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Production Capacity of Softwood Sawmills in the Republic of South Africa, Swaziland and Transkei
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Forestry Journal • Authors: N. van der Merwe --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa H. Riekert --- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South AfricaThe technical and practical capacities of softwood sawmills and boxmills in the Republics of South Africa, Transkei and Ciskei and the Kingdom of Swaziland were estimated as at 30 June 1987. These estimates show that sawmills in Southern Africa are... -
Deployment strategies to maximise value recovery from tree improvement: The experience of two South African companies
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: The Southern African Forestry Journal • Authors: ArleneD. Bayley --- , South Africa Flic Blakeway --- Technical Department, Mondi Forests, South AfricaCurrent strategies for deployment of improved material from the tree breeding programmes of two South Mrican forestry companies are reviewed for all commercial species, including both hardwoods and softwoods. How high site variability and propagation constraints restrict this are examined... -
Clonal propagation of Pterocarpus santalinoides L'Hér. ex DC.: the effect of substrate, cutting type, genotype and auxin
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Catherine Ky-Dembele --- World Agroforestry Centre – West Africa and Central Regional Office - Sahel Node – BP, Mali Jules Bayala --- World Agroforestry Centre – West Africa and Central Regional Office - Sahel Node – BP, Mali Antoine Kalinganire --- World Agroforestry Centre – West Africa and Central Regional Office - Sahel Node – BP, Mali Fatoumata Tata Traoré --- World Agroforestry Centre – West Africa and Central Regional Office - Sahel Node – BP, Mali Bréhima Koné --- World Agroforestry Centre – West Africa and Central Regional Office - Sahel Node – BP, Mali Alain Olivier --- Université Laval, CanadaPterocarpus santalinoides is a multipurpose tree species, native to Africa and South America. However, excessive pruning for fodder is jeopardising its seed production leading to poor regeneration in the Sahel region. Efficient vegetative propagation techniques may overcome this concern. To...