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Silviculture can be considered as the science of studying the establishment, composition, constitution, and growth of forests. Different silvicultural systems are applied dependent on the typology of forests, wood species, forest products, climate and soil, etc. Different aspects of silviculture are currently subject of R&D programs.

• Seeds dewing, separation, germination and dormancy
• Forest trees nurseries techniques to increase productivity and decrease mortality
• Silvicultural practices (clearcuts, short and very short rotation coppicing, patch cut, shelterwood, etc)
• Plantation site preparation
• Forest trees plantations techniques
• Plantations tendings
• Forest thinnings
• Advance growth management
• Forest harvesting (including mechanisation)
• Natural or artificial regeneration
• Conversion between agricultural and forestry lands
• Adaptive forest management approaches under climatic changes context
• Field validation and access to long-term experiments.