Hand Book on Silviculture of Indian Trees

Contents: 1. India's forests. 2. Family: Anacardiaceae, Annonaceae, Bixaceae and Bombacaeae. 3. Family: Capparaceae and Casuarinaceae. 4. Family: Caesalpinaceae, Cochlospermaceae and Combretaceae. 5. Family: Coniferae. 6. Family: Dilleniaceae and Dipterocarpaceae. 7. Family: Euphorbicaeae, Fabaceae, Flacourtiaceae and Graminae. 8. Family: Guttiferae and Juglandaceae. 9. Family: Leguminaceae. 10. Family: Lythraceae, Magnoliaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Moringaceae and Myrtaceae. 11. Family: Salicaceae, Santalaceae, Sapotaceae, Scruphulariaceae, Tamaricaceae, Theaceae, and Verbenaceae. References and bibliography.

"This handbook describes the Silviculture of more than 100 tree species belonging to 33 families. It covers their distribution, phenology, silvicultural characters, natural regeneration, artificial regeneration, management and utilization. These species include semal, casuarina, terminalia, chir pine, blue pine, deodar, fir, spruce, dipterocarps, oaks, eucalyptus, poplars, tropical pines, sisham, sal, prosopis, rosewood, toon, sandal and bamboos. This handbook is meant for use by foresters, students, scientists and tree growers." (jacket)