Exponential fertilization of Pinus monticola seedlings: Nutrient uptake efficiency, leaching fractions, and early outplanting performance

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2961-2967

  Dumroese, R Kasten ^a   Page Dumroese, Deborah S ^a   Salifu, K Francis ^b   Jacobs, Douglass F ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZERS; GREENHOUSES; LEACHING;

EXPONENTIAL FERTILIZATION; LEACHING FRACTIONS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE EFFICIENCY; OUTPLANTING PERFORMANCE;

FORESTRY;

COLONIZATION; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FERTILIZER; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; LEACHATE; LEACHING; MORPHOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SEEDLING;

FERTILIZATION; LEACHING; NUTRIENTS; PINUS MONTICOLA; SEEDLINGS;

PINUS MONTICOLA;

EID: 33645788992     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x05-226     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Bigg, W.L., and Schalau, J.W. 1990. Mineral nutrition and the target seedling. In Proceedings of the Combined Meeting of the Western Forest Nursery Associations, Roseburg, Ore., 13-17 August 1990. Edited by R. Rose, S.J. Campbell, and T.D. Landis. USDA For. Serv. Gen Tech. Rep. RM-200. pp. 139-160.
2. Brown, R.L. 1992. Results of the national survey of pesticides in drinking water wells. In Proceedings, Intermountain Forest Nursery Association, Park City, Utah, 12-16 August 1991. Technical coordinator T.D. Landis. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-211. pp. 16-17.
3. Burdett, A.N. 1979. A nondestructive method for measuring the volume of intact plant parts. Can. J. For. Res. 9: 120-122.
4. Close, D.C., Bail, I., Hunter, S., and Beadle, C.L. 2005. Effects of exponential nutrient-loading on morphological and nitrogen characteristics and on after-planting performance of Eucalyptus globulus seedlings. For. Ecol. Manage. 205: 397-403.
5. Dumroese, R.K. 2003. Growth of Juniperus and Potentilla using liquid exponential and controlled-release fertilizers. Hortscience, 38: 1378-1380.
6. Dumroese, R.K., Page-Dumroese, D.S., and Wenny, D.L. 1992. Managing pesticides and fertilizer leaching and runoff in a container nursery. In Proceedings, Intermountain Forest Nursery Association, Park City, Utah, 12-16 August 1991. Technical coordinator T.D. Landis. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-211. pp. 27-33.
7. Dumroese, R.K., Wenny, D.L., and Page-Dumroese, D.S. 1995. Nursery waste water. The problem and possible remedies. In National Proceedings, Forest and Conservation Nursery Association. Technical coordinators T.D. Landis and B. Cregg. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-365. pp. 89-97.
8. Grey, D. 1991. Eliminate irrigation runoff. Oregon's new plan. The Digger (March). No. 26. Oregon Association of Nurseries, Portland, Ore. pp. 21-23.
9. Harvey, A.E., Jurgensen, J.F., and Larsen, M.J. 1980. Clearcut harvesting and ectomycorrhizae: survival of activity on residual roots and influence on a bordering forest stand in western Montana. Can. J. For. Res. 10: 300-303.
10. Hawkins, B.J., Burgess, D., and Mitchell, A.K. 2005. Growth and nutrient dynamics of western hemlock with conventional or exponential greenhouse fertilization and planting in different fertility conditions. Can. J. For. Res. 35: 1002-1016.
11. Ingestad, T., and Lund, A.B. 1986. Theory and techniques for steady state mineral nutrition and growth of plants. Scand. J. For. Res. 1: 439-453.
12. Jacobs, D.F., Rose, R., and Haase, D.L. 2003. Development of Douglas-fir seedling root architecture in response to localized nutrient supply. Can. J. For. Res. 33: 118-125
13. Johnson, J.R. 1992. Nutrient runoff from nurseries-is it a problem? Int. Plant Propag. Soc. Comb. Proc. 41: 428-431.
14. Juntunen, M.-L., and Rikala, R. 2001. Fertilization practices in Finnish forest nurseries from the standpoint of environmental impact. New For. 21: 141-158.
15. Juntunen, M.-L., Hammar, T., and Rikala, R. 2002. Leaching of nitrogen and phosphorus during production of forest seedlings in containers. J. Environ. Qual. 31: 1868-1874.
16. Juntunen, M.-L., Hammar, T., and Rikala, R. 2003. Nitrogen and phosphorus leaching and uptake by container birch seedlings (Betula pendula Roth) growth in three different fertilizations. New For. 25: 133-147.
17. Landis, T.D. 1985. Mineral nutrition as an index of seedling quality. In Evaluating seedling quality: principles, procedures, and predictive abilities of major tests. Edited by M.L. Duryea. Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore. pp. 29-48.
18. Landis, T.D., Campbell, S., and Zenzen, F. 1992. Agricultual pollution of surface water and groundwater in forest nurseries. In Proceedings, Intermountain Forest Nursery Association, Bismarck, N.D., 14-18 August 1989. Technical coordinator T.D. Landis. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-211. pp. 1-15.
19. Marx, D.H. 1991. The practical significance of ectomycorrhizae in forest establishment. In Proceedings of the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation Symposium on Ecology of Mycorrhizae of Forest Trees, Stockholm, Sweden, 27 September 1991. Edited by B. Hägglund. The Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden. pp. 54-90.
20. McAlister, J.A., and Timmer, V.R. 1998. Nutrient enrichment of white spruce seedlings during nursery culture and initial plantation establishment. Tree Physiol. 18: 195-202.
21. McAvoy, J.J., Brand, H.M., Corbett, E.G., Bartok, J.W., Jr., and Botacchi, A. 1992. Effect of leachate fraction on nitrate loading to the soil profile underlying a greenhouse crop. J. Environ. Hort. 10: 167-171.
22. Molitor, H. 1990. The European perspective with emphasis on subirrigation and recirculation of water and nutrients. Acta Hort. 272: 165-173.
23. Newbould, P. 1989. The use of nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture: Where do we go practically and ecologically? Plant Soil, 115: 297-311.
24. Page-Dumroese, D.S., Harvey, A.E., Jurgensen, M.F., and Amaranthus, M.P. 1998. Impacts of soil compaction and tree stump removal on soil properties and outplanted seedlings in northern Idaho, USA. Can. J. Soil Sci. 78: 29-34.
25. Perry, D.A., Molina, R., and Amaranthus, M.P. 1987. Mycorrhizae, mycorrhizospheres, and reforestation: current knowledge and research needs. Can. J. For. Res. 17: 929-940.
26. Phillion, B.J., and Bunting, W.R. 1983. Growth of spruce seedlings at various soluble fertilizer salt levels. Tree Plant. Notes, 34: 31-33.
27. Qu, L.Y., Quoreshi, A.M., and Koike, T. 2003. Root growth characteristics, biomass and nutrient dynamics of seedlings of two larch species raised under different fertilization regimes. Plant Soil, 255: 293-302.
28. Quoreshi, A.M., and Timmer, V.R. 1998. Exponential fertilization increases nutrient uptake and ectomycorrhizal development of black spruce seedlings. Can. J. For. Res. 28: 674-682.
29. Quoreshi, A.M., and Timmer, V.R. 2000. Early outplanting performance of nutrient-loaded containerized black spruce seedlings inoculated with Laccaria bicolor: a bioassay study. Can. J. For. Res. 30: 744-752.
30. Rook, D.A. 1991. Seedling development and physiology in relation to mineral nutrition. In Mineral nutrition of conifer seedlings. Edited by R. van den Driessche. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Fla. pp. 85-111.
31. Salifu, K.F., and Timmer, V.R. 2003a. Optimizing nitrogen loading in Picea mariana seedlings during nursery culture. Can. J. For. Res. 33: 1187-1294.
32. Salifu, K.F., and Timmer, V.R. 2003b. Nitrogen retranslocation response of young Picea mariana to nitrogen-15 supply. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 67: 309-317.
33. SAS Institute Inc. 2001. SAS/START user's guide version 8.2. SAS Institute, Cary, N.C.
34. Soil Survey Staff. 1996. Soil taxonomy. 7th ed. USDA Agric. Handb. 436.
35. Thompson, R. 1985. The nitrate issue: a review. Soil Use Manage. 1: 102-103.
36. Timmer, V.R. 1997. Exponential nutrient loading: a new fertilization technique to improve seedling outplanting performance on competitive sites. New For. 13: 279-299.
37. Timmer, V.R., and Aidelbaum, A.S. 1996. Manual for exponential nutrient loading of seedlings to improve outplanting performance on competitive forest sites.Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. NODA/NFP Tech. Rep. TR-25.
38. Timmer, V.R., and Parton, W.J. 1984. Optimum nutrient levels in container growing medium determined by a saturated aqueous extract. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal. 15: 607-618.
39. Trofymow, J.A., and van den Driessche, R. 1991. Mycorrhizas. In Mineral nutrition of conifer seedlings. Edited by R. van den Driessche. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Fla. pp. 183-227.
40. Wenny, D.L., and Dumroese, R.K. 1994. Nursery production: growing western white pine and western redcedar in greenhouses. In Symposium Proceedings, Interior Cedar-Hemlock-White Pine Forests: Ecology and Management, Spokane, Wash., 2-4 March 1993. Edited by D.M. Baumgartner, J.E. Lotan, and J.R. Tonn. Washington State University Cooperative Extension, Pullman, Wash. pp. 261-266.
41. White, J.W., and Marstalerz, J.W. 1966. Soil moisture as related to container capacity. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 89: 758-765.
42. World Health Organization. 2004. Chemical aspects. In Guidelines for drinking-water quality. Vol. 1. Recommendations. 3rd ed. World Health Organization, Geneva.