GATED TO ANY GREAT EXTENT (OWEVER THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES THAT CAN HELP TREES RECOVER
FROM FLOODING DAMAGE .ITROGEN FERTILIZATION HAS SHOWN
PROMISE IN ALLEVIATING FLOOD STRESS ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT
A COMPLETE REMEDY )T RESUPPLIES NITROGEN LOST FROM
SOIL DURING FLOODING WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR THE TREE TO
PRODUCE PROTEINS AND ENZYMES ESSENTIAL TO GROWTH
FLOOD TOLERANCE AND SURVIVAL 7ORK AT THE "ARTLETT 4REE
2ESEARCH ,AB HAS SHOWN THAT IT ALSO HELPS TO DIRECT
RESOURCES TO THE ROOTS WHICH ARE THE KEY AREA AFFECTED
BY FLOOD STRESS
)MPROVING SOIL STRUCTURE AERATION AND DRAINAGE IS A
GOOD STRATEGY FOR A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE 4HIS CAN
BE DONE BY AIRSPADING AND BY ADDING POROUS MATERI
ALS SUCH AS PERLITE OR BIOCHAR WHICH HAS ADDED PLANT
HEALTH BENEFITS "IOCHAR AMENDMENT CAN ALSO HELP
RETAIN FERTILIZERS IN THE SOIL 4HESE STRUCTURAL AMEND
MENTS KEEP THE SOIL STRUCTURE OPEN AND CAN REVERSE
COMPACTION ALLOWING WATER TO DRAIN FROM SOILS AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
)NSTALLING A DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS ALSO ANOTHER OPTION
'ENERAL PLANT HEALTH CARE PRACTICES FOLLOWING FLOODING
ARE IMPORTANT AS WATERLOGGING PROBLEMS PERSIST ONCE
WATER HAS DRAINED AWAY #ONSEQUENTLY THE LEGACY OF
THE RECENT FLOODS IN TERMS OF TREE HEALTH MAY EXTEND
FAR BEYOND THEIR RETREAT
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