J. For. Sci., 2023, 69(1):1-10 | DOI: 10.17221/115/2022-JFS

Provenance affects the growth and mortality of teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) plantations cultivated in central NicaraguaOriginal Paper

Jakub Černý ORCID...1,2, Peter Haninec3, Kateřina Novosadová ORCID...2, Zdeněk Patočka ORCID...4, Pavel Haninec3, Petr Maděra ORCID...3
1 Department of Silviculture, Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Opočno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
3 Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
4 Department of Forest Management and Applied Geoinformatics, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Teak has been planted extensively by smallholders in Central America within reforestation programmes and has become one of the most valuable timbers. The five-year growth and mortality of teak cultivated in a plantation in central Nicaragua, representing sites at the low limit of teak ecological valence, were evaluated. From 2006 to 2010, 72 pure teak stands were established, with 48.93 ha in total. For afforestation, planting stock from five provenances was used and planted at 1 m × 1 m spacing to stimulate the height growth and reduce broad crowns formed by self-pruning. In the pure teak stands, 144 permanent sample plots of 0.01 ha in size were established in 2011. From 2011 until 2015, the tree height and stem girth of all individuals in the studied sample plots were measured, and mortality based on the stand density was assessed. Significant differences between the provenances were observed. The highest growth was noted in the Local provenance originated from the studied area, whereas the Semilla provenance from Costa Rica, characterised by the lowest growth ability, was characterized by lower radial increment and mean tree height with high mortality.

Keywords: agroforestry system; farmland; radial increment; stand density; stem girth; tree height

Received: August 25, 2022; Accepted: December 9, 2022; Prepublished online: January 11, 2023; Published: January 25, 2023  Show citation

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Černý J, Haninec P, Novosadová K, Patočka Z, Haninec P, Maděra P. Provenance affects the growth and mortality of teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) plantations cultivated in central Nicaragua. J. For. Sci. 2023;69(1):1-10. doi: 10.17221/115/2022-JFS.
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