Effects of Lignocellulosic Growing Media to The Prevention of Forest Soil Erosion

The forest slopes cause substantial local changes in soil properties and an increase in soil erosion after extreme rainstorms. The high soil erosion rates on forest slopes need the effective use of growing media to control the soil runoff. Therefore, we prepared six different lignocellulosic growing...

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Published in목재공학 Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 419 - 431
Main Authors Jo, Jong-Soo, Ha, Si Young, Jung, Ji Young, Kim, Ji-Su, Nam, Jeong Bin, Yang, Jae-Kyung
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 한국목재공학회 30.07.2017
Subjects
growing media
paper recycle
plant growth
soil runoff
wood mill
plant growth
paper recycle
soil runoff
growing media
wood mill
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Summary:The forest slopes cause substantial local changes in soil properties and an increase in soil erosion after extreme rainstorms. The high soil erosion rates on forest slopes need the effective use of growing media to control the soil runoff. Therefore, we prepared six different lignocellulosic growing media such as peat, perlite, and wood meal as the base materials and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), glucomannan, starch, old corrugated containerboard, and computer printout as the additional materials for the prevention of simulated rainfall-induced runoff. The growing media containing old corrugated containerboard efficiently reduced the percentage of soil runoff; however, it could not completely cushion the influence of crust. The best results for plant growth, except in the leaf area, were also obtained with the growing media containing old corrugated containerboard, suggesting an interesting way of paper recycling and an economic benefit for plant or crop growth in forest slope.
Bibliography:The Korean Society of Wood Science & Technology
KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201723840540512
ISSN:1017-0715