Background The Holm oak (Quercus ilex ssp. ballota [Desf.] Samp.) is an evergreen tree
widely distributed in the western Mediterranean Basin. Forest restoration programs using …

Forest restoration projects with Holm oak (Quercus ilex) have had limited success, mostly
due to water stress after planting and poor plant quality. Recent studies indicated that large …

Despite evidences that Holm oak has a high plasticity and great adaptability, there is limited
or contradictory knowledge of the morphological and physiological variability of this species …

In this study we have addressed the effect of nitrogen fertilisation and shading used during
nursery growth on the functional quality of Quercus ilex L.(holm oak) seedlings and their …

Holm oak (Quercus ilex ssp. ballota [Desf.] Samp) is one of the most important species in
forest communities of the western Mediterranean Basin, but is very vulnerable to …

Abstract In 2000, one-year-old seedlings of pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.) and
sessile oak (Quercus petraea [Matt.] Liebl) were planted in a thinned and an unthinned plot …

Nursery nitrogen (N) fertilization influences seedling N reserves, morphology,
photosynthesis rate and stress tolerance and frequently enhances outplanting performance …

Holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) seedlings were exponentially (E) nutrient loaded using
incremental increases in fertilizer addition or conventionally (C) fertilized using a constant …

Nitrogen fertilization in the nursery usually improves the transplanting performance of
Mediterranean oaks. However, high N fertilization can reduce seedling stress tolerance …

Mediterranean oaks frequently have poor performance in forest restoration projects. We
analyzed if nitrogen (N) fertilization during nursery cultivation enhances the outplanting …