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LITTER-SOIL SYSTEM ENRICHMENT WITH TREE SPECIES SUITABLE FOR DISTURBED LAND RECLAMATION
Braga, Antonio Jorge Tourinho, Griffith, James Jackson, Paiva, Haroldo Nogueira de, Silva, Fabiana Cabral da, Corte, Viviana Borges, & Meira Neto, João Augusto Alves. (2007). Enriquecimento do sistema solo-serapilheira com espécies arbóreas aptas para recuperação de áreas degradadas. Revista Árvore, 31(6), 1145-1154.
Autores
Joao Augusto Alves Meira Neto
This study evaluated the behavior of an organic soil-litter system seeded with native species
with implications for revegetation of disturbed lands. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse and
on benches exposed to open sunlight at the Research Nursery of the Department of Forestry of the Universidade
Federal de Vicosa (UFV). The inventory identified 508 individuals, out of which 38 species were identified,
belonging to 34 genera and distributed among 22 families. Evaluation of both introduced seeds and seed
bank did not show any differences in germination for the environmental regimes tested. Seedling growth for
species originating from litter and topsoil propagules and for species inserted for enrichment was greater
under shade. Unfertilized soils had a higher percentage of germinated seeds than fertilized soils. Fertilization
was shown to be fundamental for seedling growth. Hence, results demonstrate improved efficiency by enriching
a seed bank and confirm the potential of this technique for revegetation of disturbed lands.