Reforestation and restoration using nursery-produced seedlings is often the most reliable
way to ensure successful establishment and rapid growth of native plants. Plant …

The rapid establishment of seedlings in forest regeneration or afforestation sites after
planting is a prerequisite for successful reforestation. The relationship between the quality of …

Seedling field performance is affected by both their quality and reforestation site conditions.
Seedlings enter the establishment phase when they start to develop root systems into the …

Competition between planted seedlings and vegetation is a critical constraint affecting the
survival and growth of seedlings at the initial stages of forestation. Quantitatively assessing …

Assisted migration is a strategy with potential to improve the adaptation of flora to climate
change. The principal types of assisted migration are outlined in this chapter, with examples …

Seedling species with different architectures, eg, mean leaf angles, are often subjected to
the same irrigation management in forest nurseries, resulting in wasted water and fertilizer …

In Hokkaido, northern Japan, bareroot Sakhalin fir seedlings are conventionally planted in
spring and fall, following strip site preparation that alternates managed and unmanaged …

We tested the effect of biochar application on growth of planted jack pine on a sandy soil in
northern Minnesota. Biochar was applied in combination with compost and with or without …

Weeding (commonly referred to as release) is a common practice in major timber-producing
regions of the United States, yet the effects have not been well examined in recently …

Tree shelters are effective in enhancing early survival and growth and protecting planted
seedlings against herbivory by mammals; they are, however, expensive. In order to be cost …