Nursery and Plantation Practices in Forestry

Contents: 1. Rocks and soils. 2. Forest soil characteristics. 3. The seed. 4. The forest nursery. 5. Natural regeneration. 6. Propagation of plants. 7. Artificial regeneration. 8. Choice of species for plantation. 9. Protection of plantations. 10. Afforestation of wastelands. 11. Maintenance and improvement of plantation site. 12. Biofertilizers. 13. Land capability classification. 14. Wind and water erosion. 15. Tending operations. 16. Tree improvement. Appendices. References.

"There is a growing awareness and interest for planting of trees on forest and non-forest lands. In order to increase the tree cover area the tree planting activity is gaining momentum. The success of tree planting programme requires sound knowledge of various aspects. The book mainly deals with soil physics, soil chemistry ; seed viability, storage and germination ; raising and maintenance of nursery ; natural and artificial regeneration ; plant propagation ; choice of species ; improvement of planting site ; tree improvement and other details required for success of a nursery and plantation.

"This book will be very useful and indispensable for the foresters, students and scholars of forestry, NGO's, nurserymen and tree planters." (jacket)

Review: Commonwealth Forestry Review, Volume. 74: "This book was written as a manual for foresters, nurserymen and students... there are many helpful illustrations, tables and formulae."