Lithology & Soil Characteristics Related to Forest Vegetation

For sustainable management of forest vegetation inthe area, geology, soil and biota are importantfactors. Scientific investigation may be helpful inimproving and regenerating degraded hills byprotection of slopes through raising vegetationsuited to parent material and soil. Soils areconsidered to be our basic treasure. Man is dependenton soil and productive soil depends on man. Each ofthe different kinds of soils requires specialmanagement practice which changes from season toseason. The knowledge of mineralogical behavior ofsoils at good natural sites and at degraded sitesopens at possibilities of optimal management inputsto augment production of the biomass from good siteas well as from degraded site after suitableamelioration. In the present intensified programme ofraising large scale plantation, especially of fastgrowing species, the fertility potential dependslargely on the mineralogical composition of the soil.The underlying parent material plays a vital role indetermining the success or other-wise of theplantations especially over a number of rotations ina given year. This book provides in-depth knowledgeto the managers, foresters and land users to have athorough knowledge about the content and nature ofminerals present in the soil in diagnosing thefertility status and other soil-plant-parent materialrelationship in forestry. For sustainable management of forest vegetation in§the area, geology, soil and biota are important§factors. Scientific investigation may be helpful in§improving and regenerating degraded hills by§protection of slopes through raising vegetation§suited to parent material and soil. Soils are§considered to be our basic treasure. Man is dependent§on soil and productive soil depends on man. Each of§the different kinds of soils requires special§management practice which changes from season to§season. The knowledge of mineralogical behavior of§soils at good natural sites and at degraded sites§opens at possibilities of optimal management inputs§to augment production of the biomass from good site§as well as from degraded site after suitable§amelioration. In the present intensified programme of§raising large scale plantation, especially of fast§growing species, the fertility potential depends§largely on the mineralogical composition of the soil.§The underlying parent material plays a vital role in§determining the success or other-wise of the§plantations especially over a number of rotations in§a given year. This book provides in-depth knowledge§to the managers, foresters and land users to have a§thorough knowledge about the content and nature of§minerals present in the soil in diagnosing the§fertility status and other soil-plant-parent material§relationship in forestry.