Possibility of using organic fertilization to grow pine plantations on former agricultural lands

Autorzy

• Miłosz Tkaczyk Forest Research Institute, Department of Forest Protection, Braci Leśnej 3, Sękocin Stary, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
  e-mail: M.Tkaczyk@ibles.waw.pl
• Paweł Gul Białystok University of Technology, Faculty of Forestry in Hajnówka, Piłsudskiego 8, 17-200 Hajnówka, Poland
• Ireneusz Olejarski Forest Research Institute, Department of Forest Ecology, Sękocin Stary, ul. Braci Leśnej 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
• Tomasz Oszako Forest Research Institute, Department of Forest Protection, Sękocin Stary, Braci Leśnej 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
  Technical University in Białystok, Forest Faculty, Piłsudskiego 8, 17-200 Hajnówka, Poland

Abstract

In accordance with the National Program for Increasing Forest Cover it is planned to augment Poland’s forest cover to 30% by 2020. This task involves afforestation of agricultural lands by pioneer species that have low habitat requirements, such as the silver birch or the Scots pine. Application of sawdust, clear cutting residues, compost bark and compost beneath tree roots contributed to better development of the assimilation apparatus. The use of mineral fertilizer stimulated tree growth as well as improved physical and chemical properties of soil.

Keywords

• organic remnants
• transformation of soil
• post-agricultural land
• Pinus sylvestris