BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF FOREST SCIENCE
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
A Half-yearly Peer Reviewed Journal of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Experimental planting with Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk. was undertaken to assess its
suitability on denuded hilly areas of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Germination of the species was 70
percent, and the seedlings attained a height of 40-60 cm in the nursery at the age of one year.
Average survival of the out-planted seedlings in four locations was 34.7 percent with 1.85m mean
height and 1.92 cm mean diameter after three years. Survival and seedling increment decreased
with increasing height of hill slope, apparently because of gradual low soil moisture content.
Strong and direct sunshine seemed to have adverse effect on seedling survival. The prospect of /I.
malaccensis appeared to be uncertain for the denuded areas. However, further investigation needs
to be undertaken.
Despite the increased recognition of the significance of market dynamics of homestead
forestry, research on the subject has remained strikingly limited. This research focuses on selected
aspects of marketing of homestead forestry products in two areas (Habilashdip and Chunati
Unions) in the district of Chittagong. The study mainly probes into principal actors in the market,
channel of marketing (for example grower-middlemen, middlemen-consumer etc.) the trends on
domestic consumption and sale of homestead agroforestry products, and the major problems (for
example absence of cooperative, poor storage facility, middlemen dependency) associated with
marketing. A number of measures for better marketing of homestead agroforestry products have
been suggested. The article ends with an exhortation for increased research on marketing of
homestead forestry.
Wood destroying agents which attack wood
also attack wood products. It is well known that
preservation plays an important role in the use of
naturally non-durable species of wood and wood
products by increasing its service life. Similarly
preservative treated plywood has a greater service
life. The common preservatives for composites are
boric acid and borax. These compounds are effective
against decay and sap staining fungi and wood
destroying insects. Rubber wood (Hevea
braziliensis) is a non-durable species and susceptible
to fungal and insect attack quickly after sawing. It is
assumed that without preservative treatment rubber
wood could not be a suitable raw material for
plywood and particleboard manufacture. Veneer
obtained both from sapwood and hardwood of nondurable timber species when used for plywood
manufacture should be soaked in 1.25% solution of
boric acid or 1.90% solution of borax at a
temperature of 93°C to 100°C for a period of 10 to 40
minutes depending on species and thickness of the <
veneer (Anon. 1983). With this aim in view the
present study has been undertaken.
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