Featured Issue: Ciência Florestal Vol. 22 No. 4

Today's featured journal is Ciência Florestal. This is the first time we are featuring this journal on our blog. Ciência Florestal is a journal from Brazil that was first published in 1991. It specializes in rural science and applied and technical research related to the forest sector. You can find more information on the journal here: http://www.bioline.org.br/cf

Vol. 22 no. 4 includes "Seedlings Growth of Prunus brasiliensis(Cham. & Schltdl.) D. Dietr. in Sewage Sludgebased Compost and Mineral Fertilizer" by Scheer et al. This article aims to evaluate the growth of the shrub Prunus brasiliensis grown in substrate composed of sewage sludge, ground tree pruning and granulated fertilizer in comparison with Prunus brasiliensis shrubs grown in commercial substrate, commonly used in tree nurseries.

Growth was evaluated based on height of the seedlings and the diametre and dry biomass of leaves and branches.

The results showed that Prunus brasiliensis had higher growth rates when grown in the substrate composed of sewage sludge compared to Prunus brasiliensis grown in commercial substrate.

For the complete article and other articles from this issue, check out Ciência Florestal vol.22 no.4 here: http://www.bioline.org.br/titles?id=cf&year=2012&vol=22&num=04&keys=V22N4