@article{3055,
author = "Bislim RRUSTEMI",
abstract = "The silver fir is a tree growing in western, central and southern Europe. In France, it is found at mountain heights (900 to 2000 m), but in southern Europe only in the mountains. The silver fir is one the largest of European trees, reaching heights of more than 60 m in virgin forests and living for five hundred years. The European silver grows well in shade when young, but requires moist soil and clean air, and is susceptible to severe winter frosts. Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.), an ecologically significant tree species native to many European mountain forests, is currently one of the most economically important conifers in Kosovo. It is one of the tallest trees growing on the mountain regions of the country. A UN-FAO financed project to support the implementation of Forest Policy and Strategy in Kosovo adopted in 2010. According to this project from now to the year 2026, Kosovo must plant about 32,000 ha of forest with native tree species such as: beech (F. silvatica L.), oaks (Quercus sp. L.), spruce (P. abies Karst.), fir (A. alba Mill.), pine (P. nigra {\&} P. sylvestris). Seed requirement for this planting plan in Kosovo is very great. Present capability of seed supply of the mentioned species from seed stands can’t meet the requirement. To overcome this situation it was immediate establishment of seed stands. Stand selection involves the consideration of a complex of factors and represents one of the most critical stages in seed stand establishment. For this a questionnaire was undertaken with relevant institutions like Kosovo Forest Agency, Forestry Institute, private forest owners and municipalities to get the information on possible locations which can be used as seed source collection. In the end 2 stands were selected with an area of 5 ha and necessary data were collected in the field. ",
issn = "23191473",
journal = "IJAIR",
keywords = "Silver Fir;Seed Stands Establishment;Provenance;Tree Improvement;Seed Orchards",
month = "May",
number = "6",
pages = "633-639",
title = "{G}ood {S}ilver {F}ir ({A}bies alba {M}ill.) {R}esources in {K}osovo and their {C}onversion in to {S}eed {S}tands",
volume = "7",
year = "2019",
}