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Nitrogen mineralization following vegetation control and fertilization in a 14-year-old loblolly pine plantation

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dc.creator Allen, HL
dc.creator Gurlevik, N
dc.creator Kelting, DL
dc.date 2004-01-01T01:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-03T11:15:15Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-03T11:15:15Z
dc.identifier 10d1235b-bfb6-4a53-9d25-e6ddc94c93b4
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/10d1235b-bfb6-4a53-9d25-e6ddc94c93b4/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/90000
dc.description Vegetation control (VC) and fertilization (FR) can change N availability in southern pine plantations, but the magnitude, duration, and reasons for change are not fully understood. The effects of a factorial combination of vegetation control (none vs. complete) and fertilization (none vs. 224 kg N ha(-1) and 56 kg P ha(-1)) on net N mineralization and soil temperature and moisture were investigated in a 14-yr-old loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantation located on the Piedmont of North Carolina. Net N mineralization and soil temperature and moisture were measured monthly for 2 yr beginning in July 1998, four months after the treatments were applied. A companion aerobic laboratory incubation study of field-moist soil was conducted at 28degreesC during the second year. Vegetation control increased soil temperature by 1.8degreesC during the growing season. Both vegetation control and fertilization increased field net N mineralization, and there was a strong positive interaction between the treatments. Net nitrification constituted 72% of net N mineralization for the combined treatment, and only 8% of net N mineralization for the other treatments. Seasonal patterns in net N mineralization were poorly correlated with soil temperature and moisture. The field and laboratory studies showed the same seasonal dynamics and magnitude of annual treatment effects on net N mineralization, suggesting other factors (e.g., labile C inputs) may be important in controlling net N mineralization.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title Nitrogen mineralization following vegetation control and fertilization in a 14-year-old loblolly pine plantation
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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