Crown Openness and Regeneration Status in Pine Forest

Subodh Bhattarai, Sanjeeb Bhattarai and Madan Raj Bhandari
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Madan Raj Bhandari: Kathmandu Forestry College, Nepal

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2020, vol. 25, issue 1, 1-10

Abstract: Silviculture is the art and science to control the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of forests [1]. Every silviculture system involves harvesting of over storey trees either singly or in groups [2]. This creates the gap on forest canopy which represent opportunities for forest regeneration [3]. In this research I tried to give study about the relation between two variables crown openness as an independent variable and regeneration as dependent variable. Research site Chappani Gadhidanda community forest, Bhulmu-4 was selected for the research purpose. 4 treatment plots including 2 selections, 1 negative thinning and 1 shelterwood with 1 control plot that is 5 research plots in total were already constructed and time was enough for regeneration to come after tree harvesting. Two species was dominant in upper canopy that is Pinus patula & Pinus wallichiana.

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2020.25.556151

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