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Growing Plantation Forests
Phil West
Springer
2006
Hardcover 304 p., 36 illus., ISBN 354032478X
£30.00
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In a highly readable fashion, this book describes the scientific principles which are used throughout the
world to ensure rapid, healthy plantation growth. It is written for a world-wide audience, from forestry
professionals and scientists through to small plantation growers, to describe how plantations may be grown
responsibly and profitably. The author has been a forest scientist for over 30 years.
Of interest to graduates, undergraduates, professionals, forest scientists, private forest owners
Contents
- Plantation Forests
- Biology of Plantation Growth
- Growth Rates and Wood Quality
- Choosing the Species and Site
- Establishment
- Nutrient Management
- Stand Density and Initial Spacing
- Thinning
- Pruning
- Pests
- Diseases
- Tree Breeding
- Mixed-Species Plantations
- Conclusion
References
Appendix Glossary
Appendix Conversion Factors
Index
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