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Silver fir restitution: The role of seedling stock type in adapting to various environmental conditions

cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0002-5801-9818
cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0001-5915-079X
cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0001-9915-3776
cris.virtual.author-orcid0000-0002-0018-2057
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid1608a5aa-340b-42e7-93a1-b9831ed54d13
cris.virtualsource.author-orcid700a7b38-3e22-4226-9ee6-fdba15d8c519
cris.virtualsource.author-orcide56ae6c6-4e1a-48a8-8961-870db3257ff8
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dc.abstract.enDue to past human activities, Abies alba Mill. (European silver fir) now covers only 0.7% of the forest area in the Sudety Mountains. A large-scale restitution program has been launched to produce, plant, and effectively protect over 200 million seedlings. This study aims to validate commonly used seedling stock types and provide critical insights into identifying the most effective one. Three-year-old bareroot seedlings were produced in the open-canopy nursery (3/0) or under-canopy nurseries in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) (3/0 Sp) or Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) H. Karst] (3/0 Ns) stands. Two stocks were produced in a greenhouse and transplanted to an open-canopy nursery (2/1) after the second year or into containers designed by Kosterkiewicz (2/1 K). Seedlings have been planted in four regions in the Sudety Mountains. Two performance characteristics have been measured: height and survival rate. Our findings demonstrate a clear gradient in sapling performance among seedling stock types (survival rate): 2/1 K (81%), 3/0 (73%), 3/0 Sp (73%), 2/1 (70%), 3/0 Ns (62%). This paper has shown that under favourable environmental conditions, bareroot seedlings can sufficiently achieve stable regeneration. Containerised seedlings perform better in harsher and more challenging microclimatic or trophic conditions. Kosterkiewicz's method presents a relatively low-cost and environmentally friendly alternative for silver fir restitution.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Hodowli Lasu
dc.contributor.authorKowalkowski, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorJagiełło, Radosław
dc.contributor.authorBaranowska, Marlena
dc.contributor.authorBarzdajn, Władysław
dc.date.access2025-09-10
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-10T09:58:37Z
dc.date.available2025-09-10T09:58:37Z
dc.date.copyright2025-07-31
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.accesstimeat_publication
dc.description.bibliographyil., bibliogr.
dc.description.financeother
dc.description.financecost2651,25
dc.description.if1,1
dc.description.number7
dc.description.points40
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume71
dc.identifier.doi10.17221/28/2025-JFS
dc.identifier.eissn1805-935X
dc.identifier.issn1212-4834
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/4712
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/jfs-202507-0004_silver-fir-restitution-the-role-of-seedling-stock-type-in-adapting-to-various-environmental-conditions.php
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationforestry
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Forest Science
dc.relation.pages358-371
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC
dc.sciencecloudsend
dc.share.typeOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enbareroot stock
dc.subject.encontainer stock
dc.subject.enKosterkiewicz containers
dc.subject.ennursery operations
dc.subject.entransplanting
dc.titleSilver fir restitution: The role of seedling stock type in adapting to various environmental conditions
dc.typeJournalArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue7
oaire.citation.volume71
project.funder.nameMNiSW (Projekt PREIDUB na lata 2024-2026)