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Table 2.--Percent nutrient content of larval frass in 1990 (sample pooled from 5 fertilized plots and 5 control plots).<br />

Total Available<br />

N P S ppmK ppm N<br />

Fertilized 0.826 0.065 0.039 1,430 625<br />

Control 0.595 0.131 0.042 2,670 94<br />

There was no significant difference in the total reducing sugars (p = 0.36), <strong>or</strong> phenolics (p = 0.48) from fertilized<br />

trees and controls in 1989 foliage.<br />

Radial Growth<br />

Radial growth showed a steadily declining trend on both fertilized and control plots from 1988 through 1992, (Fig. 4).<br />

Fertilized trees, even though they produced less foliage and smaller buds during <strong>this</strong> period, had significantly (p

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