Application of Mushroom Compost (MC) in the Field to Increase Health of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees

摘要

The MFPA/PDA funds, in conjunction with other funds, were used to establish 40 field research plots at Penn State Berks Campus (Reading, PA). A deer fence was erected around the plots and approximately 1,000 Fraser fir seedlings planted. Total plot area planted was 76m x 76m (305 linear m along the perimeter) or 0.6 ha, containing 40 plots arranged in two blocks of 20. Within each block, plots were 3m wide x 14m long, and equally spaced. There are 3m-wide grass alleys in between each experimental plot, and a larger 9-m wide alley separates the two blocks. Alleys will be mowed routinely.