Professional paper
Expert Supervision and Overview of Production of Forest Planting Material in the Republic of Croatia During 2021
Martina Đodan
orcid.org/0000-0001-9871-1975
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Sanja Perić
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Abstract
In recent years, climate change, natural disasters and biotic threats have had a significant impact on our forests, and their intensity is expected to increase in near future. Artificial forest regeneration (indirect conversion) is being carried out more than ever before, and for its successful implementation there is a growing need for quality forest planting material of the appropriate type, provenance and age. In order to achieve the aforementioned features of forest planting material, Croatian Forest Research Institute is the official body that conducts expert supervision of the whole production process. This includes control of the production, placing of material on the market and regulating the quality of planting material in the territory of the Republic of Croatia. This paper will describe the procedure of expert supervision as well as the overview of production in 2021. During the expert supervision in 2021., we recorded a total production of 14,603,756 seedlings of forest planting material, which includes different types of forest trees, age and cultivation methods of broadleaf and conifer tree species. Croatian Forest Research Institute has been conducting expert supervision continuously for 30 years (1992. – 2022.). During that period of time, the number and area of nurseries as well as the amount of forest planting material varies significantly, with a clear negative trend. Analysis of production shows that changes in the assortment in nurseries do not follow recent international legislation or scientific and professional findings.
These problems are manifested in the lack of adaptation of forests to climate changes and other threats and the lack of suitable forest reproductive material of more resistant tree species. There is also a lack of private nurseries in Croatia and an insufficient amount of forest seedlings and cuttings that can cover the needs of private forest owners or the needs of biological revitalization. The potential of exporting forest planting material is unused, for which the market is expected to open in the near future (creating more resistant seedlings, branding seedlings, exchanging seedlings due to climate change). After conducting analysis, we can conclude that in the Republic of Croatia there is an opportunity and untapped potential for further expansion and optimization of the production of forest planting material, and scientific and professional trends point to the increasing need for high-quality and appropriate planting material.
Keywords
forest planting material; expert supervision of nurseries; nursery production; nursery assortment; climate change
Hrčak ID:
306997
URI
Publication date:
15.12.2022.
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