silviculture
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Silviculture is the practice of controlling the growth, composition/structure, as well as quality of forests to meet values and needs, specifically timber production. The name comes from the Latin ('forest') and ('growing'). The study of forests and woods is termed silvology. Silviculture also focuses on making sure that the treatment(s) of forest stands are used to conserve and improve their productivity. The professional is known as silviculturist.
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- Silvicultural systems
- Regeneration
- Seedbed requirements
- Season of planting
- Artificial regeneration
- Seeds
- Dewinging, extraction
- Seed viability
- Germinative testing
- Seed dormancy
- Cold stratification
- Seed ripeness
- Forest tree nurseries
- Forest tree plantations
- Plantation establishment criteria
- Competition
- Competition indices
- Tending
- Planting
- Enrichment planting
- Release treatments
- Spacing
- Thinning
- Precommercial thinning
- Pruning
- Stand Conversion
- Growth and yield
- Harvesting and regeneration
- Clearcutting
- Coppicing
- Direct seeding
- Group selection
- {{Lang|fr|Méthode du contrôle}}
- Patch cut
- Row and broadcast seeding
- Seed-tree
- Selection systems
- Shelter spot seeding
- Shelterwood
- Single-tree selection
- Spot seeding
- Strip cutting
- Underplanting
- Variable retention
- Mortality
- Advance growth
- Advance growth management
- Site preparation
- Burning
- Ameliorative intervention
- Access
- Mechanical
- Mounding
- Orientation of linear site preparation, e.g., disk-trenching
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Silviculture is the practice of controlling the growth, composition/structure, as well as quality of forests to meet values and needs, specifically timber production. The name comes from the Latin ('forest') and ('growing'). The study of forests and woods is termed silvology. Silviculture also focuses on making sure that the treatment(s) of forest stands are used to conserve and improve their productivity. The professional is known as silviculturist.
Generally, silviculture is the commercial business of growing and cultivating forest crops based on a knowledge of silvics, the study of the life history and general characteristics of forest trees and stands, with reference to local/regional factors. The focus of silviculture is the control, establishment and management of forest stands. The distinction between forestry and silviculture is that silviculture is applied at the stand-level, while forestry is a broader concept. Adaptive management is common in silviculture, while forestry can include natural/conserved land without stand-level management and treatments being applied.