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Responses of Manglietia glauca growth to soil nutrients and climatic factors.

LU Li-hua, HE Ri-ming, NONG Rui-hong, LI Zhong-guo   

  1. (Experimental Center of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Pingxiang 532600, Guangxi, China)
  • Online:2014-04-18 Published:2014-04-18

Abstract: Tree height and diameter of breast height (DBH) as growth characteristics of Manglietia glauca introduced from Vietnam were measured at many sites in south China and responses of M. glauca growth to soil nutrients and climatic factors were analyzed in this study. Annual average increments of tree height and DBH among different planted sites had significant differences. Annual average increments of tree height and DBH had significant positive correlation with soil total N and P, available N and P, but no significant correlation with soil organic matter, total K, available K, indicating that soil N and P contents could be the main affecting factors for the growth of M. glauca. Annual average increment of tree height had significant difference, but annual average increment of DBH had no significant difference at different altitudes. Annual average increment of tree height increased with the altitude from 150 to 550 m, the maximum was at the altitude of 550 m, and then it decreased. It indicated that the most appropriate altitude for M. glauca introduction is 550 m. Annual average increments of tree height and DBH had significant negative correlation with annual average temperature and ≥10 ℃ accumulated temperature, and significant positive correlation with annual average precipitation, suggesting that annual mean temperature, ≥10 ℃ accumulated temperature and annual average precipitation could be the main climatic factors influencing the growth of M. glauca.