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Table 3 Energy, carbon, and nutrient concentrations by biomass component for loblolly pine plantations at age 12

From: Impact of management on nutrients, carbon, and energy in aboveground biomass components of mid-rotation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations

Component

Energy (kJ g−1)

C (%)

N (%)

P (%)

K (%)

Ca (%)

Mg (%)

Wood

18.9d

45.8d

0.10c

0.01d

0.05d

0.06d

0.03d

Bark

19.7b

48.4a

0.30b

0.02c

0.06c

0.16b

0.04c

Branch

19.3c

46.7c

0.40b

0.03b

0.12b

0.14c

0.06b

Foliage

20.6a

47.8b

1.43a

0.11a

0.35a

0.24a

0.12a

  1. Nutrient concentrations are in weight %. Mean values within a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different from each other (α = 0.05)
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Annals of Forest Science

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