Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1 Development of Forest Seed and Seedling Science and Technique System
1.1 Development and Evolution of Forest Seed and Seedling Science
1.2 Characteristics of Forest Seed and Seedling Cultivation
1.3 Theoretical Basis and Technical System of Directional Seedling Cultivation
1.4 Overview of Seedling Industry Development in China

Chapter 2 Establishment of Forest Nurseries
2.1 Site Selection of Forest Nursery
2.2 Planning and Design of Forest Nursery

Chapter 3 Tree Germplasm Resources and Breeding of New Varieties
3.1 Significance of Tree Germplasm Resources
3.2 Characteristics of Tree Germplasm Resources
3.3 Collection and Conservation of Tree Germplasm Resources
3.4 Breeding and Protection of New Tree Varieties

Chapter 4 Production of Improved Propagation Material of Forest Trees
4.1 Provenance Selection and Seed Regionalization
4.2 Production Base of Improved Tree Species
4.3 Tree Fruiting Law, Seed Collection, and Processing
4.4 Collection and Processing of Asexual Propagation Materials

Chapter 5 Propagative Materials Storage and Seed Quality Evaluation for Tree Species
5.1 Seed Storage Physiology and Storage Method
5.2 Storage Physiology and Storage Method of Vegetative Propagules
5.3 Quality Evaluation of Tree Seeds

Chapter 6 Seedling Growth and Physiology
6.1 Seedling Types, Characteristics, and Seedling Age
6.2 Seedling Growth Rhythm
6.3 Factors Affecting Seedling Growth

Chapter 7 Nursery Soil Management and Seedling Protection
7.1 Soil Fertility Management
7.2 Water Management
7.3 Symbiotic Fungi Inoculation and Management
7.4 Weed Management
7.5 Pest and Disease Control

Chapter 8 Bare-rooted Seedling Cultivation
8.1 Seed and Seedbed Preparation
8.2 Seedling-raising Pattern and Seedbed Preparation
8.3 Sowing Season and Sowing Quantity
8.4 Sowing Method
8.5 Nursery Soil and Seedling Management

Chapter 9 Container Seedling Cultivation
9.1 Characteristics of Container Seedling Production
9.2 Seedling Containers
9.3 Seedling Matrix
9.4 Sowing and Seedling Management
9.5 Greenhouse and Environment Control

Chapter 10 Vegetative Propagation
10.1 Cutting
10.2 Grafting
10.3 Tissue Culture

Chapter 11 Cultivation of Transplants and Large-size Seedlings
11.1 Bare-Root Transplantation
11.2 Transplantation and Cultivation with Soil Boll
11.3 Large-size Container Seedling Cultivation

Chapter 12 Seedling Pruning
12.1 Biological Basis of Pruning Seedlings
12.2 Principles of Pruning
12.3 Method of Pruning Seedlings

Chapter 13 Seedling Quality Evaluation and Seedling Lifting
13.1 Seedling Quality Assessment
13.2 Seedling Investigation Method
13.3 Seedling Lifting, Packing, and Transporting

Chapter 14 Nursery Management
14.1 Nursery Positioning and Target Management
14.2 Human Resource Management of Nursery
14.3 Production Management of Nursery
14.4 Marketing Management
14.5 Nursery Files Management

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