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Units
 

IV. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION BY RESTORATION UNITS

IV.6. PLANTING & SEEDING:  Date(s):1870-1914 

1. Species used Planted Seeded 2. Provenance  3. Area of application 
(% of total)
4. Type of distribution
a) in the whole area b) in certain habitats c) Describe:
Pinus nigra ssp. nigra  YES - Austria    - YES Marl, Badlands 
Ononis fruticosa  - YES     - YES Marl, Badlands 
Hippophae rhamnoides  - YES     - YES Marl, Badlands 
Achnatherum calamagrostis  - YES     - YES Marl, Badlands 
Abies nordmaniana  - -     - -  

5. Criteria for species selection (Rating from 1 to 10)
Ecological criteria
Disturbance regime  
Degree of land degradation
Species autoecology
Potential vegetation  
Others:    

Management criteria
Production
Traditional use  
Multifunctional use  
Conservation  
Others:    

Technical criteria
Nursery limitations
Seed availability
Others:    

6. Describe application:
a) Type:
- Planting
- Seeding
- Both
Description  
b) Equipment: Manual 
c) weather conditions on proximate days?
YES Unknown
- Favourable
- Unfavourable
Description  
d) Limitations / difficulties encountered (dry soils, seed/seedling predation,...):
Erosion, soil depth, slope, drought 

7. Description of seedling / seeding mix
a) Species  Seedlings (if applicable) Seeding mix (if applicable)
b) Age of seedling c) Nursery container d) Density (nÂș/ha) e) Dosage (kg/ha) f) Seed pre-treatment
Type Volume (cm3)
Pinus nigra ssp. nigra  < 4 years  Bare roots (RTM)    up to 10 000     
Ononis fruticosa             
Hippophae rhamnoides             
Achnatherum calamagrostis             

REACTION: This research is supported by the "Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development" programme, under contract EVK2-2002-80025