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1 online resource (337 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Editor; Contributors; 1: Tropical Tree Plantation and the Economic Value Chain; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 History of Plantation Timber in Malaysia; 1.3 Value Proposition of Plantation Timber; 1.4 Implementations of Timber Plantations; 1.5 Value Chain of Timber Plantations and Considerations; 1.5.1 Land Use; 1.5.2 Selection of Planting Materials; 1.5.3 Deciding the Planting Regime and Planting Distance; 1.5.4 Silviculture and Planting Maintenance; 1.6 Marketing Considerations; 1.6.1 Market Factors; 1.6.2 Logistical Costs |
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1.7 ConclusionsReferences; 2: Managing Planting Materials and Planting Stock Production of Tropical Tree Species; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Choice of Species; 2.3 Seed Procurement, Handling, and Storage; 2.3.1 The source and supply of seeds; 2.3.2 Seed Procurement; 2.3.3 Seed Handling and Dispatch; 2.3.4 Seed Conditioning; 2.3.5 Seed Classification and Storage; 2.3.6 Seed Quality, Testing, and Documentation; 2.3.7 Quantity of Seeds and Seedlings; 2.3.8 Dormancy and Seed Pre-Treatment; 2.4 Forestry Nurseries; 2.4.1 Planning and Establishment of Forest Nurseries; 2.4.2 Types of Forest Nurseries |
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2.4.3 Nursery Management2.5 Planting Stock Production; 2.5.1 Wilding Collection; 2.5.2 Raising Containerized Seedlings; 2.5.3 Nursery Bed; 2.5.4 Maintenance and Handling of Planting Stock; 2.5.5 Producing Vegetative Planting Stocks; Acknowledgement; References; 3: Nursery Practices on Neolamarckia cadamba Seedlings' Growth Performance; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Background to Experimental Work; 3.2.1 Effect of Growing Media on Neolamarckia cadamba Seedlings' Growth Performance; 3.2.2 Effect of Intensity of Shading on Neolamarckia cadamba Seedlings' Growth Performance |
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3.2.3 Effect of Watering on Neolamarckia cadamba Seedlings' Growth Performance3.2.4 Effect of Fertilizing on Neolamarckia cadamba Seedlings' Growth Performance; 3.3 Survival Rate Growth; 3.3.1 Different Growing Media; 3.3.2 Different Intensities of Shading; 3.3.3 Different Watering Treatments; 3.3.4 Different Fertilizing Treatments; 3.4 Height Growth; 3.4.1 Growing Media Treatment; 3.4.2 Intensity of Shading Treatment; 3.4.3 Watering Treatment; 3.4.4 Fertilizing Treatment; 3.5 Collar Diameter Growth; 3.5.1 Growing Media Application; 3.5.2 Intensity of Shading Application |
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3.5.3 Watering Application3.5.4 Fertilizing Application; 3.6 Number of Leaves; 3.6.1 Growing Media; 3.6.2 Intensity of Shading; 3.6.3 Watering; 3.6.4 Fertilizing; 3.7 Leaf Area; 3.7.1 Growing Media; 3.7.2 Intensity of Shading; 3.7.3 Watering; 3.7.4 Fertilizing; 3.8 Shoot:Root Ratio; 3.8.1 Growing Media; 3.8.2 Intensity of Shading; 3.8.3 Watering; 3.8.4 Fertilizing; 3.8.5 Cost of Treatment Preparation; 3.9 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4: Tree Planting Techniques of Batai (Paraserianthes falcataria) and Its Soil Nutrients; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Description of the Species |
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4.2.1 Taxonomy |
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Tree crops -- Economic aspects
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Tropical crops -- Economic aspects
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Tree crops -- Varieties
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Tropical crops -- Varieties.
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Tree crops -- Growth
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Tropical crops -- Growth
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Plant products.
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Plant products
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Tree crops -- Economic aspects
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Tropical crops -- Economic aspects
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Tropical crops -- Varieties
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429810091 |
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0429810091 |
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9780429810084 |
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0429810083 |
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9780429810077 |
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0429810075 |
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9780429442773 |
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0429442777 |
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