge plots had greater PVI than seedlings on fertilized plots. Pisolithus seedlings on sludge plots had 265 and 528% greater PVI after two years than Thelephora or control seedlings. Containerized loblolly seedlings tailored with Pisolithus can be successfully established and rapid growth obtained on a subsoiled borrow pit amended with sewage sludge. This procedure may be applicable to thousands of acres of similar borrow pits left by highway and construction work.
- Research Organization:
- Inst. for Mycorrhizal Research and Development, Athens, GA
- OSTI ID:
- 6712942
- Journal Information:
- Reclam. Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: Reclam. Rev.; (United States) Vol. 3:2; ISSN RERED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Journal Article
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Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979
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Technical Report
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Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1979
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OSTI ID:5546309
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Tue Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1978
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OSTI ID:6533021
Related Subjects
510500* -- Environment
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONIFERS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FERTILIZERS
FUNGI
GRAMINEAE
GROWTH
INDUSTRY
LAND RECLAMATION
METABOLISM
MINING
PINES
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
REVEGETATION
ROOTS
SEEDLINGS
SENSITIVITY
SITE PREPARATION
SLUDGES
SOIL CONSERVATION
SOILS
SURFACE MINING
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TREES
VOLUME
Terrestrial-- Site Resource & Use Studies-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
CONIFERS
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
FERTILIZERS
FUNGI
GRAMINEAE
GROWTH
INDUSTRY
LAND RECLAMATION
METABOLISM
MINING
PINES
PLANT GROWTH
PLANTS
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
REVEGETATION
ROOTS
SEEDLINGS
SENSITIVITY
SITE PREPARATION
SLUDGES
SOIL CONSERVATION
SOILS
SURFACE MINING
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
TREES
VOLUME