Forest Resources
Environmentally Sound Forest Harvesting Practices
Logging and Extraction Techniques and Principles
Transportation System, Storage, and Sale of Forestry
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs), Definition and Scope of NTFPs
Types of NTFPs: Gums, resins, oleoresins, fibres, oil seeds, nuts, rubber, canes, bamboos, medicinal plants, charcoal, lac and shellac, Katha and Bidi leaves
Collection, processing, and disposal of NTFPs
Anatomical Structure of Wood
Defects and abnormalities of wood
Timber Identification General Principles
Need and importance of wood seasoning
Need and importance of wood preservation
General Principles of Wood Seasoning
Air and Kiln Wood Seasoning
Solar Dehumidification
Steam-heated and electrical kilns
Composite Wood
Wood Adhesives—Manufacture, Properties, Uses
Plywood— Manufacture, Properties, Uses
Fibre boards— Manufacture, Properties, Uses
Particle boards— Manufacture, Properties, Uses
Present status of the composite wood industry in India and future expansion plans
Pulp, Paper, and Rayon Industries
Present Position of Supply of Raw Material to Pulp, Paper, and Rayon Industries
Wood Substitution and Utilization of Plantation Wood
Problems and Possibilities in Forest Based Industries