Nitrogen Fixation Potentials o f Three Native Legume Species
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Barton, Caitlyn
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November 7, 2024
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Pine Forests , Soil Nutrients , Prescribed Forest Burning , Nitrogen , Legumes , Desmodium , Asclepias Tuberosa , Seeds , Tick Clover , Hitch Hikers , Beggar Lice
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Understory prescribed burning is commonly used in the management of pine (Pinus spp.) and mixed pine hardwood forests in the southeastern United States. While the ecological and economic benefits of burning are widely recognized, some essential nutrients, particularly nitrogen (N), may be lost during burning. The N losses due to burning may be countered via symbiotic N2-fixation by native herbaceous legumes that commonly thrive in regularly burned pine forests. The objectives of this study were to measure legume growth and N2-fixation activity under shade conditions representative of pine forest understories.
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This is a PDF version of a slide show that was the basis of a presentation at the inaugural UWG Graduate Research Symposium held on November 7, 2024. The UWG Faculty advisor for this project was Dr. Joseph Hendricks.
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