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Full Screen- TITLE
- DECLARATION
- CERTIFICATE
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF TABLES
- LIST OF FIGURES
- LIST OF PLATES
- ABSTRACT
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
- 2.1. Stand density
- 2.2. Optimal stand density
- 2.3. Growth models
- 2.4. Intrinsic units in growth modelling
- 2.5. Fractal geometry and its application in growth modelling
- 2.6. Past research on thinning and rotation age in teak
- 2.7. Environmental effects of growing teak
- 3 MATERIALS AND METHODS
- 3.1 Growth Modal
- 3.2 Intrscic units for Measuring Growth
- 3.3 Fractal Dimension
- 3.4 Optimum Thinning Schedule and Rotation Age
- 4 RESULTS
- 4.1 Intrisic Units
- Plte 4.1 Teak stump of age 10 years, in a site quality classI teak plantation, showing the age and size (diameter) at infection point as 5.5 years and 9.5 cm, respectively
- Plate4.2 Teak stump of age33years, in a site quality class III teak plantation, showing the age and size (diameter) at infection point as 4.5 yearsand 5.7cm, respectively
- Plate 4.3 Teak stump of age 40 years, in a site quality class III Teak plantation, showing the age and size (diameter) at infection pont as 7.5 and 6.5cm, respectively
- 4.2 Growth Model
- 4.3 Optimum Thinning Schedule and rotation age
- 5 DISCUSSION
- 5.1. Intrinsic biological units
- 5.2. Growth model
- 5.3. Optimisation
- 5.4. Effect of miscellaneous growth
- 5.5. Environmental effects
- 5.6. Limitations of the study
- 5.7. Economic impact of the findings
- 6 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
- REFERENCES
- APPENDIX 1 AND 2