Forest litter amendment during nursery stage influence field performance and ectomycorrhizal community of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings outplanted on four different sites

Our results indicated that nursery soil amended with pine forest litter creates favourable conditions for the production of pine seedlings with better root quality and high abundance of suilloid mycorrhizas, thus allowing for potential reductions in mortality after outplanting on unfavourable sites.