Publications

In order to set up Seed Production Areas (SPAs), SPA Analytics software helps to prepare the list of inferior trees to be culled by ranking the trees based on traits such as height, clear bole height, girth at breast-height, straightness and roundness of the stem, health and crown characteristics of the trees. For copies please contact Librarian, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi library@kfri.org;sarojam@kfri.org

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CATIE in association with FAO published a book entitled "Teak Plantations in Latin America: Myths and Realities" in Spanish. The publication is available in hard copy, but will be mainly to digital (PDF) distribution to provide a better access to those who are interested in America: Myths and Realities

To download this publication in Spanish please go to the below link

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ITTO has published the Annual Review and Assessment of the World Timber Situation 2012 providing data on production and trade of primary wood products with an emphasis on tropical primary wood products of 75 countries.

The proceedings of the International training Programme on Innovations in the Management of Planted Teak Forests, 31 August- 3 September 2011 at KFRI, Peechi, Kerala, India

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The proceedings of the International Workshop on Production and Marketing of Teakwood: Future Scenarios, 23-25 November 2009 KFRI, Peechi, Kerala, India

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The Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on "Processing and Marketing of Teak Wood Products of Planted Forests" held during 25-28 September 2007 at Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, India.

This is a newly released handbook which may serve as an essential source of ready reference not only in timber trade/user sectors but also among the wood technologists in India and overseas.

With the financial support of International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI), hosted an International Conference on Quality Timber Products of Teak from Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) in Peechi, Kerala, India, during 2-5 December 2003. The proceedings of the conference presents some of the best available scientific information on teak silviculture and utilization and proposing strategies for promoting quality teak products in the global market. The proceedings consists of 68 oral and 31 poster papers presented during the conference.

An effort is made to compile the details of all publications on teak in the form of a bibliography. A total of 4781 references have been compiled in this bibliography. The references included date back to year 1856 to the present. This bibliography being brought out after a gap of 30 years, the last one being by Mathur (1973) and Krishna Murthy (1974), will fill a long felt gap in access to information on teak and will be useful to researchers, forest officials and all those who are interested in teak wood. This bibliography can be used in several ways.