J. For. Sci., 2022, 68(4):156-162 | DOI: 10.17221/155/2021-JFS

Evaluation of selected growth parameters of Paulownia cotevisa plantation in the Danubian LowlandShort Communication

Michal Pástor1,2, Jaroslav Jankovič1, Martin Belko ORCID...*,1, Juraj Modranský2
1 Forest Research Institute, National Forest Centre, Zvolen, Slovakia
2 Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Technical University in Zvolen, Zvolen, Slovakia

The main objective of this study was to assess the growth of the established Paulownia cotevisa plantation during an extended time period and compare it with values reviewed in the literature. Seven years after planting, mean diameter at breast height and height of the aboveground part of P. cotevisa 2® (P. cotevisa) plantation were similar to values reported in the literature and they reached 21.5 cm and 11.2 m, respectively. Besides the crown damage caused by wind, development of the P. cotevisa plantation established in the Danubian Lowland was not affected by any other harmful environmental factor or biological pest. The results suggest that P. cotevisa could be used to a larger extent in diversification of biomass production on abandoned arable lands of the Danubian Lowland.

Keywords: agroforestry systems, arable lands; biomass production; fast-growing tree species

Published: April 25, 2022  Show citation

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Pástor M, Jankovič J, Belko M, Modranský J. Evaluation of selected growth parameters of Paulownia cotevisa plantation in the Danubian Lowland. J. For. Sci. 2022;68(4):156-162. doi: 10.17221/155/2021-JFS.
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