Excessive Accumulation of Chinese Fir Litter Inhibits Its Own Seedling Emergence and Early Growth—A Greenhouse Perspective

Excessive Accumulation of Chinese Fir Litter Inhibits Its Own Seedling Emergence and Early Growth—A Greenhouse Perspective

Litter accumulation can strongly influence plants’ natural regeneration via both physical and chemical mechanisms, but the relative influence of each mechanism on seedling establishment remains to be elucidated. Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) is one of the most important commercial plantation...

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Main Authors: Bo Liu, Stefani Daryanto, Lixin Wang, Yanjuan Li, Qingqing Liu, Chong Zhao, Zhengning Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
allelopathy
biomass allocation
forest regeneration
physical effects
plantation
plastic litter
robustness
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/8/9/341

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