RAP PUBLICATION: 1998/5
TEAKNET Publication: No. 1
29 May - 3 June 1995, Yangon, Myanmar
TEAKNET Secretariat in the Forest Department
Yangon, Myanmar
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP)
Bangkok, Thailand
Cover: A natural teak stand managed under the Myanmar Selection System, Bago Yoma, Myanmar (1995)
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Masakazu Kashio: |
Front cover, vi, 26, 60, 82, 90, 104, 122, 154, 160, 178, 192, 210, 220, 234, back cover |
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Thai Orchids Lab: |
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Edited by: Masakazu Kashio and Kevin White
ISBN 974-86342-9-9
© FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 1998
Printed by Dharmasarn Co., Ltd., Bangkok
For copies write to:
TEAKNET Secretariat
(c/o U Mehm Ko Ko Gyi, Coordinator of TEAKNET)
Forest Department, Ministry of Forestry
Bayintnaung Road, West Gyogone, Yangon 11011
Myanmar
Tel: (95) 1-68-1856, Fax: (95) 1-68-1857
E-Mail: [email protected]
Opening Address by H. E. Lt. General Chit Swe - Minister, Ministry of Forestry
Opening Statement by Dato Abdul Wahid Jalil - FAO Representative in Myanmar
Summary of the Second Regional Seminar on Teak
Group reportsGroup 1: Management of Natural Teak Forests
Group 2: Management of Teak Plantations
Group 3: Teak Trade and Marketing
Management of Natural Teak Forests
Management status of natural teak forests - U Ko Ko Gyi and Dr. Kyaw Tint
Management of Teak Plantations
Overview of problems in teak plantation establishment - Dr. Apichart Kaosa-ard
Teak breeding and improvement strategies - Dr. Apichart Kaosa-ard
Commercial micropropagation of teak in Thailand - Dr. Paiboolya Gavinlertvatana
Silvicultural problems in management of teak plantations - Mr. K.C. Chacko
Species Improvement Network for Teak - Mr. Vichien SumantakulTrade and marketing of teak wood and products - U Sein Maung Wint
Processing and development technology and future trends for teak utilization - Mr. Suntud Sangkul
Wood quality and end-user requirements - U Soe Tint and U Myint Kyu Pe
Trade and marketing experience with Myanmar teak - Mr. Herman Manger
Management of teak plantations in Bhutan - Mr. Chimi Dorji
Sustainable management of teak plantations on acidic soil in China - Mr. Kuang Bingchao and Mr. Bai Jiayu
Teak improvement in Indonesia - Dr. Hendi Suhaendi
Teak forest management in Indonesia - Mr. Sadhardjo Siswamartana
Teak in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic - Department of Forests
Teak in Malaysia - Dr. I. Zakaria and Mr. N. Lokmal
Management of natural teak forest in Myanmar - Forest Department
Teak resources in Thailand - Mr. Vichien Sumantakul and Mr. Suntud Sangkul
The management and prospects of teak in Vietnam - Ministry of Forestry
Part IV: Introduction to TEAKNET
Annex 1: Agenda and timetable
Annex 2: List of participants
Annex 3: Summarized results of the First Regional Seminar on Teak