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028 _q2016
_bAllied Informatics, Jaipur
040 _bEnglish
_aBSDU
_cBSDU
082 _a630.9
_bPAN
100 _aPanwar, Pankaj
245 0 _aPractical Manual on Plantation Forestry
260 _bScientific Publishers (India)
_a Jodhpur
_c2016,c2006
300 _a99
500 _aThe 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.
504 _aContents : 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
650 _aAgriculture
700 _a Bhardwaj, S D
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