The book would be of interest to those who are concerned with land use in forest and soil conservation, agriculture and forest colleges and universities. There are total eight chapters; Chapter first introduces plantation forestry as a science and spells the need and origin of large scale plantation. Second and third chapters are devoted to equipments and techniques used in plantation forestry. Rest of the chapters deals with management, planning, impact, energy relation of plantation and protection of plantation forestry.
Contents : 1. Introduction
2. Equipments and tools used in plantation forestry
3. Plantation technology
Choice of site and species; Layout of plantations in hills and plains; Preparation of site; Special techniques for difficult sites; Methods of planting trees
4. Tending operations
Pruning principles and techniques; Thinning of plants when to thin and selection of trees for thinning; Harvesting of crops
5. Plantation planning Steps
Decide why to start a plantation; Choose the appropriate species; Preparation of site; Choice of planting stock; Designing the plantation layout
6. Impact of plantation forestry
on Biodiversity; on Soil; on Society; on Economics; Questionnaire for assessing impact of plantation in your locality
7. Energy and plantation forestry
Important renewable energy sources Hydroelectric, solar, wind, tidal and geothermal; Biomass as a source of energy; Comparison of biomass energy with other sources; Problems associated with energy plantation; Future strategics; Different types of Chulahs and wooden Stoves; Determination of moisture content, calorific value and ash content of fuel woods; Energy consumption survey in rural and urban areas