Forestry Technologies : A Complete Value Chain Approach

Contents: I. Basic and strategic technology: 1. Forestry technologies-an overview/K.T. Parthiban and R. Seenivasan. 2. Forest genetic resources at TNAU-an overview/K.T. Parthiban. 3. Applications of nanotechnology in forestry/S. Marimuthu, Gunasekaran K. and K.S. Subramanian. 4. Forest informatics/S. Sridevy. 5. Information and communication technology (ICT) in forestry-applications and uses/C. Cinthia Fernandaz, V. Anandhi and P. Priyadharshini. 6. Urban forestry-design, development and management technologies/K.T. Parthiban, B. Palanikumaran and N. Krishna Kumar. 7. Trees outside forests in India: socio-economic, environmental and policy issues/A.S. Dogra and Sanjeev K. Chauhan. II. Production technology: 8. Mini clonal technology for the tree crops/K.T. Parthiban. 9. Seed production technology for commercial tree crops/P.R. Renganayaki. 10. High yielding short rotation (HYSR) tree varieties/K.T. Parthiban. 11. Land development technology/K. Sreenivas. 12. Agroforestry systems and technologies for different agro-climatic regions of India/A.K. Hand and Ram Newaj. 13. Precision technology for industrial plantations/R. Seenivasan and K.T. Parthiban. 14. Dryland forestry technology/M. Siva Prakash, P. Kannan and P. Kathirvelan. 15. Silvipastoral technology/K. Ramah, S. Marimuthu, K. Sivakumar and B. Palanikumaran. 16. Short rotation forestry: a path for economic and environmental prosperity/Sanjeev K. Chauhan, Rajni Sharma, Pankaj Panwar and Jagdish Chander. 17. Pest management strategies for forest plantations/N. Natarajan. 18. Disease management technology for forest trees/V. Mohan. 19. Multifunctional agroforestry technologies/R. Jude Sudhagar and K.T. Parthiban. 20. Tree fodder production and management technology/C. Babu, K. Iyanar and A. Kalamani. 21. Technology for Thornless Bamboo cultivation/N. Bharathi. 22. Production, management and utilization technology for Sandal wood (Santalum album)/N. Krishnakumar, S. Umesh Kanna and K.T. Parthiban. 23. Technology for waste land development/K. Sivakumar, K.T. Parthiban, K. Ramah, B. Palanikumaran and P. Priyadharshini. III. Processing and value addition technology: 24. Melia based plywood production technology/G. Madan Kumar and K.T. Parthiban. 25. Application of tropical energy crops for bioenergy conversion in India/S. Pugalendhi, R. Shalini, E. Akila and G. Boopathi. 26. Wood biomas deconstruction for cellulosic Ethanol: technological perspectives/U. Sivakumar, I.K. Muniraj, P.V. Anbu and K.T. Parthiban. 27. Improvement and value chain management of jatropha genetic resources as a source of biofuel/K.T. Parthiban, M. Paramathma, R. Jude Sudhagar and P. Jayamani. 28. Forest based bioprospecting technologies/S. Murugesan and N. Senthilkumar. 29. Forest based silkworm rearing technology/P. Priyadharshini, S. Maninegalai and G. Swathiga. 30. Composting technologies for forest biomass/P. Subramanian. 31. Value addition technology/B. Paani Kumaran, K.T. Parthiban and I. Sekar. 32. Biochar production technology from forest biomass/G. Venkatesh, K.A. Gopinath, K. Sammi Reddy and Ch. Srinivasa Rao. 33. Machineries for forestry operations/K.T. Parthiban, N. Krishnakumar and R. Seenivasan. 34. Burlapping technology for trees in urban landscapes/C. Subesh Ranjith Kumar and K.T. Parthiban. IV. Consumption Technology: 35. Consortium of industrial agroforestry (CIAF)/K.T. Parthiban, C. Cinthia Fernandaz, R. Jude Sudhagar and K.K. Suresh. 36. Tree insurance-an innovative intervention in agroforestry/K.T. Parthiban. 37. Bankable project models for Melia dubia/K.T. Pathiban, R. Seenivasan, S. Vennila and A. Vithyavathi. 38. Bankable project for casuarinas plantations (Puplwood model)/K.T. Parthiban, R. Seenivasan, S. Vennila and A. Vithyavathi. 39. Bankable project for Ailanthus excels (Matchwood model)/K.T. Parthiban, R. Seenivasan, s. Vennila and A. Vithyavathi. Subject Index. The book on Forestry Technologies-A complete Value Chain Approach has been designed to cater to the needs of the.…