Reforestation potential of six pine species for restoring of degraded zones

Authors

  • Andrés Flores García Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Conservación y Mejoramiento de Ecosistemas Forestales, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias. México
  • Tomás Pineda Ojeda Campo Experimental Valle de México, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias. México
  • Eulogio Flores Ayala Campo Experimental Valle de México, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias. México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v10i55.604

Keywords:

Temperate forest, Conafor, forest plantation, seedling production, support program for sustainable forest development, forest soil

Abstract

Temperate forests in Mexico have been reduced due to land use change for agriculture, illegal logging, forest fires, and pests and disease. However, the reforestation program (RP) is a strategy to increase forest areas and decrease forest land degradation. The aims for this work were: to assess the reforestation potential for restoring degraded areas with Pinus pseudostrobus, P. engelmannii, P. montezumae, P. greggii, P. arizonica y P. durangensis; and to define the efforts of reforestation program for species production. The potential areas for reforestation and the degradation for forest lands were estimated. Also, the abilities of RP for seedlings production of conifers based on the number of nurseries established (N), germplasm production units defined (GPU) and germplasm banks (GB) installed were analyzed. The results showed that target species could reduce 57.52 % total area degraded. The annual areas estimated for restoration were: 15 458.97 ha (P. pseudostrobus), 8 685.33 ha (P. engelmannii), 8 413.30 ha (P. montezumae), 7 618.73 ha (P. greggii), 3 081.18 ha (P. arizonica) and 1 400.10 ha (P. durangensis). For RP, the efforts had a significantly impact, i.e., five states had 50 % out all N (113), and around 30 % GPU (22) and GB (4). This information is essential to plan restoration actions for target species.

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Published

2019-10-08

How to Cite

Flores García, Andrés, Tomás Pineda Ojeda, and Eulogio Flores Ayala. 2019. “Reforestation Potential of Six Pine Species for Restoring of Degraded Zones”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Forestales 10 (55). México, ME. https://doi.org/10.29298/rmcf.v10i55.604.

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 55 (2019)

Section

Research note

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