Using willow microcuttings for ecological restoration: An alternative method for establishing dense plantations

• Published in: Ecological engineering Vol. 151; p. 105859
• Main Authors: Desrochers, Valérie, Frenette-Dussault, Cédric, Guidi Nissim, Werther, Brisson, Jacques, Labrecque, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.05.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Acer rubrum; Betula populifolia; Biotic resistance; Coastal inlets; Composting; Composts; ecological restoration; economic costs; Economic impact; Economics; Encroachment; Environmental restoration; Fish; Growth rate; Height; herbaceous plants; Microcuttings; Monoculture; Monoculture (aquaculture); North America; Plant cover; Plant species; plantations; Polyculture; Polyculture (aquaculture); Power line rights-of- way; Restoration; Salix miyabeana; Salix purpurea; Seedlings; Shoots; shrubs; Soil; Soil amendment; soil amendments; Soils; Stems; Substrates; trees; Undesirable tree species; Vegetation cover; Willow; North America; Restoration; Microcuttings; Biotic resistance; Willow; Undesirable tree species; Power line rights-of- way

This experimental study presents an innovative method for establishing a willow (Salix spp.) shrub vegetation cover on disturbed sites in North America. Willow microcuttings of Salix miyabeana ‘SX61’, S. eriocephala ‘S25’ and S. purpurea ‘Fish Creek’ were selected to test the potential of shortened...