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

Mediterranean ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots located between temperate mesic
climates and semi‐deserts and deserts. Mediterranean climates are characterized by a …

Many forested landscapes around the world are severely altered during mining for their rich
mineral and energy reserves. Herein we provide an overview of the challenges inherent in …

Conventions and policies for biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation state
the need for increased protection, restoration and climate change adaptation of forests …

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

Seedling planting plays a key role in active forest restoration and regeneration of managed
stands. Plant attributes at outplanting can determine tree seedling survival and consequently …

Abstract Three-year-old (plug+ 2) containerized Fraser fir (Abies fraseri [Pursh] Poir.)
seedlings were treated to various irrigation and fertilization regimes in a greenhouse …

Field performance can be predicted by evaluating nursery stock quality, but optimal
morphological variables for use in these assessments may vary by species especially under …

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 …

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 …