Forests of Bangladesh, composed of many
indigenous species, are being exploited for
the past hundred years. Demand for forest
produce in the local and international markets
has increased manifold owing to the increase
in the national, as well as, in the world
population. Forestry planners in Bangladesh
are giving attention to the replacement of the
natural forests by the planted and selected
species which can ensure higher yield of timber,
fuelwood and other forest produce including
raw materials for woodbased industries.
For the purpose of large scale reforestation
and afforestation programme production
of healthy seedlings are necessary. Comprehensive
knowledge of the nutritional
requirements of seedlings of various species
would, therefore, be helpful for the production
of healthy seedlings in the forest nurseries
using optimum fertilizer doses. On the other
hand, this knowledge may also be utilized as
a reliable basis for the diagnosis of nutritional