An investigation was carried out at College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur, India in 2020 to determine efficacy of six types of biodegradable containers such as nonwoven cloth bag, coco pot, mud pot, bamboo splits, cashew nut shell liquid treated cardboard and coir root...

Despite the ambitious target to establish 12.7 million ha of social forestry across Indonesia and various government support for smallholder private forests, implementation has been slow and financial returns for smallholders from timber production have been variable. For most smallholders, any...

Hardwood lumber is the principal part of the global hardwood timber trade. China has become the largest importer of hardwood lumber in the world. However, China's hardwood lumber imports are affected by price volatility. Thus, we investigated the price volatility transmission of China's hardwood...

This chapter provides a concise summary of the most recent studies and reports on world teak resources, volume of production, price, markets and trade, all of which are available online on the Internet.

Plantation forestry is the ultimate alternative in reforesting degraded tropical ecosystems and in provisioning multiple ecosystem services beyond timber production. Therefore, we studied the management of Tectona grandis L.f. (teak) plantations in Costa Rica and simulated alternative management...

This paper aims at determining the price or market value of teak plantations at different ages of stand growth in Côte d'Ivoire. To do, we use both cost price values and expectation values methods. The data required for estimation are on silviculture, teak growth model, expenditures, receipts and...

Teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) is one of the most valuable tropical hardwoods of the world. Together with other highgrade hardwoods such as mahogany and rosewood, teak is sought in the global markets for its beauty, strength and stability, natural resistance and wide array of applications ranging from ...

Timber cracking, drying stress residuals, and the change of moisture content profile were investigated during the drying of Tectona grandis boards in a conventional laboratory kiln. The study applied a technique that simulated solar kiln conditions using a conventional laboratory kiln to dry...

This study explores the estimation of stand structure of Gmelina arborea and three other tree species in two plantations, in Ibadan, South West Nigeria, with the primary objective of estimating plot - level mean tree height, merchantable tree height, and volume of Gmelina arborea, Terminalia...

This work was carried out in a teak plantation in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. The objective was to evaluate technical and economic indicators of the cutting and processing of trees with a track harvester. Twenty complete work shifts were evaluated using direct thinning to determine...