Subsoil Profile Shattering in Virginia Piedmont -- Final Report (Information Sheet No. CH-28)
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Item information
- Title:
- Subsoil Profile Shattering in Virginia Piedmont -- Final Report (Information Sheet No. CH-28)
- Description:
- During a dry spring, hand planting in clay soils is difficult; proper root placement is impeded and chance of seedling survival is reduced. Subsoil profile shattering should aid proper planting and encourage root growth. Positive responses to subsoiling have been reported in the United States. Subsoiling improved growth of loblolly pine by 19% on an eroded piedmont site in Georgia, and 43% after seven years on a borrow pit in South Carolina (2). Subsoiling on an eroded Georgia Piedmont site produced greater average volume in loblolly pine after five years (1). After two years, pine height was increased 10% by ripping and 49% by ripping plus hexazinone on upland soils in Oklahoma (5). The purpose of this study is to test the effects of subsoil profile shattering in the clay soils in the Virginia Piedmont on the survival and growth of loblolly pine.
- Topics:
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Forestry
- Subjects:
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Forests and forestry
Soil ripping
- Original Format:
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Typescript
- Extent:
- 4 pages
- Item identifier:
- mc00496-004-bx0019-007-CH-28
- Producer:
- MeadWestvaco (Firm) more info on MeadWestvaco (Firm)
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Reports
- Names:
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Charlottesville Research Center (Crozet, Va.)
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MeadWestvaco (Firm) more info on MeadWestvaco (Firm)
- Location:
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Crozet (Va.)
- Digital Project:
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University Archives
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- MeadWestvaco Research Reports, 1945-2006 (MC00496) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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