Viability of planting teak and sentang in Malaysia


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Krishnapillay B., . and Mohd Noor M., . and Noraini H., . and Zuhaidi A.Y., . and Ab Rasip Ab Ghani, . and Mahmud A.W., . Viability of planting teak and sentang in Malaysia. pp. 19-34. ISSN 0126-575X

Abstract

Forest plantations or man-made forests are becoming increasingly important in supplying forest products throughout the world. Some of the successful stories of forest plantations in Asia Pacific Regions are the forest plantations of Pinus radiata in New Zeaand and Australia Araucaria in Australia and Papua New Guinea Teak in Thailand and Indonesia and Acacia mangium in Malaysia and Indonesia. While the planting of Acacia on a commercial scale had been instituted since 1962 the concept of planting teak (Tectona grandis) and sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) in Malaysia on a plantation basis for commecial timber production is relatively new and the awareness was created over the last four to five years. A number of agencies and smallholders have already started investing into plantation of both these species. This paper aims to highlight some of the features and properties of both species their suitability for growth in Malaysia and the financial return on their investment.


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Abstract

Forest plantations or man-made forests are becoming increasingly important in supplying forest products throughout the world. Some of the successful stories of forest plantations in Asia Pacific Regions are the forest plantations of Pinus radiata in New Zeaand and Australia Araucaria in Australia and Papua New Guinea Teak in Thailand and Indonesia and Acacia mangium in Malaysia and Indonesia. While the planting of Acacia on a commercial scale had been instituted since 1962 the concept of planting teak (Tectona grandis) and sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) in Malaysia on a plantation basis for commecial timber production is relatively new and the awareness was created over the last four to five years. A number of agencies and smallholders have already started investing into plantation of both these species. This paper aims to highlight some of the features and properties of both species their suitability for growth in Malaysia and the financial return on their investment.

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Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term: FOREST PLANTATIONS
AGROVOC Term: TECTONA GRANDIS
AGROVOC Term: AZADIRACHTA
AGROVOC Term: PLANTING
AGROVOC Term: TIMBER TREES
AGROVOC Term: VIABILITY
AGROVOC Term: ECONOMIC VIABILITY
AGROVOC Term: FOREST PRODUCTS
AGROVOC Term: MALAYSIA PLANTACION FORESTAL
AGROVOC Term: TECTONA GRANDIS
Depositing User: Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 05:52
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17602

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