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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2014.103.4.703

Effects of Soil Amendments on Survival Rate and Growth of Populus sibirica and Ulmus pumila Seedlings in a Semi-arid Region, Mongolia  

Jung, Yegi (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Yoon, Tae Kyung (Department of environmental science and engineering, Ewha Womans University)
Han, Saerom (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
Kang, Hoduck (Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Dongguk University)
Yi, Myong-Jong (Department of Forest Resources, Kangwon National University)
Son, Yowhan (Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.103, no.4, 2014 , pp. 703-708 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate effects of soil amendments on survival rate and growth of seedlings in a semi-arid region, Mongolia. 2-year-old Populus sibirica and Ulmus pumila seedlings were planted in alkaline sandy soils and treated with 2 levels of nitrogen, elemental sulfur, artificial moisture retention and converted loess. After 4 months, the seedling survival rate of both species decreased as the amount of nitrogen increased. Nitrogen has been generally known to increase seedling survival rate and growth by supplying nutrients, however, reduced survival rate in this study might be affected by consequential increase in soil osmotic pressure, which was caused by excessive nitrogen fertilization. The root collar diameter (RCD) growth of both species increased significantly by the treatment of converted loess, and only RCD growth of P. sibirica increased by the artificial moisture retention treatment. Although P. sibirica is drought-tolerant, it is in the group of Populus spp. which requires a high capacity of available water. Conversely, the elemental sulfur treatment showed no effect on survival rate and RCD growth for both species due to the low oxidation of sulfur in arid soils. The extended monitoring of seedling growth and soil characteristics is required to elucidate the long-term effects of soil amendments in the semi-arid region, and the further studies are also needed to examine the appropriate amount of fertilizers for both species.
Keywords
nitrogen; elemental sulfur; artificial moisture retention; converted loess; fertilization; Populus sibirica; ulmus pumila;
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