Dear members: Normally, I would get this reference from interlibrary loan. However, I seem to be short of time (I am up against a deadline) and would like someone who might have Volume 5 of Silva Fennica (page 215-225) to send me 6 survival values to complete the following table. If you have this volume in your office, I owe you a beer if you would e-mail me the survivals. Thanks much. Stock type Treatment Seedling survival (%) 2+1 no soak ?? 1+1 no soak ?? 2+0 no soak ?? 2+1 water soak ?? 1+1 water soak ?? 2+0 water soak ?? The effect of differences in Scots Pine nursery stock on the field survival and growth. Rasanen,-PK; Hiltunen,-M Silva fenn. 1971 5 (3), (215-25). Pinus sylvestris planting stock (2 + 1, 1 + 1, and 2 + 0) was lifted, packed, and stored for 5 days in a wooden shed. Half of each lot was planted out without further treatment, and half after soaking the roots in water for 3-6 hours. Differences between 2 + 1 and 1 + 1 planting stock after the first growing season were not significant. Height differences between transplants and seedling stock increased in favour of the transplants with increasing age of plantation. Soaking had no effect on survival, and the small difference in favour of soaked stock lay only in needle length and number of lateral buds. It is pointed out that the experiment took place during cold, wet weather, so that the short storage period had probably not resulted in any water deficit. David South School of Forestry Auburn University, AL 36849-5418 A member of the Forester's Chapter for ZPG dsouth@forestry.auburn.edu 334-844-1022 334-844-1084 (FAX) As always, views expressed here are my own (and I am not speaking on the behalf of others). I use only 100% post-consumer paper in my home printer. (discarded used office paper printed on one side) http://www.forestry.auburn.edu/coops/sfnmc/sfnmc.html ========================================================================= The world population is expected to double by the year 2100. Therefore the annual demand for wood for energy (etc.) will increase and might double (to more than 7 billion m3/yr). To provide plantation wood for people in the future, support the planting of trees on pastureland. Set a goal of converting 8 million ha of pastureland/yr for the next 55 years. This would increase tree plantations to about 5% of the world's landbase. ========================================================================= Support Zero Population Growth for the United States http://www.igc.apc.org/zpg/index.html
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