Sobreiro e transformação da paisagem
Aptidão das espécies arbóreas e Modelos deSilvicultura – Pampilhosa da Serra
A aptidão das espécies arbóreas - Leiria
Cork oaks usually become productive after 20 years of age. To shorten this period, fertirrigation has been tested to enhance tree vitality and growth, thus anticipating cork stripping. This study aims to determine the economic and financial indicators of this afforestation technique compared to rainfed indicators. Simulations were conducted based on information gathered from fertirrigated and rainfed stands, as...
This study investigates the effect of the spatial distribution of soil water and nutrients on cork oak (Quercus suber) architecture. Fertirrigation is being tested in cork oak plantations to accelerate tree growth up to the production stage. To assess the impact of wet bulb location on tree development, six trees (three subjected to subsurface drip irrigation and three controls) were fully excavated at a sandy ...
Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) mortality events have spurred scientific research into new afforestation techniques, particularly the use of fertigation to accelerate tree growth and hasten the onset of the productive phase when cork stripping becomes feasible. This study examines the effects of fertigation on the development of root and aerial systems, with the objective of determining if fertigation can eventuall...
We analyzed the dynamics of floristic diversity and soil characteristics in a 10-year-old fertirrigated cork oak (Quercus suber) stand, a species of high ecological, social, and economic importance in the Mediterranean region. Given the decline of cork oak in recent decades, long-term research on newly established stands using fertirrigation was initiated to accelerate tree growth until productive maturity. The...
Cork oak (Quercus suber L.) grows in the Mediterranean basis including Portugal and is the main species producing cork which is used prevailingly in stopper industry. In our paper, cork from Quercus suber L. over three consecu-tive harvests from a traditional rainfed plot, between 1999 and 2017, and cork from an irrigated plot, harvested in 2017, were studied. We applied two X–ray image analysis technologies – ...
Cork is the most valuable non-wood product of the cork oak (Quercus suber L.). However, the cork oak sector may be at risk due to climatic and economic pressures on cork oak forests, affecting both the quantity and technological quality of products. At some sites, irrigation may present a solution for stimulating cork growth and thereby increasing production. This study presents an initial approach to character...