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Out of the Pits: Quantifying Soil Relations and Their Impact on Growth

Out of the Pits: Quantifying Soil Relations and Their Impact on Growth. Ralph L. Amateis Virginia Tech. Pinus taeda in Piedmont of Virginia. Landscape Position Affecting Soil and Tree Growth. But there might be a way out of the pits:. Soil Electrical Conductivity!.

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Out of the Pits: Quantifying Soil Relations and Their Impact on Growth

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  1. Out of the Pits: Quantifying Soil Relations and Their Impact on Growth Ralph L. Amateis Virginia Tech

  2. Pinus taeda in Piedmont of Virginia Landscape Position Affecting Soil and Tree Growth

  3. But there might be a way out of the pits: Soil Electrical Conductivity!

  4. Soil Electrical Conductivity SEC is the ability of soil to conduct an electrical current (milliSiemens m-1). It is correlated with a number of soil properties that affect productivity, including soil texture, cation exchange capacity, drainage conditions, organic matter level, salinity, and even subsoil characteristics.

  5. Soil EC maps often visually correspond to patterns on yield maps and can help explain yield variation

  6. A Research Tool: • Quantifying microsite variation! • Maybe a number of others!

  7. SEC…A New Horizon?

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