Unasylva - No. 201 - Teak













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An international journal of forestry and forest industries - Vol. 51- 2000/2

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Editors: S.A. Dembner, A. Perlis
Editorial Advisory Board
Forestry Department:

J. Ball, I.J. Bourke, S. Braatz,
S.A. Dembner, M. Morell,
C. Palmberg-Lerche, A. Perlis, L. Russo,
O. Souvannavong, K. Warner, M. Wilkie
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Guidelines For Authors

Editorial

D. Pandey and C. Brown
Teak: a global overview

B. Krishnapillay
Silviculture and management of teak plantations

K. Balooni
Teak investment programmes: an Indian perspective

K.-H. Schmincke
Teak plantations in Costa Rica - Precious Woods' experience

G. Maldonado and D. Louppe
Challenges of teak in Côte d'Ivoire

C.T.S. Nair and O. Souvannavong
Emerging research issues in the management of teak

T. Enters
Site, technology and productivity of teak plantations in Southeast Asia

A. Mittelman
Teak planting by smallholders in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand

W. Killmann and L.T. Hong
Rubberwood - the success of an agricultural by-product

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