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Growth and nitrogen relations of coppiced black cottonwood and red alder in pure and mixed plantings

Journal Article · · Bot. Gaz. (Chicago); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/337043· OSTI ID:6741990
Annual dry-matter production by 2-year-old coppice (stump sprouting) in mixed plantings of black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) and red alder (Alnus rubra) was greater than that in pure plantings. Cottonwood twigs from the mixed stands contained 18% more N than did twigs from the pure stands. Soil from the mixed stands and the pure alder stands contained 9% and 23% more N respectively than did soil from the pure cottonwood stands. In the upper 15 cm of mineral soil, average annual N accretion under the mixed stands and the pure alder stands was estimated as 35 kg and 80 kg/ha respectively.
Research Organization:
Forestry Sciences Lab, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station, USDA Forest Service, Washington 98502, USA
OSTI ID:
6741990
Journal Information:
Bot. Gaz. (Chicago); (United States), Journal Name: Bot. Gaz. (Chicago); (United States) Vol. 140; ISSN BOGAA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English