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Mechanical site preparation is recommended to create optimum conditions for seed germination and seedling growth in a clear−cut area. Lack of soil scarification or less−intense methods may be more suitable from an environmental point of view, but can result in a failure to obtain natural regeneration. This study compared the effects of three mechanical site preparation methods (SPM) characterized...
We looked at the patterns of differentiation at a set of phenotypic traits of Scots pine populations derived from different environmental conditions of the species distribution range in Poland. The growth traits were tested over 47 years at the provenance trial experiment in the Carpathians. The phenotypic differentiation of the populations was compared to diversity estimates at a set of ten nuclear...
Since its initial discovery in 1945, pitch canker caused by Gibberella circinata (anamorph Fusarium circinatum) has become one of the most important pine diseases in the world. It infests 57 pine species (including Pinus sylvestris) and Douglas−fir. F. circinatum has been reported in both nurseries and forests on all continents except Australia and Oceania. Both vegetative and reproductive parts of...
Comparative cultivation experiment was carried out in the greenhouse to verify the assumption that increased air CO2 concentration (up to 1000 ppm) stimulates the infection intensity and mortality rate of Scots pine and Norway spruce seedlings subjected to the artificial inoculation with Armillaria ostoyae (Romagn.) Herink. It was found that increased air CO2 concentration reduces the intensity of...
The objectives of the study was to investigate and compare the characteristics of oak advance−growth of various age present under Scots pine canopy and growing on the mesic mixed coniferous (BMśw) or mesic mixed deciduous (LMśw) forest site types. The study was conducted in Kolumna Forest District (central Poland) in 21 Scots pine stands ca. 90 years of age, and with a well−developed oak advance−growth...
Mistletoe is semiparasite adversely affecting the functioning of their hosts especially at water management level. So far, there have been no reports about the impact of mistletoe on seeds from any host. The aim of the work was to evaluate the effect of the presence of mistletoe on the quality of the seeds of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Unopened cones from infected and uninfected trees were collected...
The paper describes a case study of thinning experiment established in 1976 with a use of random block design in 21−year−old Scots pine stand in Janów Lubelski Forest District (south−eastern Poland). The stand was subjected to no thinning (control variant K), weak thinning with removal of 10% of basal area (variant S1), strong thinning with removal of 30% of basal area (variant S3) and extreme thinning,...
Although modelling of the diameter at the breast height (DBH) distributions has long history, theoretical discrete distributions have not so far been used for this purpose. In this study we use measurements covering 25 years (six inventories) without silvicultural influence on 14 even−aged Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stands to develop the DBH distribution models. Analysed stands are located in...
Scots pine wood is widely used in many branches of the wood industry. The possibility to select the raw material quality according to the specific processing needs corresponding to different uses is related with the issues of the standardisation, which comprises classification based both on the dimensions of processed assortments as well as their defects and traits of anatomical construction. In the...
The level of damage to the cell membranes is a sign of aging of the seeds and a decrease in their viability. Conductometric seed testing method indirectly utilizes uncontrolled leakage of ions from seeds with damaged cell membranes to assess their viability. This involves the use of an electrical conductivity of the aqueous solution, in which seeds are soaked. The research was conducted in the years...
Forest tree breeding is principally concerned with the improvement of growth, wood quality and vitality of tree species of economic interest. In Poland, breeding programs started in the second half of the twentieth century with the choice of plus trees to establish seed orchards. At present, seed orchards are a predominant source for the production of genetically improved seeds of conifers. In our...
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