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Two Year Response Of A Woody Biofuel Plantation To Intensive Management On A Reclaimed Surface Mine In Eastern Kentucky, Joshua Scott Brinks
Two Year Response Of A Woody Biofuel Plantation To Intensive Management On A Reclaimed Surface Mine In Eastern Kentucky, Joshua Scott Brinks
University of Kentucky Master's Theses
The establishment of intensively managed woody energy crops on reclaimed surface mine lands provides an opportunity to diversify domestic biomass sources, while increasing the productivity and economic value of underutilized land. Our objective is to test the effect of fertilization and irrigation on the growth, survival, biomass accumulation, biomass allocation, leaf area, and nutrient dynamics of American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.) and black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) planted on a reclaimed surface mine. In 2008, replicated plantings of sycamore and black locust were established on the Big Elk mine in eastern Kentucky. Treatments tested include annual granular fertilizer …