Principles and Practices of Silviculture

About this book

Language: English

Silviculture is that branch of forestry that deals with the raising, development, care, reproduction and overall management of forests, both of natural as well as of plantation origin. It is the core component of forestry and is both an art as well as a science, involving the knowledge of botany, zoology, mathematics, management, mensuration and economics. It also uses the general principles of management. In fact, silviculture is one of the oldest branches of forestry being associated with raising and managing trees as a part of the forest ecosystem or in manmade forests.

This is the latest and most up-to-date, text book on the principles and practices of silviculture and covers the broad syllabus prescribed for B.Sc and M.Sc. Forestry courses in India and other countries of South Asia. The book covers many new aspects such as a separate chapter on forest soils and seed technology and latest information of plantation technology that will be useful for emerging fields like Green India Mission.

Contents

Preface

1. Tree, forest and silviculture
2. Forest types
3. Forest succession
4. Forest soils
5. Locality factors
6. Forest influences
7. Natural regeneration
8. Artificial regeneration
9. Seed technology
10. Seed germination and sowing
11. Tending
12. Silvicultural systems

Index

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