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›› 1982, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4): 357-365.

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STUDIES ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AERIAL SOWING OF CHINESE PINE (PINUS TABULAEFORMIS CARR.) IN THE LOESS AREAS AND ITS RELATED FORESTRY CHARACTERS

Zhou Ze-sheng   

  1. North-western Institute of Water and Soil Conservation,Academia Sinica
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1982-11-25 Published:1982-11-25

Abstract: This paper deals mainly with the relation of forestry characters of Chinese pine to the effectiveness of aerial sowing in the Loess Areas.Experiments and observations were made on the germination of seeds,survival percentage of young seedlings,rules of growth and development as well as the ability of drought-resistance and cold tolerance which conducted in order to find out the influence of these biological and ecological characters upon the effectiveness of aerial sowing of Chinese pine in these areas. Results showed that the seeds of Chinese pine were small enough to have a close contact with the soil and thus germinated easily.If there were 80mm of rainfall and 7 cloudy or rainy days succeedingly,the seeds sowed would germinate quickly and successfully.The seedlings have a strong geotropism so that they have deep and well-developed root system. These fine forestry characters of Chinese pine made it possible to be a nice tree species for successful aerial sowing in the Loess Areas.