Effects of site conditions and methods of cultivation on growth of sawtooth oak plantations

doi:10.1007/s11461-009-0024-4

Front Fore Chin

2009, Vol. 4

Issue (2) : 185-190 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11461-009-0024-4

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effects of site conditions and methods of cultivation on growth of sawtooth oak plantations

Luozhong TANG¹(

), Dan ZHAO¹, Chunfeng YAN¹, Zhilong LIU¹, Shengzuo FANG¹, Mukui YU²

1. College of Forest Resources and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; 2. Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Fuyang 311400, China

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Abstract

The effects of site conditions and cultivation on the growth of sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima Carr.) plantations were evaluated at the Hongyashan forest farm, in Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, China. The results indicate that the position on the slope, the amount of gravel and the thickness of the soil were important factors in the growth of the sawtooth oak. Lower slope positions with small amounts of gravel and a thick soil were better for the growth of this species than middle slope positions with more gravel and a thin soil. Given the site conditions of the hilly and mountainous areas in Chuzhou City, the mixed Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata Hook.) and sawtooth oak forests did not improve forest productivity compared with pure sawtooth oak forests. Both urea and compound fertilizers promoted the growth of sawtooth oak, as did site preparation and intercropping. Two years after planting, the height growth of ordinary seedlings with a starting height of 0.6 m was higher than that of supper seedlings with a starting height of 1.0 m. Compared with planting, the early growth of the coppices was faster, but the later growth of the coppices was slower.

Keywords site condition cultivation sawtooth oak growth

Corresponding Author(s): TANG Luozhong,Email:tangluozhong@yahoo.com.cn

Issue Date: 05 June 2009

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Luozhong TANG,Dan ZHAO,Chunfeng YAN, et al. Effects of site conditions and methods of cultivation on growth of sawtooth oak plantations[J]. Front Fore Chin, 2009, 4(2): 185-190.

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Tab.1 Biomass of 10-year-old sawtooth oak plantations under different site conditions

Tab.2 Biomass of 11-year-old mixed Chinese fir and sawtooth oak forests and pure forests of sawtooth oak

Tab.3 Effects of compound fertilizer and urea on the biomass of sawtooth oak plantations

Tab.4 Height growth of sawtooth oak plantations in different size of seedlings

Tab.5 Effects of site preparation and intercropping on the height growth of sawtooth oak plantations

Tab.6 Biomass of sawtooth oak plantations in different regeneration types

Fig.1 Dynamics of stem diameter at 20 cm height of sawtooth oak for two different types of regeneration

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