Compaction of till soils and growth tests with Norway spruce and scots pine

doi:10.1016/0378-1127(85)90025-8

Forest Ecology and Management

Volume 11, Issue 3, July 1985, Pages 171-189

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Abstract

Five of the most common soils in forest areas in Sweden, viz., coarse sand, fine sand, coarse sandy till, medium sandy till and fine sandy till soil, were compressed at different loadings for 10 min. In the soils studied, it was found that the more fine material there was in the soil, the easier it compacted, and that till soils compacted much more than sediments of the same main particle class. The chosen compression time seemed to correspond well with an equilibrium level of static compaction. Influence of wall friction in compression tubes was found to be negligible for till soils.

After compaction the soil cores were sown with Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) or Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and 16–20 days later the root lengths were recorded. Lengths of primary roots in per cent of the control were found to be almost inverse to the compaction of the soils; Norway spruce was more impeded than Scots pine. Thus, the bulk density alone is a poor indicator of the impact of soil compaction. Growth to 26, 33 and 120 days showed that the extension of secondary roots might be more impeded by compaction than the primary roots. Fertilization increased growth but did not decrease the growth difference between seedlings on unloaded and loaded soil cores.

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Abstract

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