BALZARINI MONICA GRACIELA
Artículos
Título:
Mixed Pyrus pyraster and Sorbus torminalis plantations including companion species enhance high-quality timber production
Autor/es:
LOEWE-MUÑOZ, V.; DEL RÍO, R.; DELARD, C.; BALZARINI, M.
Revista:
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
Editorial:
SPRINGER
Referencias:
Año: 2020 vol. 139 p. 655 - 655
ISSN:
1612-4669
Resumen:
ild pear (Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsd.) (P) and wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis (L.) Crantz) (S) are sporadic European tree species that are valued for their high-quality timber production. Although mixed plantations including companion species enhance timber quality of several trees, the performance of the association of P and S is not well known. The objective of this study was to assess growth and survival of P and S in pure plantations and in plantations mixed with other companion tree or shrub species in a non-native habitat. To answer the question of whether growth of these species is enhanced by mixtures, specific combinations of the main and companion species were established in central Chile and monitored for a 12-year period after planting. Besides each main species monoculture, five mixtures were tested: Mix1: P+S; Mix2: P+S+ the N-fixing tree Italian alder (Alnus cordata (Loisel.) Duby); and three associations of P and S including shrubs (Mix3: P+S+ Corylus avellana L.