Effects on Pinus densiflora Seedlings as Affected by Different Container Growth Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.1.1. Experimental Species
2.1.2. Soil Conditions
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Container Growth Conditions (CGCs)
2.2.2. Planting, Transplantation, and Management of the Container Growth Conditions
2.3. Measurement and Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil
Moisture Content
3.2. Growth Characteristics of the Shoots of Pinus densiflora Seedlings
3.2.1. Height and Branch Growth
3.2.2. Root Collar Diameter
3.3. Growth Characteristics of the Lower Part of Pinus Densiflora Seedlings
Root Growth
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Flora | Scientific Name | Plant Status * | |||
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H (cm) | D (mm) | B (ea) | R (cm) | ||
Evergreen | Pinus densiflora (Siebold and Zucc.) | 10∼13 | 2∼3 | 4∼5 | 7∼7.5 |
Soil Property | pH | EC (dS/m) | P2O5 (mg/kg) | N (%) | O.M.* (%) | C.E.C.** (cmol/kg) | Exchangeable Cations (me/100 g) | |||
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Ca2+ | Mg2+ | K+ | Na+ | |||||||
Container soil | 5.9 | 0.9 | 364.0 | 0.5 | 32.6 | 21.8 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Outdoor cultivation soil | 6.6 | 0.1 | 36.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Container Growth Condition (CGC) * | 2017 | 2018 | |||||
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13th May | 12th July | 12th September | 13th November | 21th June | 20th August | 27th October | |
CGC-1 | 12.3a ** | 21.7a | 7.1a | 15.4a | 20.5a | 10.0a | 11.6a |
CGC-2 | 12.5a | 21.5a | 6.9a | 15.3a | 20.8a | 10.1a | 11.6a |
CGC-3 | 12.1a | 21.2a | 6.7a | 15.8a | 19.9a | 9.9a | 11.8a |
CGC-4 | 11.5a | 20.9a | 4.2b | 13.8a | 19.3a | 10.2a | 11.5a |
CGC-5 | 11.4a | 20.6a | 4.1b | 13.6a | 20.1a | 9.9a | 11.9a |
CGC-6 | 11.2a | 20.1a | 4.0b | 13.3a | 20.3a | 10.1a | 11.7a |
Container Growth Condition (CGC) * | 2017 | 2018 | |||||
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13 May | 12 July | 12 September | 13 November | 21 June | 20 August | 27 October | |
CGC-1 | 13.0 ** | 17.3 | 19.3 | 19.9 | 21.0b | 22.0b | 22.4b |
CGC-2 | 13.3 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 22.1b | 22.3b | 22.8b |
CGC-3 | 13.3 | 17.6 | 19.7 | 20.6 | 22.5b | 22.3b | 23.0b |
CGC-4 | 13.0 | 16.7 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 29.3a | 36.7a | 39.7a |
CGC-5 | 13.0 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 28.5a | 35.6a | 38.8a |
CGC-6 | 12.9 | 16.4 | 18.6 | 19.1 | 26.7a | 33.3a | 37.0a |
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Kim, J.H.; Kang, B.-Y.; Ryu, J.; Nam, I.-H. Effects on Pinus densiflora Seedlings as Affected by Different Container Growth Conditions. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 3565. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17103565
Kim JH, Kang B-Y, Ryu J, Nam I-H. Effects on Pinus densiflora Seedlings as Affected by Different Container Growth Conditions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(10):3565. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17103565
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Jae Hwan, Byoung-Youn Kang, Jungho Ryu, and In-Hyun Nam. 2020. "Effects on Pinus densiflora Seedlings as Affected by Different Container Growth Conditions" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 10: 3565. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/ijerph17103565