TY  - JOUR
AU  - Puertolas, Jaime
AU  - Villar-Salvador, Pedro
AU  - Andivia, Enrique
AU  - Ahuja, Ishita
AU  - Cocozza, Claudia
AU  - Cvjetković, Branislav
AU  - Devetaković, Jovana
AU  - Diez, Julio J.
AU  - Floistad, Inger S.
AU  - Ganatsas, Petros
AU  - Mariotti, Barbara
AU  - Tsakaldimi, Marianthi
AU  - Vilagrosa, Alberto
AU  - Witzell, Johanna
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
PY  - 2024
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1507
AB  - Drought hardening is a nursery technique aimed to enhance early forest plantation establishment under dry conditions, which is a main limiting factors for plantation success. However, the quantitative effectiveness of drought hardening remains unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the influence of different factors in the effectiveness of drought hardening on seedling post-planting survival and growth. Overall, drought hardening did not significantly affect survival or growth, as several factors induced great heterogeneity, but analyses of those factors explained its effectiveness, especially on survival. A longer time between hardening and transplanting strongly reduced survival. Indoor-grown seedlings did not benefit more from hardening than outdoor-grown seedlings. Evaluations of drought hardening effectiveness in pots showed positive effects on survival but negative effects on growth, while no effects were found in large bed experiments. In field experiments, hardening significantly increased survival and growth with site aridity. Survival benefits were independent of species drought tolerance, measured by osmotic potential at the turgor loss point (pi tlp), in moderate to high aridity sites. However, in low aridity sites, hardening increased survival in drought-tolerant species but decreased it in drought-intolerant species. Field results showed that hardening benefited shrubs more than trees in angiosperms. In conclusion, drought hardening at the end of nursery cultivation tend to increase post-planting seedling performance particularly in scenarios limiting post-planting root growth such as in arid climates and pot experiments. Our findings highlight the importance of future research on modelling the interaction between these technical features and species water use strategies..
T2  - Forest Ecology and Management
T1  - Die-hard seedlings. A global meta-analysis on the factors determining the effectiveness of drought hardening on growth and survival of forest plantations
VL  - 572
DO  - 10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122300
UR  - conv_1826
ER  - 

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author = "Puertolas, Jaime and Villar-Salvador, Pedro and Andivia, Enrique and Ahuja, Ishita and Cocozza, Claudia and Cvjetković, Branislav and Devetaković, Jovana and Diez, Julio J. and Floistad, Inger S. and Ganatsas, Petros and Mariotti, Barbara and Tsakaldimi, Marianthi and Vilagrosa, Alberto and Witzell, Johanna and Ivetić, Vladan",
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abstract = "Drought hardening is a nursery technique aimed to enhance early forest plantation establishment under dry conditions, which is a main limiting factors for plantation success. However, the quantitative effectiveness of drought hardening remains unclear. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the influence of different factors in the effectiveness of drought hardening on seedling post-planting survival and growth. Overall, drought hardening did not significantly affect survival or growth, as several factors induced great heterogeneity, but analyses of those factors explained its effectiveness, especially on survival. A longer time between hardening and transplanting strongly reduced survival. Indoor-grown seedlings did not benefit more from hardening than outdoor-grown seedlings. Evaluations of drought hardening effectiveness in pots showed positive effects on survival but negative effects on growth, while no effects were found in large bed experiments. In field experiments, hardening significantly increased survival and growth with site aridity. Survival benefits were independent of species drought tolerance, measured by osmotic potential at the turgor loss point (pi tlp), in moderate to high aridity sites. However, in low aridity sites, hardening increased survival in drought-tolerant species but decreased it in drought-intolerant species. Field results showed that hardening benefited shrubs more than trees in angiosperms. In conclusion, drought hardening at the end of nursery cultivation tend to increase post-planting seedling performance particularly in scenarios limiting post-planting root growth such as in arid climates and pot experiments. Our findings highlight the importance of future research on modelling the interaction between these technical features and species water use strategies..",
journal = "Forest Ecology and Management",
title = "Die-hard seedlings. A global meta-analysis on the factors determining the effectiveness of drought hardening on growth and survival of forest plantations",
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doi = "10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122300",
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Puertolas, J., Villar-Salvador, P., Andivia, E., Ahuja, I., Cocozza, C., Cvjetković, B., Devetaković, J., Diez, J. J., Floistad, I. S., Ganatsas, P., Mariotti, B., Tsakaldimi, M., Vilagrosa, A., Witzell, J.,& Ivetić, V.. (2024). Die-hard seedlings. A global meta-analysis on the factors determining the effectiveness of drought hardening on growth and survival of forest plantations. in Forest Ecology and Management, 572.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122300
conv_1826

Puertolas J, Villar-Salvador P, Andivia E, Ahuja I, Cocozza C, Cvjetković B, Devetaković J, Diez JJ, Floistad IS, Ganatsas P, Mariotti B, Tsakaldimi M, Vilagrosa A, Witzell J, Ivetić V. Die-hard seedlings. A global meta-analysis on the factors determining the effectiveness of drought hardening on growth and survival of forest plantations. in Forest Ecology and Management. 2024;572.
doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122300
conv_1826 .

Puertolas, Jaime, Villar-Salvador, Pedro, Andivia, Enrique, Ahuja, Ishita, Cocozza, Claudia, Cvjetković, Branislav, Devetaković, Jovana, Diez, Julio J., Floistad, Inger S., Ganatsas, Petros, Mariotti, Barbara, Tsakaldimi, Marianthi, Vilagrosa, Alberto, Witzell, Johanna, Ivetić, Vladan, "Die-hard seedlings. A global meta-analysis on the factors determining the effectiveness of drought hardening on growth and survival of forest plantations" in Forest Ecology and Management, 572 (2024),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122300 .,
conv_1826 .

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mariotti, Barbara
AU  - Oliet, Juan A.
AU  - Andivia, Enrique
AU  - Tsakaldimi, Marianthi
AU  - Villar-Salvador, Pedro
AU  - Ivetić, Vladan
AU  - Montagnoli, Antonio
AU  - Kerkez-Janković, Ivona
AU  - Bilir, Nebi
AU  - Bohlenius, Henrik
AU  - Cvjetković, Branislav
AU  - Dumins, Karlis
AU  - Heiskanen, Juha
AU  - Hinkov, Georgi
AU  - Floistad, Inger Sundheim
AU  - Cocozza, Claudia
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://omorika.sfb.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1401
AB  - Purpose of Review The demand for forest tree seedlings is increasing globally, and Sphagnum peat moss is widely used as a component of growing media for container plant production. However, peat extraction is environmentally unsustainable. The forest nursery sector needs to switch to more sustainable alternatives to peat. This review aims to identify potential substitutes for peat by reviewing the worldwide literature on alternative materials for growing media in forest nurseries. Recent Findings Most studies on alternative growing media focused on single plant species growing under local conditions, thereby limiting generalizations about the effectiveness of alternative materials for plant production. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews of scientific literature on the effectiveness of new, alternative-to-peat materials for enhancing plant growth and the associated growing media characteristics for the forest nursery sector are currently available. Summary Most of the analyzed case studies focused on angiosperms (73.1%), with the majority of studies coming from tropical seasonal forests/savannas (36.5%), followed by woodlands/shrublands (31.6%), and temperate forests (15.0%) biomes. Compost was the most studied material (19.5%), followed by bark, other organic materials, and manure (9.8, 9.7, and 8.0%, respectively). Green and municipal wastes were the principal sources of compost ( gt  60%), while agriculture and green wastes were the first sources of other materials ( gt  90%). Tested materials were dependent on the geographic region. Thus, manure was the most tested material in Africa and South America, tree bark in North America, and compost in Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Alternative materials effectively provided optimal physicochemical characteristics of growing media and enhanced seedling nursery growth when compared with peat-based growing media in more than 60% of the case studies. This review helps to identify research gaps and, most importantly, provides the basis for the future application of alternative growing media materials in forest nursery management worldwide.
T2  - Current Forestry Reports
T1  - A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production
EP  - 428
IS  - 6
SP  - 413
VL  - 9
DO  - 10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2
UR  - conv_1736
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Mariotti, Barbara and Oliet, Juan A. and Andivia, Enrique and Tsakaldimi, Marianthi and Villar-Salvador, Pedro and Ivetić, Vladan and Montagnoli, Antonio and Kerkez-Janković, Ivona and Bilir, Nebi and Bohlenius, Henrik and Cvjetković, Branislav and Dumins, Karlis and Heiskanen, Juha and Hinkov, Georgi and Floistad, Inger Sundheim and Cocozza, Claudia",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Purpose of Review The demand for forest tree seedlings is increasing globally, and Sphagnum peat moss is widely used as a component of growing media for container plant production. However, peat extraction is environmentally unsustainable. The forest nursery sector needs to switch to more sustainable alternatives to peat. This review aims to identify potential substitutes for peat by reviewing the worldwide literature on alternative materials for growing media in forest nurseries. Recent Findings Most studies on alternative growing media focused on single plant species growing under local conditions, thereby limiting generalizations about the effectiveness of alternative materials for plant production. To our knowledge, no systematic reviews of scientific literature on the effectiveness of new, alternative-to-peat materials for enhancing plant growth and the associated growing media characteristics for the forest nursery sector are currently available. Summary Most of the analyzed case studies focused on angiosperms (73.1%), with the majority of studies coming from tropical seasonal forests/savannas (36.5%), followed by woodlands/shrublands (31.6%), and temperate forests (15.0%) biomes. Compost was the most studied material (19.5%), followed by bark, other organic materials, and manure (9.8, 9.7, and 8.0%, respectively). Green and municipal wastes were the principal sources of compost ( gt  60%), while agriculture and green wastes were the first sources of other materials ( gt  90%). Tested materials were dependent on the geographic region. Thus, manure was the most tested material in Africa and South America, tree bark in North America, and compost in Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Alternative materials effectively provided optimal physicochemical characteristics of growing media and enhanced seedling nursery growth when compared with peat-based growing media in more than 60% of the case studies. This review helps to identify research gaps and, most importantly, provides the basis for the future application of alternative growing media materials in forest nursery management worldwide.",
journal = "Current Forestry Reports",
title = "A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production",
pages = "428-413",
number = "6",
volume = "9",
doi = "10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2",
url = "conv_1736"
}

Mariotti, B., Oliet, J. A., Andivia, E., Tsakaldimi, M., Villar-Salvador, P., Ivetić, V., Montagnoli, A., Kerkez-Janković, I., Bilir, N., Bohlenius, H., Cvjetković, B., Dumins, K., Heiskanen, J., Hinkov, G., Floistad, I. S.,& Cocozza, C.. (2023). A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production. in Current Forestry Reports, 9(6), 413-428.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2
conv_1736

Mariotti B, Oliet JA, Andivia E, Tsakaldimi M, Villar-Salvador P, Ivetić V, Montagnoli A, Kerkez-Janković I, Bilir N, Bohlenius H, Cvjetković B, Dumins K, Heiskanen J, Hinkov G, Floistad IS, Cocozza C. A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production. in Current Forestry Reports. 2023;9(6):413-428.
doi:10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2
conv_1736 .

Mariotti, Barbara, Oliet, Juan A., Andivia, Enrique, Tsakaldimi, Marianthi, Villar-Salvador, Pedro, Ivetić, Vladan, Montagnoli, Antonio, Kerkez-Janković, Ivona, Bilir, Nebi, Bohlenius, Henrik, Cvjetković, Branislav, Dumins, Karlis, Heiskanen, Juha, Hinkov, Georgi, Floistad, Inger Sundheim, Cocozza, Claudia, "A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production" in Current Forestry Reports, 9, no. 6 (2023):413-428,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-023-00204-2 .,
conv_1736 .