The Development of India's Forest Resources (Hardcover)

Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun-India's premier institute of its type, was established in 1906, making a modest beginning with five branches, namely Silvi culture, Forest Entomology, Forest Chemistry, Forest Botany and Forest Utilization, commonly known as Economic Branch. Published in 1925, the present monograph is an note on the origin and development of the Economic Branch of FRI and its research and allied activities in different areas such as wood technology, timber testing, timber seasoning, wood preservation, paper pulp, and wood-working etc. Contributed by concerned experts from FRI, the different chapters of the book speak of the efforts and problems involved in the initial stages of the establishment of various sections of the Economic Branch and the corresponding achievements that resulted in initiation of scientific research on timber and minor forest products in India and their placement in the market in a suitable form.;Now reprinted after more than 75 years, this rare document of historical importance should be an attraction as a reference material for scholars interested in the development of forestry research in British India.