Analysis of herbicide effects on Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) natural regeneration
2010
Hart, V.,Ceska Zemedelska Univ., Prague (Czech Republic). Katedra Pestovani Lesu | Nentvichova-Hartova, M.,Ceska Zemedelska Univ., Prague (Czech Republic). Katedra Ekologie | Tauchman, P.,Ceska Zemedelska Univ., Prague (Czech Republic). Katedra Pestovani Lesu
Douglas fir natural regeneration under parent stand after weed suppression was investigated in the area of the Training Forest Enterprise in Kostelec nad Cernymi lesy, Czech Republic. The study evaluates two measurements made in a two-year interval. The parent stand, where Douglas fir grows in mixture with our domestic tree species, is one of the oldest and most productive stands at the Training Forest Enterprise in Kostelec nad Cernymi lesy. Herbicides for the control of weeds were applied onto three permanent experimental plots under the parent stand. Measurements done on the plots show a high potential of natural regeneration in areas where the negative impact of forest weeds was suppressed. This conclusion is acknowledged by the high seedling number found on research plots treated with herbicides. The number of Douglas fir seedlings varied from 21,600 per hectare counted on the plot treated with Dominator to 26,650 seedlings on the plot with Velpar treatment even six years after the soil preparation. The seedling number on the plot without any chemical preparation was significantly lower, only 950 individuals per hectare (X2 = 926.84, df = 3, P less than 0.01).
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