Development of Volume Tables for JKSCED and JKSCEU Clones of <i>Eucalyptus</i> for Southern Odisha

Bijoy Prasad Ratho; Priyanka Shrivastava; Raman Nautiyal

doi:10.36808/if/2020/v146i12/156774

Development of Volume Tables for JKSCED and JKSCEU Clones of Eucalyptus for Southern Odisha

Authors

Bijoy Prasad Ratho Plantation and R&D Department, JK Paper Mills, Jaykaypur, Rayagada, Odisha, 765017
Priyanka Shrivastava Plantation and R&D Department, JK Paper Mills, Jaykaypur, Rayagada, Odisha, 765017
Raman Nautiyal Former Scientist, ICFRE and Consultant Statistician, 156, Canal Road, Kaulagarh, Dehradun, 248195

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2020/v146i12/156774

Keywords:

JKSCED, JKSCEU, Regression Model, Volume Table.

Abstract

Eucalyptus has proved itself as a species highly suited for agro-forestry in India and is commercially grown by farmers in their fields. JK Papers introduced two new hybrid clones JKSCED and JKSCEU which have become very popular with farmers and are being extensively planted in South Odisha. Volume tables, developed for the mentioned clones on the basis of regression models using a variety of predictors will be useful to farmers/ growers, research workers and planners in their respective areas, for predicting future yields, estimating increment and to assess returns on capital and also for scientific purposes. The model with product of square of diameter at breast height and height (d²h) as predictable variable was observed to be the best for both the clones.

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