Advances in Forest Tree Seedling Cultivation Technology

Dear Colleagues,

The industrialization has been developing rapidly in China, leading to serious pollution to the ecological environment. Forests play an irreplaceable role in meeting people’s needs and improving the living environment. Forest seedlings are the basic materials for forest cultivation, that is, the basic materials for tree planting. Sufficient and high-quality seedlings are an important guarantee for forestry construction and land greening. With global warming and deterioration of the ecological environment, the study of the tree seedling quality improvement has attracted wide attention. However, for many tree species, the mechanism of seed dormancy and germination, as well as seedling nutrient accumulation, transportation, and allocation, remain unclear. Furthermore, climate change and soil environment have significant impacts on seed germination and seedling growth. The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together successful case studies, lessons learned, and experiences on the following.

(1) Forest Tree Seeds: seed provenance and its effect on seedling quality; seed development; seed storage method and physiology; techniques for breaking seed dormancy; mechanism of seed dormancy and germination; anatomical structures of tree seeds.

(2) Forest Tree Seedlings: seedling growth characteristics and seedling management of bare-rooted seedlings, container seedlings, vegetative propagated seedlings and transplanting; factors affecting seedling growth; the cutting, grafting and tissue culturing techniques for forest tree seedlings; seedling nutrient allocation, seedling irrigation threshold; seedling storage; seedling quality assessment; the stress resistance of seedlings.

(3) Others: nursery soil and pest management (water management, weed management and fertilizer management are all involved); effects of soil environments, including fertility, pH, microorganism, etc., on tree seeds and seedlings.

Prof. Dr. Yong Liu
Guest Editor

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