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The Mineral Nutrient Content of the Foliage of Forest Trees on Three Soil Types of Varying Limestone Content
Author(s) -
Bard G. E.
Publication year - 1946
Publication title -
soil science society of america journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1435-0661
pISSN - 0361-5995
DOI - 10.2136/sssaj1946.03615995001000c00073x
Subject(s) - citation , soil water , soil nutrients , content (measure theory) , nutrient , forestry , environmental science , library science , mathematics , computer science , geography , soil science , ecology , biology , mathematical analysis
I T is well known that the mineral nutrient content of forest tree foliage may vary among different species and also may vary with the nutrient supply in the soil. As Collander (s) has shown for plants growing in different nutrient solutions, the amount of certain elements in the plant is controlled largely by species differences, while that of certain other elements is dependent to a greater extent on the supply of the nutrient in the substrate. To obtain somewhat similar information under natural conditions, a study was made of the nutrient content of the foliage of a number of common forest tree species growing on. three soil types of varying productivity in central New York. The mineral nutrient content of the foliage could thus be evaluated in relation to species as well as soil type.