%0 Article
%T Scots pine seeding and planting on drained peat soils
%A Heikurainen, Leo
%A Päivänen, Juhani
%A Seppälä, Kustaa
%D 1966
%J Silva Fennica
%V 
%N 119
%R doi:10.14214/sf.a14289
%U https://silvafennica.fi/article/4731
%X <p>This paper describes the preliminary results of Scots pine (<em>Pinus sylvestris</em> L.) seeding and planting trials on drained peat soils.</p>
<p>The results showed that a perpared peat surface was a better surface for seeding than the unprepared one. Planting of 2+1-year seedlings succeeded better than planting 1-year seedlings. Planting on the turf gave better survival than planting on the unprepared soil surface. The whole growing season was suitable time for planting Scots pine seedlings except May when the peat soil under the surface was still frozen.</p>
<p>Using fertilizers in connection with planting was surveyed in two ways. Mortality of seedlings increased when they were top-dressed with NPK fertilizer. Using a so-called spot fertilizing with several combinations of fertilizers resulted in K and N tending to increase the mortality of seedlings, but P decreasing mortality.</p>
<p>The PDF includes a summary in English.</p>