Poplars and willows in wood production and land use.

CONTENTS

1.Introduction

2.Historical notes

3.Poplars and willows in the world
poplars
willows

4. Improvement and selection
phenotypes and genotypes
selection and improvement of poplars
selection

5. Ecology and physiology
ecological requirements of the salicaceae
physiological features

6. Propagation and nursery techniques
propagation of poplars
poplars nurseries

7. Techniques for cultivation of the salicaceae
cultivation in stands and rows
growing poplars under irrigation
growing salicaceae on land liable to inundation
poplars growing in the forest
the economies of growing poplars

8. Maladies of the salicaceae
physiological disorders
maladies caused by living organisms

9. Enemies of the salicaceae: insects and other animals
insects
other animals

10. Properties and marketing of the wood of poplars and willows
wood characteristics
physical, mechanical and chemical properties
marketing and storage of wood

11. Utilization of poplars and willows
wood utilization
other uses

12. Timber consumption trends and production by regions
wood in the world
poplars in the world
areas of plantations
wood removals
e.tc

13. Poplars and farming
different forms of integration
attempt at a balance sheet

14. Need for fundamental and applied research
background
research objectives

Includes bibliographic references and index