<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Existing knowledge of the Ukrainian foresters related to the historical changes and current state of silver fir forests, as well as on the various methods of restoration of such forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians were discussed. Forest cover of fir stands in this region has been diminishing in the last two centuries. Only in the period from 1947 to 1956, the area of fir stands in Ukrainian Carpathians decreased by 38.8%. Currently, the restoration of fir stands in these areas are crucial for Ukrainian forestry. Therefore, the natural as well as artificial regeneration using seeds obtained from seed orchards are currently used. Thus, improving the forest stands’ conditions mostly composed of single-spruce plantations need to be improved through changing the species compositions. However, the restoration of fir stands is time and labour-intensive, and require a long-term strategy.</p></abstract>

Existing knowledge of the Ukrainian foresters related to the historical changes and current state of silver fir forests, as well as on the various methods of restoration of such forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians were discussed. Forest cover of fir stands in this region has been diminishing in the last two centuries. Only in the period from 1947 to 1956, the area of fir stands in Ukrainian Carpathians decreased by 38.8%. Currently, the restoration of fir stands in these areas are crucial for Ukrainian forestry. Therefore, the natural as well as artificial regeneration using seeds obtained from seed orchards are currently used. Thus, improving the forest stands’ conditions mostly composed of single-spruce plantations need to be improved through changing the species compositions. However, the restoration of fir stands is time and labour-intensive, and require a long-term strategy.

Reproduction of silver fir (<italic>Abies alba</italic> Mill) forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Forest Research Institute, Department of Silviculture and Genetics of Forest Trees

Folia Forestalia Polonica

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Reproduction of silver fir ( Mill) forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Existing knowledge of the Ukrainian foresters related to the historical changes and current state of silver fir forests, as well as on the various methods of...

Reproduction of silver fir (Abies alba Mill) forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Published Online: Jul 25, 2019

Page range: 156 - 158

Received: May 30, 2019

Accepted: Jun 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2019-0015

Keywords
silver fir, Ukrainian Carpathians, seed production, clonal seed orchards

© 2019 Vasyl Mohytych et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Reproduction of silver fir (Abies alba Mill) forests in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Published Online: Jul 25, 2019

Page range: 156 - 158

Received: May 30, 2019

Accepted: Jun 14, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2019-0015

Keywordssilver fir, Ukrainian Carpathians, seed production, clonal seed orchards

© 2019 Vasyl Mohytych et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
silver fir, Ukrainian Carpathians, seed production, clonal seed orchards