Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe

Bibtex

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title = "Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe",
abstract = "The relationship between the quality of forest seedlings and their outplanting survival and growth has long been recognized. Various attributes have been proposed to measure the quality of planted seedlings in forest regeneration projects, ranging from simple morphological traits to more complex physiological and performance attributes, or a combination thereof. However, the utility and meaning of seedling quality attributes can differ significantly among regions, nursery practices, site planting conditions, species and the establishment purpose. Here, forest scientists compiled information using a common agreed questionnaire to provide a review of current practices, experiences, legislation and standards for seedling quality across 23 European countries. Large differences exist in measuring seedling quality across countries. The control of the origin of seed and vegetative material (genetic component of plant quality), and control of pests and diseases are common practices in all countries. Morphological attributes are widely used and mandatory in most cases. However, physiological attributes are hardly used at the operative level and mainly concentrated to Fennoscandia. Quality control legislation and seedling quality standards are less strict in northern European countries where seedling production is high, and quality control relies more on the agreements between producers and local plant material users. In contrast, quality standards are stricter in Southern Europe, especially in the Mediterranean countries. The control of seedling quality based on plantation and reforestation success is uncommon and depends on the conditions of the planting site, the traditional practices and the financial support provided by each country. Overall, European countries do not apply the “target seedling concept” for seedling production except for seed origin. Seedling production in many countries is still driven by traditional “know-how” and much less by scientific knowledge progress, which is not adequately disseminated and transferred to the end-users. Our review highlights the need for greater harmonization of seedling quality practices across Europe and the increased dissemination of scientific knowledge to improve seedling quality in forest regeneration activities.",
author = "Milan Mataruga and Branislav Cvjetković and Bart De Cuyper and Ina Aneva and Petar Zhelev and Pavel Cudlín and Marek Metslaid and Ville Kankaanhuhta and Catherine Collet and Peter Annighöfer and Thomas Mathes and Tsakaldimi Marianthi and Paitaridou Despoina and Rakel J. Jónsdóttir and Maria Cristina Monteverdi and Giovanbattista de Dato and Barbara Mariotti and Dana Dina Kolevska and Jelena Lazarević and Inger Sundheim Fløistad and Marcin Klisz and Wojciech Gil and Vasco Paiva and Teresa Fonseca and Valeriu-Norocel Nicolescu and Vladan Popović and Jovana Devetaković and Ivan Repáč and Gregor Božič and Hojka Kraigher and Enrique Andivia and Julio J. Diez and Henrik Böhlenius and Magnus Löf and Nebi Bilir and Pedro Villar-Salvador",
year = "2023",
month = aug,
day = "09",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121308",
language = "English",
publisher = "Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek",
address = "Belgium,
type = "Other"
}

Authors

Milan Mataruga
Branislav Cvjetković
Bart De Cuyper
Ina Aneva
Petar Zhelev
Pavel Cudlín
Marek Metslaid
Ville Kankaanhuhta
Catherine Collet
Peter Annighöfer
Thomas Mathes
Tsakaldimi Marianthi
Paitaridou Despoina
Rakel J. Jónsdóttir
Maria Cristina Monteverdi
Giovanbattista de Dato
Barbara Mariotti
Dana Dina Kolevska
Jelena Lazarević
Inger Sundheim Fløistad
Marcin Klisz
Wojciech Gil
Vasco Paiva
Teresa Fonseca
Valeriu-Norocel Nicolescu
Vladan Popović
Jovana Devetaković
Ivan Repáč
Gregor Božič
Hojka Kraigher
Enrique Andivia
Julio J. Diez
Henrik Böhlenius
Magnus Löf
Nebi Bilir
Pedro Villar-Salvador