
Contents: 1. Acacia mangium/C. Buvaneswaran and K. Nelson Navamaniraj. 2. Acacia Spp./A. Venkatesh and S. Marimuthu. 3. Ailanthus excelsa/S. Naresh, R. Manikandan and Lakshmi Kodoth. 4. Albizia lebbeck/S. Natarajan, K. Vanangamudi, T. Saravanan, K. Natarajan and S. Nanthakumar. 5. Albizia procera/S. Natarajan, K. Vanangamudi, T. Saravanan, K. Natarajan and S. Nanthakumar. 6. Azadirachta indica/A. Bharathi, P. Natesan, K. Raja and K. Vanangamudi. 7. Bamboos/K.K. Seethalakshmi. 8. Calophyllum inophyllum/T. Ramanadane, K. Paramasivam and K. Vanangamudi. 9. Cassia Spp./P. Masilamani and S. Premakumari. 10. Casuarina equisetifolia/R. Umarani, C. Vanitha and K. Vanangamudi. 11. Ceiba pentandra/P. Rajendran and R. Arunkumar. 12. Dalbergia latifolia/N. Gurunathan, K. Nesamani, P. Srimathi and K. Kumaran. 13. Dalbergia sissoo/Manisha Thapliyal. 14. Dipterocarpus Spp./S. Arunmozhi, D. Abila and Lakshmi Kodoth. 15. Elaeis guineensis/P. Murugesan. 16. Emblica officinalis/P. Srimathi, T.V. Karivaradaraaju, K. Malarkodi and G. Sasthri. 17. Eucalyptus Spp./M. Paramathma, P. Srimathi, N. Gurunathan and T. Saravanan. 18. Grevillea robusta/G. Ravichandran, K. Manorama and G. Kayalvizhi. 19. Hardwickia binata/K. Nelson Navamaniraj, P. Srimathi and A. Vijayaraghavan. 20. Jatropha curcas/K.T. Parthiban and M. Parmathma. 21. Leuceana leucocephala/N. Natarajan, J. Renugadevi and K. Vanangamudi. 22. Madhuca latifolia/K. Nesamani, N. Gurunathan, K. Kumaran and P. Srimathi. 23. Pinus Spp./Manisha Thapliyal and Nawa Bahar. 24. Pongamia Pinnata/R. Jerlin and E. Sujatha. 25. Populus Spp./T. Saravanan, K. Natarajan, Lakshmi Kodoth, S. Arunmozhi and S. Naresh. 26. Prosopis juliflora/G. Mani and V. Thirumalmurugan. 27. Pterocarpus Spp./T. Saravanan, K. Natarajan and K. Vanangamudi. 28. Santalum album/Geeta Joshi, A.N. Arun Kumar and T.S. Rathore. 29. Sapindus emarginatus/K. Nesamani, K. Kumaran, P. Srimathi and K. Vanangamudi. 30. Shorea Robusta/S. Naresh, G. Ragothuman and Lakshmi Kodoth. 31. Simaruba glauca/K. Kumaran, K. Nesamani, P. Srimathi and M. Paramathma. 32. Swietenia Spp./K. Sudhakara, Natalya Krishnabika, D.K. Vinodkumar and M. Shaji. 33. Syzygium cumini/P. Srimathi, T.V. Karivaratharaju, G. Sasthri, K. Malarkodi and K. Natarajan. 34. Tamarindus indica/P. Srimathi, K. Parameswari, K. Vanangamudi and K. Natarajan. 35. Tectona grandis/R. Renuka, E. Sujatha and K. Vanangamudi. 36. Terminalia Spp./A. Balasubramanian, M. Paramathuma, K. Vanangamudi, G. Saravanan and S. Ashokkumar. 37. Zizyphus mauritiana/P. Srimathi, T.V. Karivaratharaju, G. Sasthri, K. Malarkodi and K. Natarajan. Subject index.
"This book "Forest Tree Seed Production" is the outcome of sincere efforts taken for compilation of information regarding seed production technologies from numerous journals, periodicals, research papers and famous books. This book covers a wide range of subjects with lot of references and also includes description about the seed production technologies for 37 important forest tree species.
The general morphology, flowering and fruiting behaviour, seed characteristics and seed collection, seed storage and germination, seed handling and nursery techniques of important forest tree species are presented in a simple and readable manner with inclusion of many illustrations, tables, flow charts and attractive photographs. Thus this book will provide an understanding of all the aspects of forest tree seed production and help the students at UG and PG level, researchers, scientists, forest officers and teachers to enrich their knowledge in the field of forestry." (jacket)