Department of Silviculture and Genetics of Forest Trees
- Assessment of seed quality of forest trees and shrubs.
- Expertise and consulting in the field of:
- the use of herbicides in forestry (nursery, forestry, stands and the environment),
- the use of biological methods of protection against weeds in nurseries and forest crops,
- establishing forest crops, afforestation of post-agricultural land, wastelands and degraded forest and non-forest areas (selection of species composition, planting spacing, mixing forms),
- methods of nurturing trees in stands and afforestation (also in urban areas) in terms of their breeding condition and vitality.
- Moreover:
- organization and assistance in training for forestry staff in the field of broadly understood forest cultivation, with particular emphasis on the natural regeneration of stands, tree stand care,
- cultivation of protective stands, selection of appropriate methods of tree stand reconstruction and breeding management of stands that are dying out and damaged by wind and snow,
- organization of training courses for private forest owners in the scope described above,
- conducting educational classes for children, youth and teachers in the field of forest management.
