Effects of some physical and chemical soil properties on quantitative characteristics of Quercus infectoria Oliv. at Shine Forest of Lorestan Province

Abstract

This study was carried out to survey the effects of some physical and chemical soil properties on quantitative characteristics of Quercus infectoria. A number of 36 circular sample plots were randomly drawn with each plot being 1000 m2 of size, in which the number of trees, height, diameter and breast height (DBH) and crown diameter of individual trees were measured. The sampling design was a completely randomized design with 12 treatments and 3 replications. In each plot, soil profiles were dug (2 × 1.5 × 1 m), and samples were taken to measure the physiochemical properties. The results of analysis showed significant difference among treatments (p

Keywords

• Quercus infectoria
• Lorestan
• site demand
• soil characteristics
• quantitative charactristics of trees