Tree Farming Books

HAND BOOK OF TREE FARMING

PLANTING  AND MANAGEMENT OF TREES

Introduction

Where to Plant
What to Plant
Planning for Plantation
Planting material
Estimation of Seeds/Seedlings
When to Plant
Types of Plantation
Preparation of Planting Area
Spacing of Trees
Marking and Digging of Pits
Timing of Digging Pits
Transport of Saplings
Planting of Seedlings
Post planting Care
Care during Pruning and Harvesting
Common Damaging Agents

APPLE

Botanical name
Family
Origin Place
Climate
Soil
Propagation
Pollination and  fruit set
Cultivars
Planting
Care at planting
Manure and fertilizers
Interculture and Intercropping
Irrigation
Mulching Training and Pruning
Fruit thinning
Fruit retention
Harvesting
Yield
Post harvest handling and storage
Insects Pests
Diseases

AONLA

Introduction
Soil
Climate
Varieties
Propagation
Planting
Fertilizer  Application
Irrigation
Training and Pruning
Intercropping
Orchard Soil Management
Flowering and Fruiting
Pests, Diseases and Physiological Disorders
Harvesting and Yields
Uses and Composition
Marketing and Storage
Economics of Cultivation

BANANA CULTIVATION

Introduction Climate
Soil
Varieties
Propagation
Fertilizer Application
Irrigation
Desuckering
Control
Cultural Practices
Crop Rotation
Intrercropping
Disease Control
Pest Control
Flowering and  fruiting
Harvesting and Yield
Marketing and Storage
Artificial Ripening
Uses and Composition

BAMBOO

Introduction
Distribution
Biodiversity and Genetic
Resources
Genetic Improvement
Selection
Selection of seedlings
Selection of somatic mufants
Conservation
Cultivation
Soil
Preparation for plantation
Fertilizers
Regeneration
Propagation
Collection and storage of seed
Direct sowing
Nursery technique
Planting separated rhizomes
Culm-cutting
Offsets
Layering
Marcotting
Micropropagation
Macroproliferation
Silviculture and Management
Diseases and Pests
Diseases and their control
Microflora of seed
Nursery diseases
Leaf diseases
Witches broom
Bamboo blight
Decay in bamboo
Pests and their control
Seed insects
Defoliators
Soap suckers
Seed bugs
Culm and shoot borers
Borers of felied bamboos
Termites
Chafer grub
Harvesting
Yield
production
Some important Bamboo
Species and their uses