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Comparison of Slowly and Rapidly Available Nitrogen Fertilizers for Nursery Production of Pine Seedlings

In the spring of 1960, TVA's Division of Forestry Development initiated a series of production-scale tests at its Clinton Forest Nursery, in Clinton, Tenn., to compare the effectiveness of several nitrogen fertilizers in the production of pine seedlings. The production tests had two purposes: (1) To find out if there is a better nitrogen source than ammonium nitrate for production of seedlings and (2) to determine whether any of the sources have a residual effect on plantation development.


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Author(s): Thomas G. Zarger

Publication: Tree Planters' Notes - Issue 66 (1964)