The cork oak forest suffers from serious problems of natural regeneration following anthropic action and overgrazing. As a result, we are witnessing continuous aging and disappearance of the oak grove. The object of the investigation is to study the variation of the size of the acorns of Quercus suber collected from different sites according to an altitudinal gradient in Kroumirie (North-West of Tunisia) in order to make the right choice of acorns for a plantation successful and adapted from cork oak.
Intraspecific variability of Quercus suber L. acorn morphology in Northwestern Tunisia
- Category: Cork
- Themes: Improvement of the working conditions and training
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Research
- Scale: National
- Country: Tunisia
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- Keywords: acorn, cork oak, intraspecific variability, morphology, Quercus suber L.
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