Title: Biomass and Nutrient Content of Hazel Undergrowth
Abstract:Studies in hazel undergrowths in five Minnesota pine stands provided techniques for estimating total hazel biomass and its three components (leaves, aerial stems, underground parts). Regression equati...Studies in hazel undergrowths in five Minnesota pine stands provided techniques for estimating total hazel biomass and its three components (leaves, aerial stems, underground parts). Regression equations were developed for estimating total biomass and the three components based on measurements of aerial stem weight, aerial stem basal area, or number of aerial stems. Nutrient concentrations in the three biomass components were not well enough correlated with biomass nor with each to allow estimation using regression techniques. Total hazel biomass ranged from 4,600 to 15,000 kg/ha representing 4% to 7% of the total above ground weight of the stands. Compared to the overstory, hazel appeared to be rich in Ca, P. and Mn and contained from 2% to 22% of the weight of the nutrients in the above—ground parts of the vegetation.Read More
Publication Year: 1973
Publication Date: 1973-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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