Poultry litter application to loblolly pine forests: Growth and nutrient containment

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 837-848

  Friend, Alexander L ^a   Roberts, Scott D ^b   Schoenholtz, Stephen H ^c   Mobley, Juanita A ^b   Gerard, Patrick D ^d  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; MANURES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WATER QUALITY;

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; LYSIMETER WATER; PINE FORESTS; POULTRY LITTER;

NUTRITION;

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SOIL WATER; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; FOREST; LOBLOLLY PINE; LYSIMETRY; MANURE; NUTRIENT; PASTURE; POULTRY; TREE GROWTH; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; MANURE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PINUS; PLANT LEAVES; POULTRY; SOIL;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GROWTH; MANURE; NUTRITION; TREES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33646576572     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2005.0244     Document Type: Article

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