Abstract

Teak wood production in plantations of high input management is relatively a new concept in India. The plantations established under such management are yet to attain the harvestable age. Based on the recent research data from young private and state forest plantations, the present paper discusses wood property differences to forecast the timber quality of teak grown under high input management. The high inputs considered are fertilizer treatment/irrigation, and selection of provenances and clones. Mojor projections are: (a) Phenotypically superior fast growing juvenile trees can produce larger diameter logs with greater yiled of heartwood per tree than slow growing trees. (b) Fast growing provenances/clones can be selected for teak management without reducing wood density. (c) Faster grwoth in relatively young forest plantations with judicious fertilizer applications/genetic inputs can be advantageous in terms of heartwood volume per tree and timber strength. One final