In Situ Preservation of Genetic Resources of Wild Fruit Trees and the Management of Vegetation in their Habitat

Abstract

For the conservation of genetic resources environmetal characteristics of the habitats of wild fruit trees are analyzed in connection with the growth of these trees and the structure and dynamics of plant communities. Vegetation management systems to conserve genetic resources and to utilize their habitat as open space are considered.
Because wild fruit trees are intolerant of shade they generally usually grow in the seral stages of plant succession except for those on particular sites such as limestone terraces. Therefore for the maintenance of the habitats of wild fruit trees, it is necessary to reorganize the vegetation management applying the system of coppice forests.