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The condition of forest stands on afforested agricultural land in the Orlické hory Mts

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  • Jan CUKOR
  • Martin BALÁŠ

    (Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Ivo KUPKA

    (Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

  • Marek TUŽINSKÝ

    (Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic)

Abstract

The paper presents an evaluation of the growth of newly established forest stands on former agricultural land and furthermore describes the state of the upper part of the soils in these stands in comparison with neighbouring grassland in the Orlické hory Mountains. The new Norway spruce stands show an extremely high growth potential, usually significantly higher in comparison with areas forested for more generations/rotations. The formation of the surface humus layer also showed fast progress, the amount of dry mass of soil organic matter reaching values almost typical of permanently forested sites. The soils of newly afforested lands tend to resemble the status of forest soil - there was observed a process of acidification and nutrient depletion, probably connected with accumulation of the tree biomass.

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  • Jan CUKOR & Martin BALÁŠ & Ivo KUPKA & Marek TUŽINSKÝ, 2017. "The condition of forest stands on afforested agricultural land in the Orlické hory Mts," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 63(1), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:63:y:2017:i:1:id:27-2016-jfs
    DOI: 10.17221/27/2016-JFS
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    1. Martin Baláš & Josef Gallo & Marcin Czacharowski & Michal Pástor & Jaroslav Jankovič & Igor Štefančík & Ivan Kuneš & Hubert Hasenauer, 2024. "Administrative system of afforestation in the Czech Republic: A long journey to a new forest," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 70(2), pages 41-63.
    2. Igor Štefančík, 2019. "The growth of the beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) stand on former agricultural land and its comparison with the naturally regenerated beech stand under comparable conditions," Journal of Forest Science, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 65(10), pages 381-390.

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