A manual for forest plantation establishment in Malaysia

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This manual, which includes a huge amount of information that will be of value to students, researchers and forestry practitioners, is organized into 3 sections. Section A includes 13 chapters addressing general topics in plantation forestry, namely: the history of forest plantations in Malaysia (A1); a short summary of species for plantation consideration (A2); soil (A3); seeds (A4); seedlings and planting stock (A5); improvement of planting stock through selection and management of seed production areas (A6); land clearing techniques without burning (A7); plantation preparation (A8); planting and tending (A9); plantation diseases (A10); insect pests (A11); approaches to agroforestry (12); and an introduction to the financial analysis of plantation development with some worked examples (A13). Section B includes 8 chapters that detail the silviculture of species that are currently being recommended for plantation development in Malaysia: Dyera costulata (B1); Shorea leprosula (B2); Hopea odorata (B3); Azadirachta excelsa (B4); Acacia mangium and hybrids (B5); Khaya ivorensis (B6); Hevea brasiliensis (B7); and Tectona grandis (B8). Section C includes 2 chapters summarizing the state of forest plantations in the state of Sabah (C1), and providing some brief comments on the experiences from one plantation company in Sabah (C2).
Author(s)

Krishnapillay B.

Year

2002

Secondary Title

A manual for forest plantation establishment in Malaysia

Publisher

Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM)

Language

Keyword(s)

agroforestry, economic analysis, forest pests, forest plantations, history, hybrids, insect pests, land clearance, plant diseases, plant pests, planting, planting stock, seed production, seedlings, selection, silviculture, site preparation, stand development, stand establishment, teak, tending, Malaysia, Sabah, Acacia mangium, Azadirachta, Dyera costulata, Hevea brasiliensis, Hopea odorata, insects, Khaya ivorensis, Shorea leprosula, Tectona grandis, Acacia, Mimosoideae, Fabaceae, Fabales, dicotyledons, angiosperms, Spermatophyta, plants, eukaryotes, Meliaceae, Sapindales, Dyera, Apocynaceae, Gentianales, Hevea, Euphorbiaceae, Euphorbiales, Hopea, Dipterocarpaceae, Theales, Malvales, Hexapoda, arthropods, invertebrates, animals, Khaya, Shorea, Tectona, Verbenaceae, Lamiales, APEC countries, ASEAN Countries, Commonwealth of Nations, Developing Countries, South East Asia, Asia, Threshold Countries, Borneo, agriforestry, agro-forestry, Azadirachta excelsa, land clearing, nursery plants, nursery stock, pest insects, planting materials, planting site preparation, Rutales, History and Biography (BB500), Forestry Economics (EE112) (New March 2000), Plant Breeding and Genetics (FF020), Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Diseases of Plants (FF610) (New March 2000), Plant Pests (FF620) (New March 2000), Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology) (KK100), Silviculture and Forest Management (KK110), Agroforestry and Multipurpose Trees, Community, Farm and Social Forestry (KK600)

Classification
Form: Book
Geographical Area: Malaysia

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