Plantation Technology in Tropical Forest Science

Hardcover  336 p.  ISBN 4431280537      £96.00

This book provides state-of-the-art information on technical development for biotechnology-assisted re/afforestation in the Asia-Pacific region, where vast areas of forest are deteriorating and disappearing. In vitro culture combined with mycorrhizal inoculation has become a powerful tool for large-scale forest tree multiplication, conservation of biodiversity, and reforestation. This volume presents comprehensive and practical information on propagation techniques, mycorrhizal inoculation, and reforestation of useful tropical forest trees. It also covers the physiology and ecology of dipterocarps. Written by leading international figures from a wide range of disciplines in forest sciences and plant biotechnology, this book will be an invaluable source of information for researchers, decision makers, and practitioners in the sphere of forest plantation.

Contents

Preface

Part I General Overview
1 Ecology and Physiology of Dipterocarpaceae S. Sasaki
2 Forest Genetics for Sustainable Forest Management J. Burley
3 Recent Developments in Vegetative Propagation Techniques and Their Application for Tropical Forest Trees K. Ishii
4 The Significance of Mycorrhizae in Forest Ecosystems K. Suzuki
5 Plantation Forestry in the Tropics S. Sakurai

Part II Propagation Techniques for Tropical Forest Trees - A Cutting Technology
6 Vegetative Propagation of Dipterocarp Species by Stem Cuttings Using a Very Simple Technique D.H. Ahmad
7 Assessment of the Relative Amenability to Vegetative Propagation by Leafy Cuttings of 14 Tropical and Subtropical Eucalyptus and Corymbia Species A. Baker and S. Walker
8 Production of Cuttings in a Peat Swamp Species from Sarawak, Malaysia A. Kitaoka, Y. Uchimura, and H. Asaishi
9 Developments in Dipterocarp Propagation Research in the Philippines M. Pollisco

Part II Propagation Techniques for Tropical Forest Trees - B Tissue-Culture Technology
10 An Updated Overview of Advances in Somatic Embryogenesis in Forest Trees S.M. Jain
11 Comparative Studies on the Survival and Growth of Seedlings and In vitro-Raised Plants of Shorea Robusta and Dipterocarpus Turbinatus S. Roy
12 Tissue Culture of Swietenia macrophylla King (Big-Leaf Mahogany) E. Maruyama
13 Micropropagation of Shorea roxburghii and Gmelina arborea by Shoot-Apex Culture K. Nakamura
14 Tree Tissue Culture and Ex Vitro Sand Rooting for Reforestation H.K. Saiju

Part III Use of Mycorrhyzae Symbiosis for Dipterocarp Forests
15 Mycorrhizal Research in Malaysian Plantation Forestry S.-S. Lee
16 Remarks on the Mycorrhizae of Some Tree Species in Vietnam N.S. Giao
17 Mycorrhizal Formation and Growth of Shorea leprosula in Bukit Suharto After Using Charcoal and Rockphosphate Suhardi, E. Faridah, E. Iskandar, and S. Rahayu
18 Inoculation Method of Scleroderma columnare onto Dipterocarps M. Ogawa
19 Competitiveness of Two Strains of Pisolithus tinctorius on Seedlings of Three Dipterocarp Species Under Nursery and Field Conditions Y.S. Chang, S.S. Lee, F. Lapeyrie, and M.S. Yazid
20 Ectomycorrhizas of Dipterocarps in Logged-Over Forests and Plantations J. Kikuchi

Part IV Man-Made Forests and Biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region
21 The Role of Industrial Forest Plantations in Supporting Pulp and Paper Industries: A Case Study in South Sumatra, Indonesia B.H. Saharjo
22 Planting Techniques and Growth of Dipterocarps in an Abandoned Secondary Forest in East Kalimantan, Indonesia K. Matsune, R. Soda, Sunyoto, T. Tange, S. Sasaki, and Suparno
23 Effect of Enrichment Planting on Restoring the Logged-Over Dipterocarps in a Tropical Rainforest of Central Sumatra Y. Okimori, J. Kikuchi, and S. Hardiwinoto
24 Effects of Periodic Drought on Gas Exchange and Phyllode Water Status of Acacia mangium and A. auriculiformis Growing on Sand Tailings L. Ang, Y. Maruyama, C. Mullins, and W. Seel
25 Reforestation and Biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region J. Kikkawa
26 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forests: Socioeconomic Problems with Farm-Forestry of Rainforest Timber Production in North Queensland N. Stork, S. Harrison, J. Herbohn, and R. Keenan

Subject Index