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Techniques for recovering cleared forests in Semangkok, Malaysia

Country
Malaysia

Description

[Objectives]

   Providing basic knowledge for promoting the recovery of logged-over forests by enrichment planting.

[Results]

   The research site is located in Compartment 28 of the Semangkok Forest Reserve, 60 km north of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The planting sites are selected along a logging road. The seedlings of six Shorea species were planted on a level ridge, a sloping ridge, and in the lower parts of slope in June 1997 (see Photo 1). Their scientific and common names are: S. curtisii or Seraya; S. leprosula or Meranti Tembaga; S. macroptera or Meranti Melantai; S. parvifolia or Meranti Sarang Punai; S. ovalis or Meranti Kepong; and S. acuminata or Meranti Rambai Daun.
   The average height of seedlings after six years reveals that all species grow most quickly on the sloping ridge that are located slightly lower than the level ridge (Fig. 1). The results show that sites suitable for natural regeneration differ from sites that are suitable for enrichment planting. According to the results, natural regeneration is suitable on the upper slopes, whereas enrichment planting on the lower slopes.

Figure, table

  1.  

    Photo 1. Trees planted on sloping ridges.
    Photo 1. Trees planted on sloping ridges.

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    Fig. 1. Growth data for the six Shorea species planted in Semangkok, Malaysia.
    Fig. 1. Growth data for the six Shorea species planted in Semangkok, Malaysia.
Affiliation

Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Forestry Division

Classification

Technical A

Term of research

FY2002 (FY2002-2003)

Responsible researcher

OCHIAI Yukihito ( Forestry Division )

HASSAN Azman ( Forest Research Institute Malaysia )

ほか
Publication, etc.

Ochiai, Y. and Azman Hassan (1997):Regeneration of Seraya (Shorea curtisii) on the logging roads in a hill forest, Semangkok, Selangor, Peninsular. 4th Conference on Forestry and Forest Products Research, Malaysia, 32 (in Japanese).

Ochiai, Y. (1999): Silvics of tropical trees (15) Meranti Sarang Punai. The tropical forestry, 44, 86-88 (in Japanese).

Ochiai, Y. (2000): Natural regeneration in Peninsular Malaysia. The Tropical Forestry, 50, 33-36.

Ochiai, Y. (2001): Physiological and ecological site preferences of some Dipterocarp species. TFRI extension series, 145, 210-214.

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