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Foliar Chloride Levels in Some Eastern Australian Plantation Forests
Author(s) -
Turner J.,
Kelly J.
Publication year - 1973
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/sssaj1973.03615995003700030036x
Subject(s) - pinus radiata , eucalyptus , chloride , pinus <genus> , forestry , agronomy , environmental science , botany , horticulture , biology , geography , chemistry , organic chemistry
Variation in foliar chloride concentrations in New South Wales, Australia, plantation forests were investigated as part of the forest tree nutrition program. Mean foliar chloride concentration was found to decrease with increasing distance from the Pacific Ocean (up to 82% variation accounted for depending on species) and to increase with increasing rainfall and/or number of wet days in the 12 months, covering the growing season, prior to sampling (up to 85% of variation accounted for). Consistencies between species differences were found in foliar chloride concentration. For example at a given location, Eucalyptus pilularis was always higher than both Pinus radiata and Pinus elliottii .