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The condition s for the successful germination of forest
seed s are thus
co
temperatur
dmission of air
T he pr
sen ce or abs
These conditions
small experim
scale they can only to a certain extent be secured by a
uitable condition of the ge
most suitable time of year
s
ed
suitable condition of the germinating bed i s of prime
r tance
impo
some in stances by draini
cas
s by manuring
L
oosening t
It enable s the roots to sp
to penet
young plant more independent of vari
moistu
It e
thus r
available and causing greater activity in chemic
changes
It freely admits air and heat
It
x
moisture in the soil
readily and to a g
r y weat h er
d
h e othe r hand
t
mentioned
steep sl opes loosening the soil
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but in operation s conduct
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eper into
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h e nourishing subst a nces m ore readily
nd e
g t
r cises a favou r able ef
r eat
i t rises again by capilla
r ate supply of water
r th a n
lowe
whence the oxygen is derived
light i s of n o importance
asily be provid
r minating bed
h e manner of covering the
and by t
r king o r loosening the soil
g or irrigating
following advantages
r ead more r eadily
r face soil
erent layers of the soil
ect upon the deg
ain w
r d
pth
while subsequently
the following drawbacks must be
O OD
but bett
d in the case of
d on a large
by sowing at the
and in exceptional
ground
thus rende
a ter penetrates mo r e
r y att r action
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and
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