Estimating Litter production amount and quality for Eldar pine and umbrella Elm trees in historic city of Yazd
Bahman Kiani,
Samira Nasiri,
Hamidreza Azimzadeh
et al.
Abstract:This study aimed to estimate the quantity and quality of litter produced by pine and elm trees in the green space of historic city of Yazd. Litterbags were used to collect the leaves during a year. For each species, amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, calcium, sulfur, carbon, magnesium, and potassium levels was measured monthly. The results showed that the annual mean weight of all components of litter was 4056.56 g for pine and 4106.67 g for elm trees. The greatest fall of pine needles was recorded in September. … Show more
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