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Caution Needed in Fall Applications of Nitrogen to Nursery Stock

Late-season fertilization of nursery beds with heavy applications of nitrogen is sometimes suggested as a way to improve field survival of southern pine seedlings. A study conducted in 1956 and 1957 by the Alexandria Research Center of the Southern Forest Experiment Station showed that the practice is not an easy, sure cure. While it may be helpful in some circumstances, it must be used with extreme caution, for it can also depress survival.


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Author(s): Eugene Shoulders

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 38 (1959)