RT Journal Article
T1 Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe
A1 Mataruga, Milan
A1 Cvjetković, Branislav
A1 De Cuyper, Bart
A1 Aneva, Ina
A1 Zhelev, Petar
A1 Cudlín, Pavel
A1 Metslaid, Marek
A1 Kankaanhuhta, Ville
A1 Collet, Catherine
A1 Annighöfer, Peter
A1 Mathes, Thomas
A1 Marianthi, Tsakaldimi
A1 Despoina, Paitaridou
A1 Jónsdóttir, Rakel J.
A1 Monteverdi, Maria Cristina
A1 Dato, Giovanbattista de
A1 Mariotti, Barbara
A1 Kolevska, Dana Dina
A1 Lazarević, Jelena
A1 Fløistad, Inger Sundheim
A1 Klisz, Marcin
A1 Gil, Wojciech
A1 Paiva, Vasco
A1 Fonseca, Teresa
A1 Valeriu-Norocel, Nicolescu
A1 Popović, Vladan
A1 Devetaković, Jovana
A1 Repáč, Ivan
A1 Božič, Gregor
A1 Kraigher, Hojka
A1 Andivia Muñoz, Enrique
A1 Diez, Julio J.
A1 Böhlenius, Henrik
A1 Löf, Magnus
A1 Bilir, Nebi
A1 Villar-Salvador, Pedro
AB The relationship between the quality of forest seedlings and their outplanting survival and growth has long been recognized. Various attributes have been proposed to measure the quality of planted seedlings in forest regeneration projects, ranging from simple morphological traits to more complex physiological and performance attributes, or a combination thereof. However, the utility and meaning of seedling quality attributes can differ significantly among regions, nursery practices, site planting conditions, species and the establishment purpose. Here, forest scientists compiled information using a common agreed questionnaire to provide a review of current practices, experiences, legislation and standards for seedling quality across 23 European countries.Large differences exist in measuring seedling quality across countries. The control of the origin of seed and vegetative material (genetic component of plant quality), and control of pests and diseases are common practices in all countries. Morphological attributes are widely used and mandatory in most cases. However, physiological attributes are hardly used at the operative level and mainly concentrated to Fennoscandia. Quality control legislation and seedling quality standards are less strict in northern European countries where seedling production is high, and quality control relies more on the agreements between producers and local plant material users. In contrast, quality standards are stricter in Southern Europe, especially in the Mediterranean countries.The control of seedling quality based on plantation and reforestation success is uncommon and depends on the conditions of the planting site, the traditional practices and the financial support provided by each country. Overall, European countries do not apply the “target seedling concept” for seedling production except for seed origin. Seedling production in many countries is still driven by traditional “know-how” and much less by scientific knowledge progress, which is not adequately disseminated and transferred to the end-users.Our review highlights the need for greater harmonization of seedling quality practices across Europe and the increased dissemination of scientific knowledge to improve seedling quality in forest regeneration activities.
PB Elsevier
SN 0378-1127
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/105178
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/105178
LA eng
NO Mataruga, M., Cvjetković, B., De Cuyper, B., Aneva, I., Zhelev, P., Cudlín, P., Metslaid, M., Kankaanhuhta, V., Collet, C., Annighöfer, P., Mathes, T., Marianthi, T., Despoina, P., Jónsdóttir, R. J., Cristina Monteverdi, M., De Dato, G., Mariotti, B., Dina Kolevska, D., Lazarević, J., … Villar-Salvador, P. (2023). Monitoring and control of forest seedling quality in Europe. Forest Ecology and Management, 546, 121308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121308
NO European Cooperation in Science and Technology
DS Docta Complutense
RD 10 abr 2025