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To determine the optimal mineral nutrient ratios, nitrogen form preferences, and salt tolerance thresholds for Pinus silvestris and Picea abies seedlings.

April 1, 1979Physiologia Plantarum

Mineral Nutrient Requirements of Pinus silvestris and Picea abies Seedlings

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TITorsten IngestadSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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Comparative experimental study demonstrates low salt tolerance and preferential ammonium uptake in conifer seedlings, indicating customized fertilization needs for forest nurseries.

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To determine the optimal mineral nutrient ratios, nitrogen form preferences, and salt tolerance thresholds for Pinus silvestris and Picea abies seedlings.
Cultivated Pinus silvestris and Picea abies seedlings in nutrient solutions using standardized experimental plant culture techniques.
Assessed seedling growth, nutrient uptake rates, and tissue composition under varied total salt concentrations and ammonium-to-nitrate nitrogen ratios.
Seedlings attained maximum growth within a low total salt range, with pine requiring lower concentrations and exhibiting greater sensitivity to high salt levels than spruce.
Ammonium uptake occurred at a substantially higher rate than nitrate uptake, with pure nitrate solutions causing modest growth reduction, lowered nitrogen content, and elevated cation-to-nitrogen ratios.
Both conifer species displayed adaptable cation uptake mechanisms alongside a tendency toward anion accumulation, particularly nitrate and phosphate.

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Torsten Ingestad (1979) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a763872b52b7ee7dcfbe93a https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-3054.1979.tb02599.x

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Comparative experimental study demonstrates low salt tolerance and preferential ammonium uptake in conifer seedlings, indicating customized fertilization needs for forest nurseries.

Mineral Nutrient Requirements of Pinus silvestris and Picea abies Seedlings

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