<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tsakaldimi, Marianthi</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ganatsas, Petros</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JACOBS, DOUGLASS F</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prediction of planted seedling survival of five Mediterranean species based on initial seedling morphology</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">New Forests</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Field performance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">morphology</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">outplanting</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prediction models</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">seedling quality</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year></dates><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1105601293</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">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 dry Mediterranean conditions. Our objective was to identify initial seedling morphological characteristics that successfully predict ﬁeld performance of ﬁve Mediterranean species (Pinus halepensis, Quercus ilex, Quercus coccifera, Ceratonia silqua and Pistacia lentiscus). Container seedling morphology was evaluated following the nursery phase, and then seedlings were outplanted in the ﬁeld where ﬁeld survival was monitored for two successive years. Results indicate that survival can successfully be predicted from seedling initial morphological characteristics for all these species, yet not all the initial characteristics were good predictors. Survival of P. halepensis and Pist. lentiscus seedlings was positively correlated to initial seedling root-collar diameter, total dry weight and Dickson’s quality index, and can be reliably predicted by these variables. In contrast, seedling ﬁeld survival of the two Mediterranean evergreen oak species was correlated with few initial morphological attributes; initial diameter provided an accurate index to predict second-year outplanting survival for both species while height/diameter was a good survival predictor for Q. coccifera seedlings. For C. siliqua seedlings, seedlings with larger initial diameter and total biomass survive better in the ﬁeld. Thus, diameter was the common variable that accurately predicted survival for all species, which should be [5 mm for P. halepensis seedlings and[7 mm for the remaining species.</style></abstract></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Andivia, Enrique</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Carevic, Felipe</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">FERNÁNDEZ, MANUEL</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Alejano, Reyes</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">VÁZQUEZ-PIQUÉ, JAVIER</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">TAPIAS, RAÚL</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Seasonal evolution of water status after outplanting of two provenances of Holm oak nursery seedlings</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">New Forests</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Adaptation</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Drought</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Field performance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Physiological traits</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">water stress</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2012///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/s11056-012-9347-3</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">43</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">815 - 824</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1105601293</style></isbn><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Forest restoration programs using Holm oak (Quercus ilex ssp. ballota [Desf.] Samp.) have had limited success. The effect of plant provenance on plantation success is uncertain, although some previous studies suggest that some provenances may be better able to tolerate stress. We studied the tolerance to drought in seedlings from two Spanish provenances of Holm oak before and after outplanting. One provenance was from a continental climate with cold winters (GR) and the other was from a xeric climate (HU). Seedlings were subjected to a water stress test in the nursery during the summer and survival was visually assessed after 2 weeks. In addition, 35 healthy seedlings of each provenance that were not subjected to the water stress tests were used for outplanting experiment. In these plants the seasonal changes in water potential at dawn (W), speciﬁc leaf area (SLA), cuticular transpiration (Ec ), and loss of xylem hydraulic conductance of twigs (PLC) were measured over 18 months. After the water stress test in summer, mortality was 44.3 % for GR seedlings and 12.6 % for HU seedlings. In addition there were differences between the two provenances in plant water status after planting. The HU provenance had a better water status and was more water conservative in the summer (higher W, lower Ec , lower PLC), but not in the winter. The different drought tolerance and water relations parameters of these two provenances indicate that provenance should be considered in forest restoration and conservation programs involving Holm oak.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5-6</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Andivia, Enrique</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">FERNÁNDEZ, MANUEL</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">VÁZQUEZ-PIQUÉ, JAVIER</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Autumn fertilization of Quercus ilex ssp. ballota (Desf.) Samp. nursery seedlings: effects on morpho-physiology and field performance</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Annals of Forest Science</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cold hardiness</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Field performance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Holm oak</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nursery fertilization</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nutritional status</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2011///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.springerlink.com/index/10.1007/s13595-011-0048-4</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">68</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">543 - 553</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&amp; Background The Holm oak (Quercus ilex ssp. ballota [Desf.] Samp.) is an evergreen tree widely distributed in the western Mediterranean Basin. Forest restoration programs using this species have enjoyed only limited success, and knowledge concerning the effect of fertilization on plant quality and post-transplantation response is sparse. &amp; Methods We assessed the effect of autumn fertilization using different doses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (70.0 mg N, 30.5 mg P and 58.1 mg K during the growing phase for all plants; and 30.0 vs 1.5 mg N, 13.1 vs 0.3 mg P and 24.9 vs 0.5 mg K during the hardening phase, depending on the fertilization treatment) on the seedling characteristics and field performance of Holm oak. &amp; Results and Conclusions Autumn fertilization, especially with N, did not decrease plant quality but improved overall growth, root growth capacity, cold hardiness, and the nutritional content of nursery-grown seedlings. However, autumn fertilization had only a small effect on field performance, which was affected only by K fertilization, probably because of the adequate N and P nutrient status of all the plants and the mild weather conditions of the field plot. In our site, which had a mild winter climate, late autumn out-planting was more successful than was midwinter out-planting.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">3</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Costa, F.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silva, E.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Moura, S.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Almeida, M. H.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chambel, M. R.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pereira, C.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ciccarese, Lorenzo</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cork-oak seedling production : Container capacity and substrate effect on seedling field performance</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nursery production and stand establishment of broad leaves to promote sustainable forest management</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">container capacity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cork-oak seedling</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Field performance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">substrate</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1997</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1997///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">171 - 178</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cork oak is the second forest species in Portugal covering an area of about 721000 ha. In the context of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), large areas (ca. 10% of total area) were reforested between 1994-98 with low survival rates due to inappropriate nursery and establishment techniques, as well as the use of unsuitable genetic material. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of container capacity and substrate in field performance of cork oak seedling with 1 year of age during the first 3 years after plantation. Therefore 3 container capacities were tested (210, 300 and 400 cm3) in combination with 4 types of substrate: composted pine bark, composted pine bark with vermiculite 3:1(v/v), composted pine bark with peat 1:1 (v/v) and peat with vermiculite 3:1 (v/v). With the 300 cm3 container capacity 3 other substrates were also tested: F+H organic layers, F+H organic layers with composted pine bark 1:1 (v/v) and F+H organic layers with peat 1:1 (v/v). A field trial was established in the South of Portugal in April 1998. Just before plantation seedlings morphological characteristics (root and shoot biomass, leaf area, height, stem diameter, root length and root development patterns) were measured and correlated with survival and growth evaluated one, two and three years after plantation. The results showed that after three years in the field only the type of substrate had a highly significant influence in survival and early growth. Container capacity (210, 300 and 400 cm_) did not have an influence on height growth during the first 3 years, just as there was no clear influence on survival rate. Peat with vermiculite (3:1) substrate led to 30% higher survivals than other substrates. Substrate with peat favoured secondary root development (length), which seems to be an advantage in field performance.</style></abstract><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The following values have no corresponding Zotero field:&lt;br/&gt;periodical: Nursery production and stand establishment of broad leaves to promote sustainable forest management&lt;br/&gt;pub-location: Rome</style></notes></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>3</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Costa, F</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Silva, E</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Moura, S</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Almeida, M H</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chambel, M R</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pereira, C</style></author></authors><secondary-authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ciccarese, Lorenzo</style></author></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cork-oak seedling production : Container capacity and substrate effect on seedling field performance</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nursery production and stand establishment of broad leaves to promote sustainable forest management</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">container capacity</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">cork-oak seedling</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Field performance</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">substrate</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1997</style></year></dates><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Rome</style></pub-location><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">171-178</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cork oak is the second forest species in Portugal covering an area of about 721000 ha. In the context of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), large areas (ca. 10% of total area) were reforested between 1994-98 with low survival rates due to inappropriate nursery and establishment techniques, as well as the use of unsuitable genetic material. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of container capacity and substrate in field performance of cork oak seedling with 1 year of age during the first 3 years after plantation. Therefore 3 container capacities were tested (210, 300 and 400 cm3) in combination with 4 types of substrate: composted pine bark, composted pine bark with vermiculite 3:1(v/v), composted pine bark with peat 1:1 (v/v) and peat with vermiculite 3:1 (v/v). With the 300 cm3 container capacity 3 other substrates were also tested: F+H organic layers, F+H organic layers with composted pine bark 1:1 (v/v) and F+H organic layers with peat 1:1 (v/v). A field trial was established in the South of Portugal in April 1998. Just before plantation seedlings morphological characteristics (root and shoot biomass, leaf area, height, stem diameter, root length and root development patterns) were measured and correlated with survival and growth evaluated one, two and three years after plantation. The results showed that after three years in the field only the type of substrate had a highly significant influence in survival and early growth. Container capacity (210, 300 and 400 cm_) did not have an influence on height growth during the first 3 years, just as there was no clear influence on survival rate. Peat with vermiculite (3:1) substrate led to 30% higher survivals than other substrates. Substrate with peat favoured secondary root development (length), which seems to be an advantage in field performance.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>