Eucalyptus Plantations: Research, Management and Development

By Daping Xu

The book contains papers presented at a meeting by eucalyptus experts, scholars, consultants and company managers from different countries and regions. The authors report: (1) the most recent advances in eucalyptus research from different perspectives -- genetics, breeding, cultivation techniques, soil nutrition, plantation management, wood utilization, etc.; (2) the world-wide extension and development of the cultivated eucalyptus as a strategic forest tree with great economic, environmental and social significance; (3) plantation management merging ecological, environmental and legal concerns in operations practised by the private sector; (4) new approaches to utilization of eucalyptus woods. This book also represents a successful combination of academic research and practical operation in managing commercial eucalyptus plantations.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9812385576
• ISBN13: 9789812385574
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"