BALZARINI MONICA GRACIELA
Artículos
Título:
Pure and mixed plantations of Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.) for high quality timber production in Chile, South America
Autor/es:
LOEWE-MUÑOZ, V.; BALZARINI, M.; ORTEGA GONZÁLEZ, M.
Revista:
Journal of Plant Ecology
Editorial:
Oxford University Press
Referencias:
Año: 2020 vol. 13 p. 12 - 12
Resumen:
ims: Persian walnut (Juglans regia L.), an interesting forest species for the veneering industry, requires adequate management to produce valuable high-quality logs. Since species associations and management level can improve stand productivity, the novelty of this work was to assess Persian walnut performance in different planting mixtures and in pure plantations conditioned to management intensity. Methods: Growth, straightness and survival measurements were taken annually for seven years after planting pure and mixed plantations under two contrasting management scenarios. Diseases were recorded at age seven in all plantations. Under each management intensity, besides the monoculture, three mixtures were tested: a mixture of only main forest species, main forest species plus one arboreal companion species, Black alder (Alnus glutinosa L.), and main species plus the shrub Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia L.) as nurse species. A test of interaction between plantation type and man