Reforestation in Slovakia: History, current practice and perspectives

Authors

  • Ivan Repáč Faculty of Forestry, Department of Silviculture, Technical University of Zvolen, Masarykova 24, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia
  • Zuzana Parobeková Faculty of Forestry, Department of Silviculture, Technical University of Zvolen, Masarykova 24, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia
  • Matúš Sendecký Faculty of Forestry, Department of Silviculture, Technical University of Zvolen, Masarykova 24, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21750/REFOR.3.07.31

Keywords:

Reforestation, Planting, Nursery practices, Seedling quality, Seedling field performance, History, Slovakia

Abstract

The history of reforestation in Slovakia is long and rich; from reforestation by seeding, through the small forest nurseries, reforestation of extreme degraded and high-mountain sites to the current The Act on forest reproductive material, nursery centers and reforestation of large windthrow areas. After brief introduction of the history, rather large part of this review is dedicated to the current nursery and especially reforestation practices – planning, pre-planting site preparation, seeding and planting techniques, post-planting care, monitoring of planting performance. Recent nursery and planting research activities are given very shortly. Perspective nursery (e.g. improvement of seedlings’ quality by inoculation with beneficial microorganisms, vegetative propagation) and reforestation treatments and practices (e.g. the use of larger amount of container-grown seedlings, application of hydrogels and ectomycorrhizal fungi, progressive seeding technique, underplanting) are relatively in detail but of course not comprehensively discussed finally. Despite of the lack of a complex reforestation strategy and current and possibly future financial sources and personnel limitations, the introduced perspective practices should contribute to successful solution of reforestation challenges following from endangering the forests by climate change.

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Published

2017-07-01

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Review articles

How to Cite

“Reforestation in Slovakia: History, Current Practice and Perspectives”. REFORESTA, no. 3 (July 1, 2017): 53–88. Accessed November 2, 2024. https://journal.reforestationchallenges.org/index.php/REFOR/article/view/49.