Impact of slash disposal on soil and water loss and the growth of planted seedlings

IntroductionState Forestry Administration of China issuedmanagement investigated for forest harvesting andregeneration in 1987, which included three methodsof slash disposal (State Forestry Administration1987). The first slash treatment is slash piling, whichis divided into scattered piling and strip piling. Thescattered piling is suitsble for selection cutting, stripcutting and tending cutting. Strip piling is used fOllowing clear cutting. The second slash treatment isspreading of slash. …