Due to the trends in the consumption of wood and particularly s oft
broadleaves, poplar cultivation gained importance in this country and
worldwide during the last decade of the twentieth century. Many countries,
primarily those with developed forestry (Canada, France, Italy, etc.), have
recognized the importance of poplar cultivation in terms of production,
economics and environmental protection. The aim of this study is to apply the
method of assessment and the method of calculating the optimal production
cycle length in order to determine the optimal production cycle length of
poplar plantations in the studied localities of Ravni Srem (FE ?Sremska
Mitrovica?) from an economic standpoint. The purpose of this research is to
provide guidelines for forestry practices aimed at the improvement of the
situation in the field of assessment of the optimal production cycle length
in poplar plantations. The research object a re: the number of trees, volume
of trees and other elements that will be quantified and numerically analyzed.
The initial hypothesis of the study was that the production cycle length of
poplar in the study area ranges from 10-20 years, depending on the soil type.
The production cycle length of poplar in the study area ranges from 15-19
years. It was calculated using three methods: Mo, M1 and M2. The assessment
based on the NPVs criterion determined a desired optimal production cycle
length of about 16 years on meadow semigley. When the optimum production
cycle length of Euro-American poplar is concerned, it is appropriate for the
analyses to use the maximization of the average net present value.