5. Forestry Layer

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Handbook Outline

The 5. Forestry chapter contains 177 pages, 120 diagrams and 52 tables. The table of contents is as follows:

Introduction to the Forestry Layer

5.01 – Applying the Forestry Layer

FUNCTIONS:

5•02 – Forests
5•03 – Fauna
5•04 – Mycorrhiza
5•05 – Saprophytes
5•06 – Ecological Succession

SYSTEMS:

5•07 – Layouts
5•08 – Garden Agriculture Integration
5•09 – Species Index
5•10 – Plant Establishment Densities

MANAGEMENT:

5•11 – Pruning
5•12 – Thinning
5•13 – Coppice

HARVESTING:

5•14 – Fruit & Nuts
5•15 – Timber
5•16 – Forage

MONITORING:

5•17 – Pasture
5•18 – Timber Products
5•19 – Growth Stages

PROPAGATION:

5•20 – Small-Scale
5•21 – Medium-Scale
5•22 – Grafting
5•23 – Budding

FIRE:

5•24 – Integrated Fire Management

APPENDICES:

5.1 – BBCH Scales
5.2 – Thinning Volumes and Basal Areas
5.3 – MLA Pasture Assessment Sheets
5.4 – MTG Field Booking Sheet
5.5 – MTG Tree Spacing and Stocking Guide
5.6 – Calculation of Tree Volume
5.7 – Paddock Condition Score Sheet
5.8 – Forage Digestibility for Different Livestock
5.9 – Vegetable Planting Guide
5.10 – Classification of Different Types of Fruits
5.11 – Cacao Agroforestry Mixed Species Planting
5.12 – PRO Silva Principles

References & Further Reading
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