Successful forest restoration requires planting quality seedlings with optimal growth
potential. Thus, nurseries need to produce seedlings with plant attributes that favor the best …

Root development is critical to successful establishment after seedlings are outplanted on a
forest restoration site. There is an array of practices nursery practitioners and foresters use to …

Forest loss and degradation is occurring at high rates but humankind is experiencing
historical momentum that favors forest restoration. Approaches to restoration may follow …

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 …

Heavy metal pollution is widespread, and has an increasing trend in some countries and
regions. It can be easily accumulated in plants, leading to plant species loss and affecting …

International agreements combined with the recent Chilean Forestry Policy (2015–2035)
represent a challenge and an opportunity for forest landscape restoration in Chile …

Root system growth dynamics and architecture influence the establishment and field
performance of planted forest tree seedlings. Roots display extensive phenotypic plasticity in …

Peat, a non-sustainable resource, is still predominately used in forest nurseries. Coconut
coir might provide an alternative, renewable, and reliable growing media but few studies …

Knowing the state of the art on research related to post-mining active revegetation can help
to improve revegetation success and identify research gaps. We performed a systematic …

Fertilization and watering are important nursery cultural practices for seedling production,
though few studies have investigated the combined effects of fertilizer and watering rates on …