Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Marcin Zarek Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Forest Ecosystem Protection, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland Author-Name: Marta Kempf Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Ecology and Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Poland Title: Distribution of genetic variability in mature and progeny populations of Abies alba Mill. from the Polish Western and Eastern Carpathians Abstract: This study aimed to compare patterns in the genetic structure of 27 mature stands and the natural regeneration of A. alba in the Eastern and Western Carpathians within the introgression zone of two refugial lineages from the Apennine and Balkan peninsulas. The distribution of the genetic diversity of fir stands was analysed using paternally inherited chloroplast DNA and five nuclear dominant inter simple sequence repeat markers (ISSRs). The study showed that the Balkan haplotype prevailed in both parental and progeny populations, and this haplotype was found in many mature Eastern Carpathian stands. Relatively high levels of genetic diversity were found in the mature stands (effective number of alleles Ne = 1.517, Shannon index I = 0.436, expected heterozygosity He = 0.295) and progeny (Ne = 1.515, I = 0.436 and He = 0.294) of silver fir. The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed slight differences among the mature fir stands from the Western and Eastern Carpathians, with a value of 1.1%. According to principal coordinates analysis (PCoA) and STRUCTURE analyses, the populations, including stands of mature and progeny trees, were genetically separated into two groups. Slight genetic differences between the mature and progeny populations in the Polish Carpathians indicate sound gene pool transmission, which is essential for creating new selection and breeding programmes. Keywords: chloroplast DNA, genetic diversity, genetic lineages, silver fir, simple sequence repeat markers (ISSR) Journal: Journal of Forest Science Pages: 144-157 Volume: 69 Issue: 4 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/11/2023-JFS File-URL: http://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/11/2023-JFS.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/jfs-202304-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:69:y:2023:i:4:id:11-2023-JFS Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Jussi Manner Author-Workplace-Name: Skogforsk, Uppsala, Sweden Author-Name: Tobias Karlsen Author-Workplace-Name: Sveaskog, Örebro, Sweden Author-Name: Back Tomas Ersson Author-Workplace-Name: School of Forest Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden Title: A pilot study of Continuous Cover Forestry in boreal forests: Decreasing the harvest intensity during selection cutting increases piece size, which in turn increases harvester productivity Abstract: While even-aged forestry is the dominating forest management system in Sweden, there is an increasing interest in Continuous Cover Forestry. Consequently, the conversion of even-aged stands into uneven-aged ones using e.g. selection cutting can be expected to become more common in Sweden. However, there are no up-to-date studies available on harvester productivity during selection cutting under Nordic conditions. Studying harvest intensity during selection cutting is of interest because lighter harvest intensities lead to higher volume growth and better-preserved forest ambience than heavier intensities. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of harvest intensity on harvester productivity during selection cutting. The field study entailed harvesting either 14%, 28% or 48% of a mature stand's basal area. Harvester productivity was mainly explained by piece size (stem volume), while other factors, including harvest intensity, had only minor effects. This reality means that during selection cutting (thinning from above), piece size increases with decreasing harvest intensity, which in turn increases harvester productivity. Moreover, we observed a mild tendency that operators could select the stems' felling directions and order more freely when fewer trees are harvested. This amelioration increases productivity additionally during lighter harvesting intensities. Keywords: automatic time study, cut-to-length logging, multiple-use forestry, partial cutting, single-tree selection, thinning from above Journal: Journal of Forest Science Pages: 172-177 Volume: 69 Issue: 4 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/22/2023-JFS File-URL: http://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/22/2023-JFS.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/jfs-202304-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:69:y:2023:i:4:id:22-2023-JFS Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Tesfanesh Ababu Author-Workplace-Name: Central Ethiopia Center, Ethiopian Forestry Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Author-Name: Gezahegne Siyoum Author-Workplace-Name: Hawassa Center, Ethiopia Forestry Development, Hawassa, Ethiopia Author-Name: Deginet Berhanu Author-Workplace-Name: Hawassa Center, Ethiopia Forestry Development, Hawassa, Ethiopia Author-Name: Gemedo Furo Author-Workplace-Name: Hawassa Center, Ethiopia Forestry Development, Hawassa, Ethiopia Title: Evaluation of women's participation and empowerment in community land rehabilitation programs: Lesson drawn from Wera District, Southern Ethiopia Abstract: Local people's socio-economic and natural resources, especially forest resources, have been affected by land degradation in Ethiopia in the past years. To combat this problem, rehabilitation of community-based degraded land has been performed since 1979. Rehabilitation of degraded land (RDL) is important for forest management strategy regarding the regeneration of degraded forests and related resources through women's empowerment. Because empowered women are key users and managers of resources from rehabilitated land such as forest resources, which leads to sustainable utilization of forest products. The aim of the study was to evaluate women's participation and empowerment in decision-making regarding the rehabilitation intervention. A total of 120 women households (60 user and 60 non-user women) were selected using a stratified random sampling method. Data were collected using a household survey, focus group discussion and key informant interviews. The results revealed that there is a significant difference between user and non-user women in fetching water and fuelwood collection time. Furthermore, RDL contributes to improving user women's economic status and social relationships such as livelihood opportunity, social network, build-up of trust and changes in social assets. The result also indicated that women able to participate in forest-related meetings, land use management, use and control of assets, decision-making, and in soil and water conservation measures. Further, user women had greater awareness compared to non-users due to participation in different meetings and other decision-making activities. The findings suggest that consideration of women's participation in decision-making regarding the community land rehabilitation program is important to empower women equally with men. Keywords: decision-making, impact, natural resource governance, land degradation, resource access Journal: Journal of Forest Science Pages: 158-171 Volume: 69 Issue: 4 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/165/2022-JFS File-URL: http://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/165/2022-JFS.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/jfs-202304-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:69:y:2023:i:4:id:165-2022-JFS Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ranjna Kaundal Author-Workplace-Name: Forest Pathology Section, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Autonomous Council under Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Author-Name: Vipin Parkash Author-Workplace-Name: Forest Pathology Section, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Autonomous Council under Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Author-Name: Supriti Paul Author-Workplace-Name: Forest Pathology Section, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Autonomous Council under Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Author-Name: Meghna Thapa Author-Workplace-Name: Forest Pathology Section, Forest Protection Division, Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Autonomous Council under Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India Title: Synergism of plant microbe interactions for remediation of potentially toxic elements Abstract: Industrialization and urbanization are important for economic development which makes the human life easy by providing different job opportunities, increasing the production level of cheaper goods and standard of living. Despite its many positive effects, industrialization has had a negative impact on the natural ecosystem through environmental pollution. It is responsible for a greater input of potentially toxic and non-toxic substances into essential environmental components such as air, soil and water. Continuous industrialization has resulted in significant environmental problems due to the release of pollutants and extremely difficult treatment of contaminated areas. This review focuses on the recent literature dealing with the role of Plant Growth Promoting Microbes (PGPMs), i.e. bacteria and Arbuscular mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) in the remediation of polluted sites. Keywords: detoxification, hyperaccumulator plants, plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, mycorrhiza, risk elements, synergistic interactions Journal: Journal of Forest Science Pages: 127-143 Volume: 69 Issue: 4 Year: 2023 DOI: 10.17221/1/2023-JFS File-URL: http://jfs.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/1/2023-JFS.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/jfs-202304-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnljfs:v:69:y:2023:i:4:id:1-2023-JFS