Introductory Forestry

Alok Kumar Patra (Author)

9789389547955

Hardback, published 24 August 2020

238 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.535 kg

Agroforestry is an ancient practice that involves cultivating trees, shrubs, and grasses alongside food and fruit crops. While the traditional methods have been in use for a long time, the scientific study of agroforestry is relatively new. Over the years, experience and research have demonstrated that agroforestry can produce both food and wood, while also conserving and rehabilitating ecosystems.

The book provides a comprehensive overview of agroforestry, covering ten chapters that delve into the history, concepts, systems classification, tree-crop interactions, planning and management, diagnosis and design, policy and projects, and propagation and management practices of multipurpose trees.

• 1 Forests and Forestry,
• 2 Status of Indian Forests,
• 3 Forest Regeneration,
• 4 Silvicultural Systems,
• 5 Tending,
• 6 Forest Mensuration,
• 7 Agroforestry,
• 8 Cultivation Practices of Selected Multipurpose