PAPER III: KUF 123- PLANTATION TECHNOLOGY-

Introduction, aims and objectives of plantation Forestry, Plantation organization and structure, Failures of plantations- reasons for failure and remedial techniques, Seed stands, seed collection, storage and supply of seeds, Stump plantation and advantages of stump planting, patterns of planting, Nurse crops, cover crops and mulching, Fencing and types of fencing, digging of pits and water conservation measures for different sites, Energy plantations, Afforestation of problematic sites-drought prone, arid, marshy, waterlogged area, saline land, sandy soils and suitable species for plantation on these sites.