Effects of regenerative cutting on the height growth of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) saplings

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 70 - 78, 06.03.2020

Ali Kavgacı , Erdal Örtel , Murat Alan , Abdurrahman Çobanoğlu

https://doi.org/10.31195/ejejfs.685664

Abstract

Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) is distributed at the northern, western and southern Anatolia in Turkey. Although these forests are managed by shelterwood systems, degraded forests are subjected to artificial regeneration. In this context, the mature Turkey oak stands in Sipahiler forests province in Sütçüler Forest Enterprise in Isparta, which did not have natural regeneration conditions, were artificially regenerated by acorn point sowing under stand shelter. Although the regeneration was successful, the saplings did not realize sufficient growth. In this context, regenerative cuttings were applied to the saplings and the 4 years’ height growths of saplings were measured. As a result, the height growth of regenerative cutting saplings reached to those which were not subjected to cuttings. These results showed that regenerative cutting is promising to increase the growth of Turkey oak saplings. But for a better understanding longer observation is needed to see the growth differences between the saplings subjected to regenerative cuttings and others, since the height of regenerative cutting saplings is not higher than the others yet.

Keywords

artificial regeneration, sptrouting, regenerative cutting, Quercus cerris, Turkey oak, degradation, sapling

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