Burning and soil fertility: Greenhouse tests with lettuce and barley indicate nutrient content of forest soils increased by prescribed burning

Vlamis, J; Schultz, A; Biswell, H

Burning and soil fertility: Greenhouse tests with lettuce and barley indicate nutrient content of forest soils increased by prescribed burning

Authors

J. Vlamis
A. M. Schultz
H. H. Biswell

Authors Affiliations

J. Vlamis is Assistant Soil Chemist, University of California, Berkeley; A. M. Schultz is Associate Specialist in Forestry, University of California, Berkeley; H. H. Biswell is Professor of Forestry, University of California, Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 9(3):7-7. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n03p7. March 1955.

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Abstract

Effects of prescribed burning on soil fertility were studied on two California forest soils—Salminas at Hobergs in Lake County and Holland at the Teaford Forest in Madera County.

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