Why seedlings grow: influence of plant attributes

SC Grossnickle, JE MacDonald - New forests, 2018 - Springer
Successful forest restoration requires planting quality seedlings with optimal growth
potential. Thus, nurseries need to produce seedlings with plant attributes that favor the best …

The role of stored carbohydrates and nitrogen in the growth and stress tolerance of planted forest trees

P Villar-Salvador, M Uscola, DF Jacobs - New Forests, 2015 - Springer
Plants store compounds that supplement external resources to maintain primary functions.
We reviewed the role of stored non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) and nitrogen (N) in …

[HTML][HTML] The potential impacts of climate change on ex situ conservation options for recalcitrant-seeded species

A Fernández, P León-Lobos, S Contreras… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Recalcitrant seeds are characterized by desiccation and freezing sensitivity, and short
storage longevity. These physiological attributes obviate their ex situ conservation in …

Nitrogen loading of Eucalyptus globulus seedlings: nutritional dynamics and influence on morphology and root growth potential

M Acevedo, R Rubilar, RK Dumroese, JF Ovalle… - New Forests, 2021 - Springer
Achieving successful outplanting of trees on increasingly harsher sites is a global concern.
In Chile, for example, new Eucalyptus globulus plantations are being targeted to poorer, low …

[HTML][HTML] Trade-offs between drought survival and rooting strategy of two South American Mediterranean tree species: implications for dryland forests restoration

JF Ovalle, EC Arellano, R Ginocchio - Forests, 2015 - mdpi.com
Differences in water-acquisition strategies of tree root systems can determine the capacity to
survive under severe drought. We evaluate the effects of field water shortage on early …

[HTML][HTML] Native plant production in Chile. Is it possible to achieve restoration goals by 2035?

M Acevedo, C Álvarez-Maldini, RK Dumroese… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Facing rapid loss of biodiversity as a consequence of climate change, Chile has formally
pledged to restore 600,000 ha of native forest by 2035. This effort, however, has not …

Reforestation challenges in Southeast Europe facing climate change

V Ivetić, J Devetaković - Reforesta, 2016 - reforestationchallenges.org
Projections of the regional climate model for Southeast Europe generally predict an
increasing of temperature and a decrease in precipitation, with some local variations. Higher …

[HTML][HTML] Crecimiento y eficiencia en el uso de nutrientes de plantas de Pinus cooperi CE Blanco producidas en vivero con un fertilizante de liberación controlada

LE Martínez-Nevárez, JÁ Prieto-Ruíz… - Terra …, 2023 - scielo.org.mx
La fertilización es una de las actividades más importantes y costosas en la producción de
plantas forestales en contenedor. La aplicación de fertilizantes de liberación controlada …

Physiological keys for natural and artificial regeneration of oaks

J Pemán, E Chirino, JM Espelta, DF Jacobs… - … Ecology. Exploring the …, 2017 - Springer
Oak forests can naturally regenerate from seed or from sprouts. Both strategies result in the
establishment of a tree layer, but they involve a crucial difference: ie regeneration from …

[HTML][HTML] Chitosan oligosaccharide addition affects current-year shoot of post-transplant Buddhist pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus) seedlings under contrasting …

Z Wang, Y Zhao, H Wei - Iforest-Biogeosciences and Forestry, 2017 - iforest.sisef.org
Chitosan oligosaccharides (COS) have been used as modifiers to promote growth and
mineral nutrient utilization in crop plants, but its over-year effect on current-year shoot (CYS) …