Chapter 9 - Silvicultural Standards
- 9.1 Species Selection
- 9.2 Soil Analysis
- 9.3 Provenance Selection
- 9.3.1 Accepted Seed Origins/Provenances
- 9.4 EU Forest Reproductive Material Regulations
- 9.5 EU Plant Health Regulations
- 9.5.1 Plants originating in Ireland and other EU Countries
- 9.5.2 Plants originating in non-EU countries
- 9.6 Conifer Mixtures
- 9.7 Drainage
- 9.7.1 General Drainage Objectives
- 9.7.2 'Flat' difficult to drain areas
- 9.7.3 Drainage and Cultivation Plan
- 9.7.4 Drain types
- 9.7.5 Sediment Control and Management
- 9.8 Woody Vegetation Clearing and Burning
- 9.9 Ground Cultivation
- 9.9.1 Cultivation Methods
- 9.9.2 Mounding
- 9.9.3 Ripping
- 9.9.4 Moling
- 9.9.5 Double Mould Board (D.M.B.) Ploughing
- 9.9.6 Scarifying
- 9.9.7 Agricultural Ploughing (double furrow)
- 9.9.8 Planting Machines
- 9.10 Stocking and Spacing
- 9.11 Plant Quality
- 9.12 Plant Handling
- 9.12.1 General Plant Handling Issues
- 9.12.2 Using Co-extruded plastic bags
- 9.13 Lifting and Planting Dates
- 9.13.1 Cold Store Plants
- 9.14 Fertiliser Application
- 9.14.1 General
- 9.14.2 Phosphate
- 9.14.3 Potassium
- 9.14.4 Broadleaves
- 9.14.5 Sites 'in check'
- 9.14.6 Prevention of sedimentation of aquatic zones
- 9.14.7 Storage of Fertiliser
- 9.14.8 Aerial Fertilisation
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- 9.15 Fencing
- 9.15.1 General
- 9.15.2 Fencing wire and netting
- 9.16 Fire
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- 9.17 Weed Control
- 9.18 Standards at Year 4
- 9.18.1 General
- 9.18.2 Stocking levels
- 9.18.3 Fertility
- 9.18.4 Fences, Roads, Firebreaks, Drains, Sediment traps, etc.
- 9.18.5 Formative shaping
- 9.18.6 Pests and Diseases
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