Soil compaction reduced the growth of lodgepole pine and douglas-fir seedlings in raised beds after two growing seasons

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2162-2174

  Bulmer, C E ^a   Simpson, D G ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTED SILT; COMPACTION TREATMENT; DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS; DOUGLAS FIR; DRY CONDITION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HIGH WATER CONTENT; INTERMEDIATE CONDITIONS; LATIFOLIA; LEAST LIMITING WATER RANGES; LOAM SOILS; LOAMY SAND; LODGEPOLE PINE; PINUS CONTORTA; PLANT WATER STRESS; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; RAISED BEDS; RELATIVE BULK DENSITY; SILT LOAM; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL CONDITIONS; SOIL TYPES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SURVIVAL AND GROWTH; WATER REGIME; WILTING POINT;

COMPACTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SILT; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT;

FORESTRY;

BULK DENSITY; COMPACTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; LOAMY SAND; SEEDLING; SILTY LOAM; SOIL WATER; SURVIVAL; WATER STRESS;

PINUS CONTORTA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 78249248383     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2009.0458     Document Type: Article

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