Production of genetically improved silver birch plantations in southern and central Sweden
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Published:2022
Issue:1
Volume:56
Page:
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ISSN:2242-4075
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Container-title:Silva Fennica
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language:
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Short-container-title:Silva Fenn.
Author:
Liziniewicz Mateusz,Barbeito Ignacio,Zvirgzdins Andis,Stener Lars-Göran,Niemistö Pentti,Fahlvik Nils,Johansson Ulf,Karlsson Bo,Nilsson Urban
Abstract
Investing in planting genetically improved silver birch ( Roth) in Swedish plantations requires understanding how birch stands will develop over their entire rotation. Previous studies have indicated relatively low production of birch compared to Norway spruce ( (L.) Karst.) and Scots pine ( L.). This could result from using unrepresentative basic data, collected from unimproved, naturally-regenerated birch ( spp.) growing on inventory plots often located in coniferous stands. The objective of this study was to develop a basal area development function of improved silver birch and evaluate production over a full rotation period. We used data from 52 experiments including planted silver birch of different genetic breeding levels in southern and central Sweden. The experimental plots were established on fertile forest sites and on former agricultural lands, and were managed with different numbers of thinnings and basal area removal regimes. The model best describing total stand basal area development was a dynamic equation derived from the Korf base model. The analysis of the realized gain trial for birch showed a good stability of the early calculated relative differences in basal area between tested genotypes over time. Thus, the relative difference in basal area might be with cautious used as representation of the realized genetic gain. On average forest sites in southern Sweden, improved and planted silver birch could produce between 6â10.5 m ha year, while on fertile agriculture land the average productivity might be higher, especially with material coming from the improvement program. The performed analysis provided a first step toward predicting the effects of genetic improvement on total volume production and profitability of silver birch. However, more experiments are needed to set up the relative differences between different improved material.Betula pendulaPicea abiesPinus sylvestrisBetula3â1â1
Publisher
Finnish Society of Forest Science
Subject
Ecological Modeling,Forestry
Cited by
3 articles.
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