The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
Časopis "Poljoprivreda i šumarstvo"
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Year 2022, Volume 68 Issue 3 (30.09.2022)
| Year : | 2022 |
| Volume : | 68 |
| Issue : | 3 (30.09.2022) |
| Authors : | Volodymyr LUKYANETS, Maksym RUMIANTSEV, Oleksii KOBETS, Oksana TARNOPILSKA, Sergiy MUSIENKO, Iryna OBOLONYK, Vira BONDARENKO, Petro TARNOPILSKYI |
| Title : | BIOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH STATE OF ENGLISH OAK (QUERCUS ROBUR L.) STANDS ESTABLISHED USING VARIOUS STOCK TYPES |
| Abstract : | Planting methods and stock quality significantly influence productivity and resilience of future stands. However, there is no consensus on planting practices and stock types to grow resistant English oak (Quercus robur L.) stands in various site conditions. In the study, we investigated English oak forest stands established in 2010. The study area is situated in forest-steppe zone (Kharkiv region, Ukraine). The stands were established on a non-uprooted felling site using different methods and stock types: planting bare-root and containerized seedlings and direct sowing of acorns. The highest average height and diameter were registered in 11-year-old oak stand established with container seedlings. The differences in height and diameter were statistically insignificant compared with the stand established by sowing and bare-root seedlings. The best health condition was identified for the direct-seeded stand. The oak height increment intensity in the direct-seeded stand, estimated from the average current height increment, was 2.8% and 5.5% higher than in the stands grown from container and bare-root seedlings, respectively. Direct sowing should be preferred for artificial establishment of oak stands in fresh rich forest sites within the forest-steppe zone in the case sufficient crop of acorns is available no threatened with rodents or wild boars damage. This method is inexpensive and best suited to forest nature. Planting bare-root and containerized seedlings is also relevant in the absence of a sufficient number of germinative acorns for sowing. |
| For citation : | Lukyanets, V., Rumiantsev, M., Kobets, O., Tarnopilska, O., Musienko, S., Obolonyk, I., Bondarenko, V., Tarnopilskyi, P. (2022). Biometric characteristics and health state of English oak (Quercus robur L.) stands established using various stock types. Agriculture and Forestry, 68 (3): 119-132. doi:10.17707/AgricultForest.68.3.10 |
| Keywords : | acorn sowing; bare-root seedlings; container seedlings; current height increment; young stands |
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