Use of biofuel ashes for fertilisation of Betula pendula seedlings on nutrient-poor peat soil

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1384-1392

  Mandre, Malle ^a   Pärn, Henn ^a   Klõšeiko, Jaan ^a   Ingerslev, Morten ^b   Stupak, Inge ^b   Kört, Margus ^c   Paasrand, Keddy ^c  

^a ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c Eesti Keskkonnauuringute Keskus   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Betula pendula; Biofuel ashes; Height growth; Mineral element; Peat soil

Indexed keywords

BETULA PENDULA; CONCENTRATION OF; HEIGHT GROWTH; MINERAL COMPOSITION; MINERAL ELEMENT; PEAT ASH; PEAT SOILS; PHYTOTOXIC LEVELS; ROOT-COLLAR DIAMETERS; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; VEGETATION PERIODS; WOOD ASH;

AGRICULTURE; BIOFUELS; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; NUTRIENTS; PEAT; SEED; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; SUBSTRATES; VEGETATION; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

ASH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS TREE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PEAT SOIL; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; ROOT SYSTEM; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUBSTRATE;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 77954863940     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.04.015     Document Type: Article

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