Silviculture of Indian Trees: Exam Prep Notes

Origin, distribution, general description, phenology, silvicultural characters, regeneration methods, silvicultural systems, stand management practices pest and diseases and economic importance of the following tree species of India. Broadleaved species: Tectona grandis, Shorea robusta, Dalbergia latifolia, Dalbergia sissoo, Anogeissus spp, Terminalia spp., Santalum album, Swietenia macrophylla, Albizia spp, Pterocarpus marsupium, Gmelina arborea, Pterocarpus santalinus, Azadirachta indica, Hopea parviflora, Lagerstroemia microcarpa, Bamboos, reeds and rattan, Quercus spp. Conifers: Abies pindrow, Picea smithiana, Cedrus deodara, Pinus roxburghii, Pinus wallichiana. Fast growing MPTs: Tropical pines, Eucalyptus spp, Casuarina equisetifolia, Leucaena leucocephala, Ailanthus triphysa, Grevillea robusta, Pongamia pinnata, Melia dubia, Acacia spp.