{"id":4335,"date":"2020-07-09T12:02:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/?p=4335"},"modified":"2020-07-09T12:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T10:02:44","slug":"long-term-effect-of-fertilization-on-stone-pine-growth-and-cone-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/2020\/07\/09\/long-term-effect-of-fertilization-on-stone-pine-growth-and-cone-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-term effect of fertilization on stone pine growth and cone production"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/d1bxh8uas1mnw7.cloudfront.net\/assets\/embed.js'><\/script><p align=\"justify\"><strong>Key message<\/strong><br \/>\nFertilization is a feasible management technique for <em>Pinus pinea<\/em> L. cropping, with increased cone production up to 9 years after the application and superior trunk diameter growth every year. Fertilization effects on cone size-weight indicate the value of re-fertilizing.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Context<\/strong> Stone pine (<em>Pinus pinea<\/em>) is a species of economic interest for its highly in demand pine nuts. Despite the high value of pine nuts, cones are harvested mostly from non-managed forests. Consequently, advances in cropping techniques, such as fertilization, are needed.<br \/>\n<strong>Aims<\/strong> To monitor the effect of fertilization on growth and cone production during 10 years after fertilization, adjusted to soil characteristics, on a 16-year-old stone pine orchard.<br \/>\n<strong>Methods<\/strong> A fertilization trial including fertilized and non-fertilized plots was established. Diameter (trunk and crown) and height were repeatedly measured in each tree for 10 years. Cones were annually harvested from each tree and counted.<br \/>\n<strong>Results<\/strong> Stone pine cone production increased significantly from the third to the ninth year of treatment, with a peak increase of 3.3 times.<br \/>\n<strong>Conclusion<\/strong> Fertilization was a useful silvicultural practice to increase stone pine cone production. Periodical fertilization is recommended.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keywords<\/strong><br \/>\nStone pine, Fertilization, Cone production<\/p>\n<div class='altmetric-embed' data-badge-type='donut' data-doi='10.1007\/s13595-020-00978-6'  style='float: right; ' ><\/div>\n<p><strong>Publication<\/strong><br \/>\nLoewe-Mu\u00f1oz, V., Delard, C., Del R\u00edo, R. et al. Long-term effect of fertilization on stone pine growth and cone production. Annals of Forest Science 77, 69 (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13595-020-00978-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13595-020-00978-6<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>For the read-only version of the full text:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/b5vkE\">https:\/\/rdcu.be\/b5vkE<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Data availability<\/strong><br \/>\nThe datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are not publicly available due to institutional guidelines, but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Handling Editor<\/strong><br \/>\nBarry A. Gardiner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key message Fertilization is a feasible management technique for Pinus pinea L. cropping, with increased cone production up to 9 years after the application and superior trunk diameter growth every year. Fertilization effects on cone size-weight indicate the value of re-fertilizing. Abstract Context Stone pine (Pinus pinea) is a species of economic interest for its [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":109,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article-type","category-research-paper","cat-14-id","cat-15-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/109"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ist.blogs.inrae.fr\/afs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}