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Effect of Forest Plantations on Soil Properties at Keochia Silvicultural Research Station, Chittagong


     

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In the Keochia SiliviculturaI Research Station, Chittagong, Bangladesh, a semi-detailed soil survey was done in 1978. Afterwards plantations of Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia mangium, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Pinus caribaea were established. The soil were presently analysed for certain physico-chemical properties. It has been found that the organic matter, total N, available K and pH of soils have increased by the plantations.
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S. M. S. Haque

M. M. Rahman


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In the Keochia SiliviculturaI Research Station, Chittagong, Bangladesh, a semi-detailed soil survey was done in 1978. Afterwards plantations of Acacia auriculiformis, Acacia mangium, Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Pinus caribaea were established. The soil were presently analysed for certain physico-chemical properties. It has been found that the organic matter, total N, available K and pH of soils have increased by the plantations.