Title: Soil Water Effects on Blue Oak Seedling Establishment
Author: Gordon, Doria R.; Rice, Kevin J.; Welker, Jeffrey M.
Date: 1991
Source: In: Standiford, Richard B., tech. coord. 1991. Proceedings of the symposium on oak woodlands and hardwood rangeland management; October 31 - November 2, 1990; Davis, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-126. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 54-58
Station ID: GTR-PSW-126
Description: A field experiment was conducted to examine the effects of soil water availability on blue oak (Quercus douglasii) seedling establishment. Acorns were planted either into cleared plots of 0, 10, 20, or 40 cm diameter. The cleared plots were located in two grazed and one ungrazed site. Half of the plots received drip irrigation in a split plot design. Soil water and plot size, depending on the site, and initial acorn weight and parent tree all influenced oak seedling growth. Survival and height in subsequent growing seasons was dependent on early growth. Soil water availability in the first growing season, therefore, influences both oak seedling establishment and growth in subsequent years.
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Gordon, Doria R.; Rice, Kevin J.; Welker, Jeffrey M. 1991. Soil Water Effects on Blue Oak Seedling Establishment. In: Standiford, Richard B., tech. coord. 1991. Proceedings of the symposium on oak woodlands and hardwood rangeland management; October 31 - November 2, 1990; Davis, California. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-126. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 54-58.