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Nutrient cycling in Acacia mearnsii de wild. V. Quantification of nutrient contents in the above-ground biomass of australian provenance of Acacia mearnsii de wild

Nutrient contents of 2.4 years old black wattle (.), from Bodalla Australian provenance, were quantified. This provenance was established on soils of low fertility and high acidity, at Menezes Farm of Agroseta S.A. Forest CompAcacia mearnsii De Wildany in the Capão Comprido District, municipality of Butiá-RS. A total of nine trees were selected to form the sample. The destructive sampling was constituted in the individualization of compartments of above-ground biomass (leaves, live branches, dead branches, bark and wood) to determine dry matter and nutrient contents. The quantity of total nutrients in the above-ground biomass from Bodalla provenance was 182.1kg ha-1 of N; 8.2kg ha-1 of P; 104.4kg ha-1 of K; 66.7kg ha-1 of Ca; 16.1kg ha-1 of Mg and 10.0Kg. ha-1 of S. For the Bodalla provenance, 57.4% of dry matter was allocated to the leaves, live branches, dead branches, bark and wood, containing 74% of N; 72.1% of P; 63% of K; 68.5% of Ca, 69.3% of Mg and 74.1% of S in the total found in the aerial part. The trunk component (bark and wood) accumulated 26% N; 27.9% P; 37% K; 31,5% Ca; 30.7% Mg and 25.8% S.

nutrients, Acacia mearnsii De Wild; sustainability


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