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Planting and Establishment of Tropical Trees  

David Upton with Peter de Groot; illustrated by R H F Wilson, Esther Dobson and Peter de Groot.
David Upton, Peter de Groot,

Series name: Tropical Trees: Propagation and Planting Manuals
Series number: 5

Size: A4 (297 mm x 210 mm)
ISSN:
Categories: Agriculture and Environmental Issues, Tropical Trees, Propogation and Planting

ISBN No: 978-0-85092-708-5

Format:

Publication Date: 03-2008
Number of Pages: 142

Status: In stock

Price: £ 23.00    [Currency converter]  


Description

Planting and Establishment of Tropical Trees explains, in a practical and straightforward way, how to plant and establish the most appropriate trees for a particular location and the benefits required.

 

Complete with many line drawings and diagrams, it shows how to select the most suitable specimens, planting methods, and how to ensure that newly planted trees thrive, by protecting them from damage from the weather, from animals or from disease.

 

Written by a forestry expert for the non-specialist reader, this will be an invaluable guide to anyone trying to ensure that a rich variety of trees survive to maturity, across the tropics.

Contents

Introduction

  • The Need for Reforestation
  • Planting or Natural Regeneration
  • Getting Started
  • Planning the Project
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Soils: Structure and Composition
  • Soils: Soil Fertility
  • Soils: Acidity and Alkalinity
  • Soils: Salinity and Moisture Content

 Taking the Young Trees to the Planting Site

  • Selecting Trees for Planting
  • Preparing for Transporting Trees
  • Transporting your Trees
  • Arrival at the Planting Site  

Planting Trees

  • How and When to Plant
  • Equipment and Labour
  • Spacing
  • Preparing to Plant
  • Methods of Planting
  • Windbreaks and Shelterbelts

Establishing Newly Planted Trees

  • Establishment Time
  • Mulching
  • Pruning and Staking

Protection

  • Introduction
  • Climatic Conditions
  • Damage by Animals
  • Fire Damage
  • Humans
  • Harmful Insects
  • Introduction to Diseases
  • Diseases and Pathogens
  • Identification of Tree Diseases
  • Nutrition Deficiencies
  • Treating Diseased Trees
  • Weeds
  • Reason Why Trees May Fail to Establish

Monitoring After Planting

  • Assessing the Results of Field Trials

Check-lists, Sources and Records

  • Record Keeping
  • Sources of Reference and Further Information

Index

 

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