DENDROLOGY

FOREST ECOLOGY

FOREST MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which forestry replanting technique establishes a new forest from an existing forest in reduced times by using the combination of selective harvesting and prescribed burning?
A
bare-root seedlings
B
containerized seedlings
C
natural regeneration
D
scalping
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reforestation is the process of planting trees to rebuild forest lands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Natural regeneration is defined as the renewal of a forest crop by self-sown seeds or by coppice or root suckers. Natural regeneration may thus be obtained from the following two sources. • From seed – called ‘high forest’ or ‘seedling crop’.

Detailed explanation-3: -REGENERATION: “The process or method or renewal of forest crop by natural or artificial means using the potential capability of trees to reproduce sexually or asexually, is called regeneration.” OR; the renewal of a forest crop by artificial means, also the new crop so obtained is called regeneration.

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