Forest litter as the mulch improving growth and ectomycorrhizal diversity of bare-root Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) seedlings

In this paper, we report the influence of pine, oak and spruce forest litter on the growth and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) formation of Scots pine seedlings after the first growing season in a bare-root forest nursery. The mixture of collected forest litters and humus were used to obtain a 20-cm mulching...

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Main Authors: Aučina A, Rudawska M, Leski T, Skridaila A, Pašakinskiene I, Riepšas E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF) 2015-08-01
Series:iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry
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Online Access:https://iforest.sisef.org/contents/?id=ifor1083-008