Recently added articles from Journal of Tropical Forest Science:
FORESTS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: IS THE GLASS HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
Jan 01, 2009; ... More than a hundred developing countries have measurable forest areas. Although these countries and their forests are a diverse lot, general trends can be identified for several important forest policy issues. Some trends appear to be positive, while others do not. An optimist about forests in ...
RECORD OF SEED INSECT PESTS OF DIPTEROCARPUS RETUSUS IN HOLLONGAPAR RESERVE FORESTS, ASSAM
Jan 01, 2009; ... SENTHILKUMAR N, BARTHAKUR ND & SINGH AN. 2009. Record of seed insect pests of Dipterocarpus returns in Hollongapar Reserve Forests, Assam. Dipterocarpus retusus is facing a serious problem of poor regeneration due to various insects and diseases. The planting stock target has many times been ...
EFFECTS OF HOT OIL TREATMENT ON PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THREE SPECIES OF PHILIPPINE BAMBOO
Jan 01, 2009; ... MANALO RD & ACDA MN. 2009. Effects of hot oil treatment on physical and mechanical properties of three species of Philippine bamboo. The effects of hot oil treatment on physical and mechanical properties of three species of Philippine bamboo, viz. Bambusa blumeana, B. vulgaris and ...
EVALUATION OF CHLORFLUAZURON IN CONTROLLING THE SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE COPTOTERMES CURVIGNATHUS (ISOPTERA: RHINOTERMITIDAE) IN INDONESIA
Jan 01, 2009; ... SUKARTANA P, SUMARNI G & BROADBENT S. 2009. Evaluation of chlorfluazuron in controlling the subterranean termite Coptotermes curvignathus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in Indonesia. We evaluated the effectiveness of a bait formula containing the active ingrethent chlorfluazuron in controlling ...
EXTRACTABLE FORMALDEHYDE FROM WASTE MEDIUM DENSITY FIBREBOARD
Jan 01, 2009; ... ROKIAH H, SITI HAZNEZA AH, OTHMAN S, NORU I, MAHAMAD HAKIMI I, HASNAH MJ & SALMIAH U. 2009. Extractable formaldehyde from waste medium density fibreboard. Currendy, Malaysia is one of the main producers of medium density fibreboard (MDF) in the Asia Pacific region. The adhesives used are ...
SUBMERGED CULTIVATION OF BASIDIOMYCETE FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH ROOT DISEASES FOR PRODUCTION OF VALUABLE BIOACTIVE METABOLITES
Jan 01, 2009; ... GETHA K, HATSU M, WONG HJ & LEE SS. 2009. Submerged cultivation of basidiomycete fungi associated with root diseases for production of valuable bioactive metabolites. This study is part of a screening programme aimed at searching for bioactive metabolites from basidiomycete fungi belonging ...
EFFECTS OF LEAF HARVEST ON THRINAX RADIATA PALM: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION
Jan 01, 2009; ... CALVO-IRABIÉN LM, ZAPATA MT & IRIARTE-VIVAR S. 2009. Effects of leaf harvest on Thrinax radiata palm: implications for management and conservation. For centuries, Mayans have used Thrinax radiata leaves for roof thatching and broom manufacturing. To determine sustainable leaf harvest levels, ...
EFFICIENT EXTRACTION OF POLYPHENOLICS FROM THE BARK OF TROPICAL TREE SPECIES
Jan 01, 2009; ... MAKINO R, OHARA S & HASHIDA K. 2009. Efficient extraction of polyphenolics from the bark of tropical tree species. The objective of this study was to discover a method for extracting polyphenolics containing as few sugar components as possible. In this work, water extraction was carried out ...
GENETIC CONTROL OF GROWTH AND FORM IN EUCALYPTUS UROPHYLLA IN NORTHERN VIETNAM
Jan 01, 2009; ... KIEN ND, JANSSON G, HARWOOD C & THINH HH. 2009. Genetic control of growth and form in Eucalyptus urophylla in northern Vietnam. Genetic parameters for growth, stem straightness and branch size were estimated in two open-pollinated progeny trials of Eucalyptus urophylla at two sites in ...
LOCAL GROWTH MODEL IN MODELLING THE CROWN DIAMETER OF PLANTATION-GROWN DRYOBALANOPS AROMATICA
Jan 01, 2009; ... AHMAD ZUHAIDI Y. 2009. Local growth model in modelling the crown diameter of plantation-grown Dryobalanops aromatica. The importance of crown data in improving the construction of growth models for stand management has long been established for many temperate and a few tropical species. Growth ...
WE ARE TWENTY
Oct 01, 2008; ... In September 1988, 20 years ago, the first issue of the Journal of Tropical Forest Science (JTFS) was published to fill a growing need in tropical forestry and its associated sciences. This need was recognized by several donor agencies, namely, Winrock International, GTZ, FAO, IDRC and UNESCO, ...
REMINISCENCES OF THE FOUNDER
Oct 01, 2008; ... I wish to thank the Editorial Board for inviting me to write a few words on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Journal of Tropical Forest Science. It was during my term as DirectorGeneral of the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) that I suggested to the FRIM Directorate that FRIM ...
SUCCESSFUL ECTOMYCORRHIZAL INOCULATION OF TWO DIPTEROCARP SPECIES WITH A LOCALLY ISOLATED FUNGUS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
Oct 01, 2008; ... LEE, S. S., PATAHAYAH, M., CHONG, W. S. & LAPEYRIE, F. 2008. Successful ectomycorrhizal inoculation of two dipterocarp species with a locally isolated fungus in Peninsular Malaysia. There is good potential for the application of ectomycorrhizas in improving dipterocarp seedling ...
EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL SOIL PROPERTIES ON PHYSICAL WOOD CHARACTERISTICS OF TECTONA GRANDIS PLANTATIONS IN COSTA RICA
Oct 01, 2008; ... MOYA, R. & PEIREZ, D. 2008. Effects of physical and chemical soil properties on physical wood characteristics of Tectona grandis plantations in Costa Rica. A total of 23 plantations with ages between 7 and 15 years were selected in the north and north-west regions of Costa Rica, covering a ...
SELECTED PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MOSO BAMBOO (PHYLLOSTACHYS PUBESCENS)
Oct 01, 2008; ... YU, H. Q., JIANG, Z. H., HSE, C. Y. & SHUPE, T. F. 2008. Selected physical and mechanical properties of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens). Selected physical and mechanical properties of 4-6 year old moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) grown in Zhejiang, China were investigated at ...
TRENDS IN TIMBER PRESERVATION-A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Oct 01, 2008; ... COGGINS, C. R. 2008. Trends in timber preservation - a global perspective. Durability of timber can be conferred by the selection and application of effective preservative treatments or by processes that modify the wood structure and render it resistant to insect and fungal attack ....
FIXATION OF COMPRESSIVE DEFORMATION IN WOOD BY PRE-STEAMING
Oct 01, 2008; ... INOUE, M., SEKINO, N., MOROOKA, T., ROWELL, R. M. & NORIMOTO, M. 2008. Fixation of compressive deformation in wood by pre-steaming. Wood block specimens pre-steamed at 120-220 °C for 5-20 min were compressed in the radial direction. The recovery of set decreased with increasing presteaming ...
CHANGING VALUES OF MALAYSIAN FORESTS: THE CHALLENGE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ITS SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
Oct 01, 2008; ... ASHTON, P. S. 2008. Changing values of Malaysian forests: the challenge of biodiversity and its sustainable management. The meaning of the term biodiversity and the challenge of its evaluation are discussed in this paper. Requirements for its conservation within indigenous production forests are ...
DIAMETER GROWTH AND DECLINE IN A TROPICAL MONTANE CLOUD FOREST OF THE SIERRA DE LAS MINAS, GUATEMALA
Oct 01, 2008; ... HOLDER, C. D. 2008. Diameter growth and decline in a tropical montane cloud forest of the Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala. This study examined annualized diameter growth rates of 100 cloud forest trees over 5½ years in an experimental plot within an upper montane cloud forest near the summit of ...
THOUGHTS ON THE CONSERVATION OF FOREST BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND FOREST TREE AND SHRUB GENETIC RESOURCES
Oct 01, 2008; ... PALMBERG-LERCHE, C. 2008. Thoughts on the conservation of forest biological diversity and forest tree and shrub genetic resources. This paper discusses concepts, strategies and priority setting in the conservation of forest biological diversity. It focuses on the management of forest tree and ...