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The physiological basis of containerised tree seedling ‘transplant shock’: a review

Dugald C. Close Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry, Private Bag 12, Hobart, 7001, Australia; Schools of Zoology and Plant Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 05, Hobart, 7001, Australia; School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54, Hobart, 7001, Australia; Kings Park and Botanic Garden, West Perth, Perth, 6005, Australia; School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Perth, 6005, Australia
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Christopher L. Beadle Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Production Forestry, Private Bag 12, Hobart, 7001, Australia; CSIRO Forestry and Forest Products, GPO Box 252-12, Hobart, 7001, Australia
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Philip H. Brown School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54, Hobart, 7001, Australia
Pages 112-120 | Received 29 Dec 2004, Published online: 15 Apr 2013
 
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Summary

Tree seedlings are planted on sites of widely differing climatic, edaphic and vegetative characteristics. Seedling transplant shock, defined as seedling mortality or impaired growth soon after planting, has been reported across this spectrum of planting conditions. Thus, transplant shock is used to describe a phenomenon that embraces many distinct physiological responses to stress. This review lists and discusses the potential sources of transplant shock for containerised tree seedlings and suggests options for minimising its detrimental effects for a range of specific causes. Through an understanding of the physiological basis underlying transplant shock under a given set of conditions, it may be possible to eliminate, or at least minimise, the effects of transplant shock on containerised tree seedlings soon after planting.

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