By early April 2014 the installation of the eight SustAffor f ield trials was successfully completed, in four areas of NE Spain with strongly contrasted ecological conditions.
The aim of SUSTAFFOR is to conceive, produce, develop and on-field validate novel techniques aiming at improving afforestation / reforestation projects from an environmental, technical and economic point of view, as well as to explore the synergies between them.
These novel techniques aim at mitigating the negative effect of drought and competitive vegetation, while minimizing the need for maintenance. They include a new generation
of soil conditioners...
This second newsletter presents the location of the test areas and the split-plot design.