Research Article
Silvicultural Attempts to Induce Browse Resistance in Conifer Seedlings
Table 2
Preexperimental soil chemistry determined at the seven study sites.
| | Nutrient | Unit | Alder creek | Black bear | Hatchery view | Huffman | Rhubarb | Shot pouch | Stuck creek |
| | Phosphates (as P2O5) | Kg/Ha | 5509.3 | 731.4 | 3078.9 | 1640.8 | 2441.6 | 2590.6 | 3171.8 | | Calcium | Kg/Ha | 2844.8 | 193.8 | 1447.0 | 702.2 | 689.9 | 835.5 | 949.8 | | Magnesium | Kg/Ha | 743.7 | 210.6 | 818.7 | 847.8 | 630.6 | 866.9 | 874.7 | | Potassium | Kg/Ha | 112.0 | 82.9 | 81.8 | 89.6 | 81.8 | 79.5 | 76.2 | | Sodium | Kg/Ha | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | | Boron | ppm* | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | | Iron | ppm | 71.0 | 94.0 | 33.0 | 51.0 | 142.0 | 93.0 | 50.0 | | Manganese | ppm | 156.0 | 83.0 | 154.0 | 114.0 | 146.0 | 196.0 | 294.0 | | Copper | ppm | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 5.1 | | Zinc | ppm | 4.2 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | | Sulfur | ppm | 18.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
|
|
*ppm: parts per million or mg/Kg.
|
