EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Silviculture is defined as the art and science of cultivating forest crops. The very definition suggests that silviculture forms a core subject of forest management, and that a forest manager must have clear knowledge on the subject.

Detailed explanation-2: -Generally, silviculture is the science and art of growing and cultivating forest crops, based on a knowledge of silvics (the study of the life-history and general characteristics of forest trees and stands, with particular reference to local/regional factors).

Detailed explanation-3: -dendrology, also called forest dendrology or xylology, study of the characteristics of trees, shrubs, lianas, and other woody plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Definitions of Forest “A plant association predominantly of trees or other woody. vegetation occupying an extensive area of land” (American Society of Foresters)

Detailed explanation-5: -Silviculture is the branch of forestry concerned with the theory and practice of controlling forest establishment, composition, and growth. Like forestry itself, silviculture is an applied science that rests ultimately upon the more fundamental natural and social sciences.