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Critical Ratios of Ca/Al and Mg/Al in Nutrent Solution Limiting Growth of Pinus thunbergii  

Lee, Wi-Young (Korea Forest Research Institute)
Yang, Jae E. (Division of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University)
Park, Chang-Jin (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Zhang, Yong-Seon (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Ok, Yong-Sik (Division of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University)
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Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.37, no.5, 2004 , pp. 329-335 More about this Journal
Abstract
Acid deposition in forest adjacent to the industrial complexes causes soil acidification resulting in the leaching of cations, decreases of buffering capacity and increases of toxic metal concentrations such as Al, Fe, Mn and Cu in soil solution. Changes of nutrient availability equilibria by acid deposition have been known to retard the growth of pine trees. Objective of this research was to assess the critical ratios of Ca/Al and Mg/Al limiting the growth of Pinus thunbergii in the hydroponic culture. The Ca concentration and Ca/Al ratio in stalks of pine tree were increased as increasing Ca/Al molar ratio in the nutrient solution, but were not changed when the Ca/Al molar ratio was adjusted to greater than 1. Growth of Pinus thunbergii was inhibited at the Ca/Al molar ratio lower than l due to the Ca deficiency. The molar ratios of Ca/Al in the needles of Pinus thunbergii showed the similar tendency with the stalks. This indicated that Ca/Al molar ratio of 1 in the growth media was the critical level limiting the growth of Pinus thunbergii. Concentration of Mg and Mg/Al molar ratios in the stalks of pine tree were increased as increasing Mg/Al molar ratio in nutrient solution. Molar ratios of Mg/Al in the needles were increased as increasing Mg/Al ratios in nutrient solution up to 0.83, which was the critical level limiting the growth of Pinus thunbergii.
Keywords
Pinus thunbergii; Nutrient solution; Ca/Al molar ratio; Mg/Al molar ratio;
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