Abstract

There is a general belief that teak wood from fast growing plantations, due to fertiliser application and irrigation, fetches lower price in the market than the naturally grown or plantation grown timber of relatively low input management. The plantations established under such management are yet to attain the harvesting age. Based on the recent research data from young private and state forest plantations, the present paper discusses wood figure (colour, grain texture) differences to forecast the timber quality of teak grown under high input management. Although, wood figure from such plantation is likely to be different especially in colour, grain, texture, etc it should be acceptable in the market in the context of reduced supply of quality timber in the new millennium