Multipurpose Trees in the Tropics : Management and Improvement Strategies

Contents Foreword. Preface. Management of Multipurpose Tree Species 1. Multipurpose tree species in semi arid subtropics growth and biomass production/A.S. Gill. 2. Effect of management practices on productivity of teak (tectona grandis) in hill zone of Karnataka/A.G. Koppad and R.V. Rao. 3. Productivity of Acacia auriculioformis a multipurpose tree species in degraded uplands as influenced by soil and moisture conservation measure/A.G. Koppad and K. Manjappa. 4. Stripping and callusing properties of Kamachile [Pithecellobium dulce (roxb.)]/Arsenio B. Ella. 5. The growth performance of Hopea odorata planted on original and cut soil/M.N. Ahmad Azaruddin Y. Adzmi and M. Adnan. 6. Boswellia papyrifera (del.) Hochst a promising multi purpose tree species in arid zones/Abdalla Mirghani El Tayeb. 7. Germination ecology of five multipurpose trees from the Sudanian savanna in Burkina Faso West Africa/D. Zida R. Nygard L. Sawadogo D. Tiveau M. Tigabu P.C. Oden and Maria Schelin. 8. Sustainable management of arid soils through agro forestry/D.C. Joshi and Pramila Raina. 9. Growth biomass production and water use in Dalbergia sissoo seedlings in relation to soil water stress/G. Singh and Bilas Singh. 10. Role of multipurpose tree species in community forestry lessons from Northern Western Ghats/Archana Godbole and Jayant Sarnaik. 11. Performance of tree species with high density planting under irrigated condition/K. Manjappa V.B. Nadagouda and A.G. Koppad. 12. Growth performance of multipurpose tree species in the degraded hill areas of Bangladesh/M.K. Hossain and B.M. Khan. 13. The potential fruit yield of economic local tree species in West African Savanna Area Burkina Faso/N. Lamien and J.S. Ouedraogo. 14. Performance of MPTS under high density plantation in red lateritic wastelands of Chhattisgarh plain/M.N. Naugraiya Sunil Puri and A.S. Sisodiya. 15. Influence of site characteristics on growth of Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs/Ong Kian Huat and Lim Meng Tsai. 16. Growth of Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia (Roxb) Cheval in plantation/P.K. Shukla. 17. Growth and biomass yield from Salvadora persica with management practices on salt affected soil under hot arid conditions in India/Ranjana Arya and R.R. Lohara. 18. Trends and projection of acidic deposition in India for selection of species in afforestation/Sanjay Kumar Sarita Srivastava and T. Kojima. 19. Ligneous species diversity on macrotermes termitarias under different fire regimes in a savannah woodland (Burkina Faso West Africa)/S. Traore M. Lepage R. Nygard I.J. Boussim P.C. Oden and S. Guinko. 20. Growth performance of some indigenous fuel wood and fodder tree species at the three altitudes of Garhwal Himalayas/S. Nautiyal Monka Tyagi Preeti Joshi and Pankaj Kumar. 21. Growth and productivity of certain multipurpose tree species under rainfed condition in North Gujarat/S.N. Jaimini N.M. Patel J.M. Patel S.B. Patel and P.M. Patel. 22. Effect of trees on improvement in soil biological activity and P uptake of arid crops/J.C. Tarafdar and B.M. Sharma. 23. Growth response of Acacia farnesiana willd. to indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria under tropical nursery conditions/A. Karthikeyan. 24. Influence of moisture conservation techniques and fertilizers on productivity of teak (Tectona grandis) in hill zone of Karnataka/A.G. Koppad and R.V. Rao. 25. Characteristics of vegetation litter and nutrient levels at different altitudes and seasons in upper Yamuna forests of Garhwal Himalayas/B.M. Dimri and M.N. Jha. 26. Studies on the effect of naphthalene acetic acid urea and zinc sulphate on fruit drop and quality of ber (Zizyphus mauritiana Lamk)/B. Yadav G.S. Rana and M.S. Joon. 27. Management of nursery diseases of multipurpose tree species in Central India/Jamaluddin and P.K. Chawdhry. 28. Effect of neem fruit at different maturation levels and depupled seeds on germination and vigour and its economic analysis/P. Masilamani S. Selvam and.…