RAP PUBLICATION: 1998/5
TEAKNET Publication: No. 1
29 May - 3 June 1995, Yangon, Myanmar
TEAKNET Secretariat in the Forest Department
Yangon, Myanmar
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP)
Bangkok, Thailand
Cover: A natural teak stand managed under the Myanmar Selection System, Bago Yoma, Myanmar (1995)
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The photo credits given below are by page number in order of appearance. Copyrigt in all cases remains with the photographers, to whom FAO wishes to extend its thanks for their generous permission to reproduce their work.
Masakazu Kashio: |
Front cover, vi, 26, 60, 82, 90, 104, 122, 154, 160, 178, 192, 210, 220, 234, back cover |
Thai Orchids Lab: |
87, 88, 89 |
Edited by: Masakazu Kashio and Kevin White
ISBN 974-86342-9-9
© FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 1998
Printed by Dharmasarn Co., Ltd., Bangkok
For copies write to:
TEAKNET Secretariat
(c/o U Mehm Ko Ko Gyi, Coordinator of TEAKNET)
Forest Department, Ministry of Forestry
Bayintnaung Road, West Gyogone, Yangon 11011
Myanmar
Tel: (95) 1-68-1856, Fax: (95) 1-68-1857
E-Mail: [email protected]
Opening Address by H. E. Lt. General Chit Swe - Minister, Ministry of Forestry
Opening Statement by Dato Abdul Wahid Jalil - FAO Representative in Myanmar
Summary of the Second Regional Seminar on Teak
Group reportsGroup 1: Management of Natural Teak Forests
Group 2: Management of Teak Plantations
Group 3: Teak Trade and Marketing
Management of Natural Teak Forests
Management status of natural teak forests - U Ko Ko Gyi and Dr. Kyaw Tint
Management of Teak Plantations
Overview of problems in teak plantation establishment - Dr. Apichart Kaosa-ard
Teak breeding and improvement strategies - Dr. Apichart Kaosa-ard
Commercial micropropagation of teak in Thailand - Dr. Paiboolya Gavinlertvatana
Silvicultural problems in management of teak plantations - Mr. K.C. Chacko
Species Improvement Network for Teak - Mr. Vichien SumantakulTrade and marketing of teak wood and products - U Sein Maung Wint
Processing and development technology and future trends for teak utilization - Mr. Suntud Sangkul
Wood quality and end-user requirements - U Soe Tint and U Myint Kyu Pe
Trade and marketing experience with Myanmar teak - Mr. Herman Manger
Management of teak plantations in Bhutan - Mr. Chimi Dorji
Sustainable management of teak plantations on acidic soil in China - Mr. Kuang Bingchao and Mr. Bai Jiayu
Teak improvement in Indonesia - Dr. Hendi Suhaendi
Teak forest management in Indonesia - Mr. Sadhardjo Siswamartana
Teak in the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic - Department of Forests
Teak in Malaysia - Dr. I. Zakaria and Mr. N. Lokmal
Management of natural teak forest in Myanmar - Forest Department
Teak resources in Thailand - Mr. Vichien Sumantakul and Mr. Suntud Sangkul
The management and prospects of teak in Vietnam - Ministry of Forestry
Part IV: Introduction to TEAKNET
Annex 1: Agenda and timetable
Annex 2: List of participants
Annex 3: Summarized results of the First Regional Seminar on Teak