| Lecture content: 1. Significance of establishing forests and plantations; 2. Overview of activities in our country and in the world; 3. Selection of species for afforestation; 4. Preparation and treatment of the terrain; 5. Preparation of the place for planting; 6. Properties of planting material (type, age, quality, transplanting stress); 7. Density and method of planting; 8. Nurturing and maintenance of newly established plantations; 9. Measures of care and thinning in function of the stability of established forests and plantations; 10. Basics of plantation forestry; 11. Selection of suitable habitats and clones for the establishment of plantations; 12. Planting material in plantation forestry; 13. Overview of the most important species in the establishment of forests and plantations. Content of the exercises: 1. Basics for the preparation of studies when building new forests; 2. Introduction and objectives; 3. Defining habitat conditions; 4. Habitat preparation for afforestation; 5. Selection of species for afforestation; 5. Planting; 6. Works after the establishment of culture; 7. Calendar of works and calculation of costs; 8. Concluding considerations. Field teaching is mandatory for one day. |
