02443nam a2200241Ia 4500 407 407 0001372 OSt 20190325153715.0 170602s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9788172334291 2016 Allied Informatics, Jaipur English BSDU BSDU 630.9 PAN Panwar, Pankaj Practical Manual on Plantation Forestry Scientific Publishers (India) Jodhpur 2016,c2006 99 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 8. Plantation protection and economics Agriculture Bhardwaj, S D ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BSDU BSDU 2016-12-03 395.00 0 630.9 PAN 001372 2020-02-12 00:00:00 395.00 2017-06-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BSDU BSDU 2016-12-03 395.00 0 630.9 PAN 001373 2020-02-12 00:00:00 395.00 2017-06-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 1 RB BSDU BSDU 2016-12-03 395.00 0 630.9 PAN 001374 2020-02-12 00:00:00 395.00 2017-06-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BSDU BSDU 2016-12-03 395.00 0 630.9 PAN 001375 2020-02-12 00:00:00 395.00 2017-06-02 BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 BSDU BSDU 2016-12-03 395.00 0 630.9 PAN 001376 2020-02-12 00:00:00 395.00 2017-06-02 BK