Bulletin of Pure & Applied Sciences- Botany
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 36b
  • Issue: 2

Concerns of the south african forestry industry

Discipline of Biological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa

*Corresponding Author: Mr. Rishan Singh, Discipline of Biological Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa. Email: rshnsingh1@webmail.co.za, rshnsingh1@yahoo.com

Online published on 12 January, 2018.

Abstract

The South African Forestry Industry is a large enterprise that utilizes many vegetative and micropropagation methods. However, like international forestry industries, there are factors, ranging from soil to climate change, that affect plant yield. Some of the concerns may be related to particular plant species, like Eucalyptus grandis x nitens hybrids. In this mini-paper, some factors that are of concern to the South African Forestry Industry are discussed. Although some points may be general in nature, they are necessary since such concerns have implications for natural plant growth, harvesting, and greenhouse plants.

Keywords

Micropropagation, auxin, shoot production, fertilizers, hydraulic conductivity, rainfall, embolisms