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Teak is an obligate light-demanding species throughout its life cycle. Infe- rior trees are readily suppressed if stand density is too high. Accordingly, plan- tations must be thinned regularly and heavily, particularly in the first half of the rotation. Initial planting density is generally between 1 200 and 1 600 plants per hectare.
The spacing of trees and the number, timing and intensity of thinnings strongly affect the pattern of growth and the yield of the plantation. If thinning is practised late, growth rates decline or cease, whereas if the stand is thinned too early or too heavily, the trees have a greater tendency to produce side branches and epicormic shoots. This also reduces the potential yield of the plantation since growth is diverted from the main stem, which should be free from defects such as those caused by side branches and epicormic shoots.
The timing of the first thinning is of- ten determined by the height of the trees and is commonly carried out when the trees reach 9.0 to 9.5 m. The second thinning may be carried out when the trees reach 17 to 18 m.The site generally has a carrying ca- pacity independent of initial stocking rates and thinning regimes. The carry- ing capacity is measured in terms of the basal area (the average cross-sectional area of all trees per unit of land). It is pos- sible to identify the thinning regime nec- essary to achieve a certain basal area on an area of land by retaining a minimum number of trees. The mean basal area is often allowed to reach 20 to 22 m2 per hectare after the second thinning. A third thinning is then carried out to reduce the mean basal area to 13 to 15 m2 per hec- tare. Thinning and pruning operations have a strong effect on the yield and quality of timber. To produce long boles free from knots, the usual strategy is to keep stands closed using high-density plantings, which remain untwined for the first three or four years of the plantation. The objective is to minimize the size of the crowns and the side branches in or- der to improve the quality and appear- ance of the timber and, thereby, its value.
Overall, it is desirable to thin the stand to the number that is optimal for reduc- tion of undue competition and for the best growth of the remaining trees. A final stocking of about 300 trees per hectare would be the ideal.
Tissue culture teak plantation management strategies are differ from stump raised teak plantations.so please go for tissue culture teak plantation
Further details contact
BALAKRISHNA MUTHUKURI
MOTHER AGRI BIOTECH INDIA PVT. LTD.
BANGALORE.
+919035003471
Teak is an obligate light-demanding species throughout its life cycle. Infe- rior trees are readily suppressed if stand density is too high. Accordingly, plan- tations must be thinned regularly and heavily, particularly in the first half of the rotation. Initial planting density is generally between 1 200 and 1 600 plants per hectare.
The spacing of trees and the number, timing and intensity of thinnings strongly affect the pattern of growth and the yield of the plantation. If thinning is practised late, growth rates decline or cease, whereas if the stand is thinned too early or too heavily, the trees have a greater tendency to produce side branches and epicormic shoots. This also reduces the potential yield of the plantation since growth is diverted from the main stem, which should be free from defects such as those caused by side branches and epicormic shoots.
The timing of the first thinning is of- ten determined by the height of the trees and is commonly carried out when the trees reach 9.0 to 9.5 m. The second thinning may be carried out when the trees reach 17 to 18 m.The site generally has a carrying ca- pacity independent of initial stocking rates and thinning regimes. The carry- ing capacity is measured in terms of the basal area (the average cross-sectional area of all trees per unit of land). It is pos- sible to identify the thinning regime nec- essary to achieve a certain basal area on an area of land by retaining a minimum number of trees. The mean basal area is often allowed to reach 20 to 22 m2 per hectare after the second thinning. A third thinning is then carried out to reduce the mean basal area to 13 to 15 m2 per hec- tare. Thinning and pruning operations have a strong effect on the yield and quality of timber. To produce long boles free from knots, the usual strategy is to keep stands closed using high-density plantings, which remain untwined for the first three or four years of the plantation. The objective is to minimize the size of the crowns and the side branches in or- der to improve the quality and appear- ance of the timber and, thereby, its value.
Overall, it is desirable to thin the stand to the number that is optimal for reduc- tion of undue competition and for the best growth of the remaining trees. A final stocking of about 300 trees per hectare would be the ideal.
Tissue culture teak plantation management strategies are differ from stump raised teak plantations.so please go for tissue culture teak plantation
Further details contact
BALAKRISHNA MUTHUKURI
MOTHER AGRI BIOTECH INDIA PVT. LTD.
BANGALORE.
+919035003471
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