Selecting Peat For Rearing Coniferous Container Seedlings

1975 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 200-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. K. Hellum
Keyword(s):  
Cation Exchange ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Cation Exchange Capacity ◽  
Organic Materials ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Fibrous Structure ◽  
Container Seedlings ◽  
Sphagnum Peat ◽  
Source Selection ◽  
Water Well

Peat is a term applied to a large variety of organic materials sold in Canada for horticultural purposes. Uneven crops of coniferous seedlings are often due to variable peat quality. Experience has shown that such seedlings should be grown only in sphagnum peat. Members of this genus are preferred because they hold water well, have an excellent cation exchange capacity, retain a fibrous structure well when handled manually, decompose to release nitrogen for seedling growth, are usually acid, and contain few endemic pathogens. S. fuscum, the best for horticultural purposes, is circumpolar, and common in Alberta. A prescription for peat source selection is suggested.

scholarly journals Influence of Pine Bark Particle Size and pH on Cation Exchange Capacity

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 554-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Altland ◽  
James C. Locke ◽  
Charles R. Krause
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Cation Exchange ◽  
Cation Exchange Capacity ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Pine Bark ◽  
Sphagnum Peat ◽  
Maximum Quantity ◽  
Particle Size Classes ◽  
Substrate Ph

Cation exchange capacity (CEC) describes the maximum quantity of cations a soil or substrate can hold while being exchangeable with the soil solution. Although CEC has been studied for peatmoss-based substrates, relatively little work has documented factors that affect CEC of pine bark substrates. The objective of this research was to determine the variability of CEC in different batches of pine bark and determine the influence of particle size, substrate pH, and peat amendment on pine bark CEC. Four batches of nursery-grade pine bark were collected from two nurseries, and a single source of sphagnum moss was obtained, separated in to several particle size classes, and measured for CEC. Pine bark was also amended with varying rates of elemental sulfur and dolomitic limestone to generate varying levels of substrate pH. The CEC varied with pine bark batch. Part of this variation is attributed to differences in particle size of the bark batches. Pine bark and peatmoss CEC increased with decreasing particle size, although the change in CEC from coarse to fine particles was greater with pine bark than peatmoss. Substrate pH from 4.02 to 6.37 had no effect on pine bark CEC. The pine bark batch with the highest CEC had similar CEC to sphagnum peat. Amending this batch of pine bark with sphagnum peat had no effect on composite CEC.

scholarly journals Clinoptilolitic Zeolite as an Amendment for Establishment of Creeping Bentgrass on Sandy Media

HortScience ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L. NUS ◽  
S.E. Brauen
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Cation Exchange ◽  
Cation Exchange Capacity ◽  
Creeping Bentgrass ◽  
Ammonium Nitrogen ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Particle Sizes ◽  
Agrostis Palustris ◽  
Exchangeable Potassium ◽  
Sphagnum Peat

In a field experiment, clinoptilolitic zeolite was compared to sphagnum peat and sawdust as sand amendments at 5%, 10%, and 209” (v/v) to enhance `Penncross' creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris Huds.) establishment and to compare their gravimetric and volumetric cation exchange capacities and their effects on moisture retention and cation exchange capacities of the resultant mixes. In addition, cation exchange capacities and exchangeable K+ and \batchmode \documentclass[fleqn,10pt,legalpaper]{article} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amsmath} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{document} \(\mathrm{NH}_{4}^{+}\) \end{document}; were analyzed from clinoptilolitic zeolite of particle sizes ranging from <0.25 mm to >5.0 mm. All amendments, except 10?ZO and 20% sawdust, resulted in superior establishment compared to unamended sand. Peat-amended sand retained significantly more moisture than sawdust- or zeolite-amended sand at –6, –10, –33, and -250 kpa soil matric potentials. Zeolite exhibited a much higher volumetric cation exchange capacity than either sawdust or sphagnum peat. Cation exchange capacity and exchangeable potassium of clinoptilolitic zeolite was greatest when particle size was <0.5 mm; however, little exchangeable ammonium nitrogen was detected.

EVALUASI PERUBAHAN KUALITAS TANAH PADA LAHAN BEKAS PENAMBANGAN NIKEL DI PULAU GEBE

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mardi Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Cation Exchange ◽  
Cation Exchange Capacity ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Mining Activity ◽  
Evaluation Activity ◽  
Land Quality ◽  
Environment Quality

Since year 1977 until 2005, PT. ANTAM has been exploited nickel ore resources at Gebe Island – Center ofHalmahera District – North Maluku Province. Mining activity, beside give economically advantages also causedegradation of environment quality espicially land quality. Therefore, it need evaluation activity for change ofland quality at Gebe Island after mining activity.From chemical rehabilitation aspect, post mining land and rehabilitation land indacate very lack and lackfertility (base saturated 45,87 – 99,6%; cation exchange capacity 9,43 – 12,43%; Organic Carbon 1,12 –2,31%). From availability of nutrirnt element aspect, post mining land and rehabilitation land indicate verylack and lack fertility (nitrogen 0,1 – 1,19%). Base on that data, it can be concluded that land reclamationactivity not yet achieve standart condition of chemical land.Key words : land quality, post mining lan

scholarly journals Attributes of the soil fertilized with sewage sludge and calcium and magnesium silicate

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (11) ◽  
pp. 1107-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldo R. Zuba Junio ◽  
Regynaldo A. Sampaio ◽  
Altina L. Nascimento ◽  
Luiz A. Fernandes ◽  
Natália N. de Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sewage Sludge ◽  
Cation Exchange ◽  
Cation Exchange Capacity ◽  
Ricinus Communis ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Magnesium Silicate ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Sludge Compost ◽  
Sewage Sludge Compost ◽  
Randomized Block Design

ABSTRACTThis study aimed to evaluate the chemical attributes of an Inceptisol cultivated with castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), variety ‘BRS Energia’, fertilized with sewage sludge compost and calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) silicate. The experiment was conducted at the ICA/UFMG, in a randomized block design, using a 2 x 4 factorial scheme with three replicates, and the treatments consisted of two doses of Ca-Mg silicate (0 and 1 t ha-1) and four doses of sewage sludge compost (0, 23.81, 47.62 and 71.43 t ha-1, on dry basis). Soil organic matter (OM), pH, sum of bases (SB), effective cation exchange capacity (CEC(t)), total cation exchange capacity (CEC(T)), base saturation (V%) and potential acidity (H + Al) were evaluated. There were no significant interactions between doses of sewage sludge compost and doses of Ca-Mg silicate on soil attributes, and no effect of silicate fertilization on these attributes. However, fertilization with sewage sludge compost promoted reduction in pH and increase in H + Al, OM and CEC. The dose of 71.43 t ha-1 of sewage sludge compost promoted the best soil chemical conditions.

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