Runoff characteristics in forest plots before and after wood ash fertilization

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  • Avelino Núñez-Delgado Universidad Santiago de Compostela
  • Francisco Quiroga-Lago Universidad Santiago de Compostela
  • Benedicto Soto-González Universidad Vigo

Keywords:

wood ash, experimental plots, runoff, water quality

Abstract

Spreading wood ash on forest and agricultural lands has been used for years to correct pH in acid soils and as a source of plant nutrients. However, it is necessary to enhance the knowledge of potential hazards derived from such a practise. Surface runoff pollution is one of these possible hazards. In this work we studied the quality of runoff water collected in two sloped forest plots before and after wood ash spreading, with the aim of checking potential undesirable effects of ash use. We have not found environmental pollution problems in runoff derived from the ash application zones. These results encourage further research and use of wood ash as an amendment in acid sloped forest soils.

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Avelino Núñez-Delgado, Universidad Santiago de Compostela

Departamento Edafología y Química Agrícola, Universidad Santiago de Compostela. Escuela Politécnica Superior, Campus Univ. s/n, 27002 Lugo. Spain.

Francisco Quiroga-Lago, Universidad Santiago de Compostela

Departamento Edafología y Química Agrícola, Universidad Santiago de Compostela. Escuela Politécnica Superior, Campus Univ. s/n, 27002 Lugo. Spain.

Benedicto Soto-González, Universidad Vigo

Departamento Biología Vegetal y Ciencias del Suelo, Universidad Vigo, Facultad de Ciencias, 32004 Ourense. Spain.

How to Cite

Núñez-Delgado, A., Quiroga-Lago, F., & Soto-González, B. (2014). Runoff characteristics in forest plots before and after wood ash fertilization. Maderas-Cienc Tecnol, 13(3), 267–284. Retrieved from https://revistas.ubiobio.cl/index.php/MCT/article/view/1307

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