Claim · model-written summary
Weeding around seedlings after direct seeding is recommended to reduce early competition.
- Taxon
- Quercus castaneifolia
Quercus castaneifoliat0 - Outcome
- weeding practices around the seedling following direct seedinge0
- Qualifier
- early yearse0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValue
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“to reduce competition in early years it is better to use weeding practices around the seedling following direct seeding”
t0“Quercus castaneifolia”
Title
Sa' eid Varamesh; Mas' et al. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2010
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect Weed competition significantly decreased seedling height growth, collar diameter and branch number.
- Intervention effect Seedling survival did not differ under weed competition.
- Intervention effect Increasing light intensity significantly increased branch number.
- Intervention effect Survival rate, height growth and collar diameter growth did not significantly differ with light intensity.
- Observation Survival did not decrease from 86.4% under weed competition.
- Observation Survival did not decrease from 90.6% in full light.
- Observation Oak growth and establishment succeeded in open and shaded areas.
- Recommendation Direct seeding is suggested for restoration in northern Iranian lowland forests.