Plantation Technology in Tropical Forest Science, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2006

This book is intended to be a record of the Biotechnology-Assisted Re/Afforestation Project in the Asia-Pacific Region (BIO-REFOR) since 1992, conducted in coop­ eration with the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (lUFRO). The purpose of the project is to promote exchanges of information of fundamental research on indigenous species in the Asia-Pacific Region in order to restore natural forests. The production, cultivation, and maintenance of forest tree species provide highly sustainable production systems that conserve soils, the microenvironment, and biodiversity The key technology for biomass production of forests is propagation via micropropagation or traditional propagation. However, there are many recalci­ trant species among useful forest trees to be propagated in large numbers. Recent advances in mycorrhizal technology and in vitro culture have made it possible to commercially propagate useful trees for re/afforestation. In this book, comprehensive information is provided on propagation, mycor­ rhizal inoculation, and reforestation of economically and environmentally impor­ tant forest trees, information that usually is available only in widely scattered re­ sources. Here, we include a wide area of the ecology and physiology of dipterocarps as a general overview, and then cover propagation techniques, mycorrhizal symbio­ sis, man-made forests, and biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific region.

Preface Part I General Overview 1 Ecology and Physiology of Dipterocarpaceae S. Sasaki 2 Forest Genetics for Sustainable Forest Management J. Burley 3 Recent Developments in Vegetative Propagation Techniques and Their Application for Tropical Forest Trees K. Ishii 4 The Significance of Mycorrhizae in Forest Ecosystems K. Suzuki 5 Plantation Forestry in the Tropics S. Sakurai Part II Propagation Techniques for Tropical Forest Trees A Cutting Technology 6 Vegetative Propagation of Dipterocarp Species by Stem Cuttings Using a Very Simple Technique D.H. Ahmad 7 Assessment of the Relative Amenability to Vegetative Propagation by Leafy Cuttings of 14 Tropical and Subtropical Eucalyptus and Corymbia Species A. Baker and S. Walker 8 Production of Cuttings in a Peat Swamp Species from Sarawak, Malaysia A. Kitaoka, Y. Uchimura, and H. Asaishi 9 Developments in Dipterocarp Propagation Research in the Philippines M. Pollisco B Tissue-Culture Technology 10 An Updated Overview of Advances in Somatic Embryogenesis in Forest Trees S.M. Jain 11 Comparative Studies on the Survival and Growth of Seedlings and In vitro-Raised Plants of Shorea Robusta and Dipterocarpus Turbinatus S. Roy 12 Tissue Culture of Swietenia macrophylla King (Big-Leaf Mahogany) E. Maruyama 13 Micropropagation of Shorea roxburghii and Gmelina arborea by Shoot-Apex Culture K. Nakamura 14 Tree Tissue Culture and Ex Vitro Sand Rooting for Reforestation H.K. Saiju Part III Use of Mycorrhyzae Symbiosis for Dipterocarp Forests 15 Mycorrhizal Research in Malaysian Plantation Forestry S.-S. Lee 16 Remarks on the Mycorrhizae of Some Tree Species in Vietnam N.S. Giao 17 Mycorrhizal Formation and Growth of Shorea leprosula in Bukit Suharto After Using Charcoal and Rockphosphate Suhardi, E. Faridah, E. Iskandar, and S. Rahayu 18 Inoculation Method of Scleroderma columnare onto Dipterocarps M. Ogawa 19 Competitiveness of Two Strains of Pisolithus tinctorius on Seedlings of Three Dipterocarp Species Under Nursery and Field Conditions Y.S. Chang, S.S. Lee, F. Lapeyrie, and M.S. Yazid 20 Ectomycorrhizas of Dipterocarps in Logged-Over Forests and Plantations J. Kikuchi Part IV Man-Made Forests and Biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region 21 The Role of Industrial Forest Plantations in Supporting Pulp and Paper Industries: A Case Study in South Sumatra, Indonesia B.H. Saharjo 22 Planting Techniques and Growth of Dipterocarps in an Abandoned Secondary Forest in East Kalimantan, Indonesia K. Matsune, R. Soda, Sunyoto, T. Tange, S. Sasaki, and Suparno 23 Effect of Enrichment Planting on Restoring the Logged-Over Dipterocarps in a Tropical Rainforest of Central Sumatra Y. Okimori, J. Kikuchi, and S. Hardiwinoto 24 Effects of Periodic Drought on Gas Exchange and Phyllode Water Status of Acacia mangium and A. auriculiformis Growing on Sand Tailings L. Ang, Y. Maruyama, C. Mullins, and W. Seel 25 Reforestation and Biodiversity in the Asia-Pacific Region J. Kikkawa 26 Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Forests: Socioeconomic Problems with Farm-Forestry of Rainforest Timber Production in North Queensland N. Stork, S. Harrison, J. Herbohn, and R. Keenan Subject Index