A study on the height growth of different Eucalyptus species in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 293-310
Author(s):  
Dimpal Jyoti Mahanta ◽  
Pallabi Saikia ◽  
Abhijit Chetia
Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 857
Author(s):  
Salekin ◽  
Mason ◽  
Morgenroth ◽  
Bloomberg ◽  
Meason

The effect of microsite on juvenile forest plantation yield is rarely explored. This is because juvenile plantation growth is considered to be reasonably homogenous due to a lack of resource competition between trees prior to canopy closure. However, models of juvenile plantation height growth and survival that are sensitive to microsite variation could aid decisions relating to site preparation, plantation establishment and early silvicultural treatments. In this study, juvenile Eucalyptus bosistoana and E. globoidea height growth and survival proportion were modelled against topographic and environmental microsite characteristics as independent variables. The experiment included three different sites situated in a sub-humid region of New Zealand. A total of 540 plots were planted with 18,540 trees in regular rows and columns. Micro-topographical variables significantly influenced height growth and survival proportion of both E. bosistoana and E. globoidea, but species differed in their responses. More sheltered microsites yielded greater height growth and survival for both species. The height of both species was influenced by wind exposure, morphometric protection, and distance from the nearest ridge. E. bosistoana height was also influenced by topographic position and surface plan curvature. Survival was affected by surface profile curvature for both species, while E. globoidea survival was also impacted by surface plan curvature and distance from the top ridge. This study identified microsite factors influencing juvenile height and survival of two Eucalyptus species.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Halil Baris Ozel ◽  
Vural Donduran ◽  
Hakan Şevik ◽  
Nebi Bilir ◽  
Tuğrul Varol

As a result of the measurements made in these afforestation works carried out with the Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus grandis W. Hill) species under the scope of Patara Sand-Dune Afforestation Works in Kas district of Antalya province, the average breast height growth was found to be between 32.4 and 46.5 cm, the average height growth was found to be between 15.2 and 24.6 m and the average growing stock per hectare was found be varying between 9.164 and 17.098 m3/ha. Moreover, it was found that outstanding results had been achieved with this sand-dune afforestation work carried out to prevent the threat of the sand-dune movements to the inner settlements and fertile agricultural lands, and that new fertile soil formations had been obtained. In addition to this, although the Eucalyptus species used in afforestation was an exotic species, it was also determined that the average adaptability varied between 71.8 and 86.3% and that it showed a great adaptation to the region.


1988 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 205 ◽  
Author(s):  
TJ Wardlaw ◽  
C Palzer

The composition of Eucalyptus regeneration following Phytophthora cinnamomi infestation in an E. sieberi open, shrubby forest is examined. Surveys made to determine the composition of the original stand show that E. sieberi dominated all sites examined in the study area. Regeneration of Eucalyptus spp. from both aerial sowing (in a logged area) and natural seed fall (in an unlogged area) has resulted in increased species heterogeneity. Even in the presence of P. cinnamomi, the susceptible E. sieberi and E. obliqua seedling regenerations have significantly higher relative height growth rates than the field-resistant species E. globulus, E. ovata and E. viminalis on all sites examined.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 29-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER W. HART ◽  
DALE E. NUTTER

During the last several years, the increasing cost and decreasing availability of mixed southern hardwoods have resulted in financial and production difficulties for southern U.S. mills that use a significant percentage of hardwood kraft pulp. Traditionally, in the United States, hardwoods are not plantation grown because of the growth time required to produce a quality tree suitable for pulping. One potential method of mitigating the cost and supply issues associated with the use of native hardwoods is to grow eucalyptus in plantations for the sole purpose of producing hardwood pulp. However, most of the eucalyptus species used in pulping elsewhere in the world are not capable of surviving in the southern U.S. climate. This study examines the potential of seven different cold-tolerant eucalyptus species to be used as replacements for, or supplements to, mixed southern hardwoods. The laboratory pulping and bleaching aspects of these seven species are discussed, along with pertinent mill operational data. Selected mill trial data also are reviewed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 573-587
Author(s):  
Alyaa Nasr ◽  
Tehmina Saleem Khan ◽  
Shi-Ping Huang ◽  
Bin Wen ◽  
Jian-Wen Shao ◽  
...  

Background: Eucalyptus belongs to the Myrtaceae family. It is the most planted hardwood forest crop worldwide, representing a global renewable resource of fiber, pharmaceuticals and energy. Objective: To compare the five species, E. maidenii, E. robusta, E. citriodora, E. tereticornis and E. camaldulensis, seeking for the richest source of nutrients and pharmaceuticals. Methodology: Eucalyptus samples were subjected to some chemical determinations for both primary and secondary metabolites to verify their nutritional and pharmaceutical importance related to different extracts. GC-MS analysis was applied to detect the presence of some individual phenolic constituents in their leaves. Results: E. robusta recorded the maximum contents of carbohydrates (40.07%) and protein (31.91%). While E. camaldulensis contained the highest contents of total phenolic compounds (46.56 mg/g), tannins (40.01 mg/g) and antioxidant activities assayed by the phosphomolybednum method (57.60 mg/g), followed by E. citridora. However, E. tereticornis exhibited the highest reducing power ability (151.23 mg/g). The GC-MS highlighted 20 phenolic constituents and antioxidants which varied in their abundance in Eucalyptus leaves, 8 individual phenolics (hydroquinone, hesperitin, pyrogallol, resorcinol, protocatechuic acid, naringenin, chlorogenic acid and catechin) were maximally recorded with E. camaldulensis and secondly, with E. citridora in case of at least 5 components. Nevertheless, gallic and quinic acids were more abundant in the leaves of E. tereticornis, which may explain its high corresponding reducing powers. Conclusion: Acetone-water combination has enhanced phenolics extraction from Eucalyptus tissues. This is the first report aiming to compare between the aforementioned Eucalyptus species highlighting either their nutritional or medicinal importance.


2021 ◽  
Vol 490 ◽  
pp. 119102
Author(s):  
Jarosław Socha ◽  
Svein Solberg ◽  
Luiza Tymińska-Czabańska ◽  
Piotr Tompalski ◽  
Patrick Vallet

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1401
Author(s):  
Hazar Balti ◽  
Mejda Abassi ◽  
Karl-Josef Dietz ◽  
Vijay Kumar

In the face of rising salinity along coastal regions and in irrigated areas, molecular breeding of tolerant crops and reforestation of exposed areas using tolerant woody species is a two-way strategy. Thus, identification of tolerant plants and of existing tolerance mechanisms are of immense value. In the present study, three Eucalyptus ecotypes with potentially differential salt sensitivity were compared. Soil-grown Eucalyptus plants were exposed to 80 and 170 mM NaCl for 30 days. Besides analysing salt effects on ionic/osmotic balance, and hydrolytic enzymes, plants were compared for dynamics of light-induced redox changes in photosynthetic electron transport chain (pETC) components, namely plastocyanin (PC), photosystem I (PSI) and ferredoxin (Fd), parallel to traditional chlorophyll a fluorescence-based PSII-related parameters. Deconvoluted signals for PC and Fd from PSI allowed identification of PC and PSI as the prime salinity-sensitive components of pETC in tested Eucalyptus species. Eucalyptus loxophleba portrayed efficient K+-Na+ balance (60–90% increased K+) along with a more dynamic range of redox changes for pETC components in old leaves. Young leaves in Eucalyptus loxophleba showed robust endomembrane homeostasis, as underlined by an increased response of hydrolytic enzymes at lower salt concentration (~1.7–2.6-fold increase). Findings are discussed in context of salinity dose dependence among different Eucalyptus species.


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