Springer Sandalwood: Silviculture, Conservation and Applications

This book collects comprehensive information on taxonomy, morphology, distribution, wood anatomy, wood properties and uses. It also discusses silvicultural aspects, agroforestry, pests and diseases, biotechnology, molecular studies, biosynthesis of oil, conservation, trade and commerce of Sandal wood. Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) is considered as one of the world's most valuable commercial timber and is known globally for its heartwood and oil. The book brings together systematic representation of information with illustrations, thus an all-inclusive reference and field guide for foresters, botanists, researchers, farmers, traders and environmentalists. From the Back Cover This book collects comprehensive information on taxonomy, morphology, distribution, wood anatomy, wood properties and uses. It also discusses silvicultural aspects, agroforestry, pests and diseases, biotechnology, molecular studies, biosynthesis of oil, conservation, trade and commerce of Sandal wood. Sandalwood ( Santalum album L.) is considered as one of the world's most valuable commercial timber and is known globally for its heartwood and oil. The book brings together systematic representation of information with illustrations, thus an all-inclusive reference and field guide for foresters, botanists, researchers, farmers, traders and environmentalists. About the Author Prof. T. Pullaiah is a former Professor in the Department of Botany at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, in Andhra Pradesh, India. He has held several positions at the University and was President of the Indian Botanical Society and of the Indian Association or Angiosperm Taxonomy. He holds a PhD from Andhra University, India, and was a Postdoctoral fellow at Moscow State University, Russia. He was awarded the Panchanan Maheshwari Gold Medal, the Dr. G. Panigrahi Memorial Lecture award of the Indian Botanical Society and the Prof. Y.D.Tyagi Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. He has authored 53 books, edited 20 books and published over 330 research papers. He was a member of the Species Survival Commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).   Dr. Sudhir Chandra Das, Indian Forest Service, is a Forest Officer in West Bengal, India. He did his Masters in Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science from Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya and PhD from Burdwan University in Botany. He served as Divisional Forest Officer in Bankura (S & N) Division for more than 7 years and worked on Sandalwood. He has served 30 years in Bengal Forest Department in different capacities. He has written Management Plan cum Working Plan of Buxa Tiger Reserve for the period 1999 to 2009. Dr. Das has published 18 Articles in different Journals of National and International repute. The ‘Indian Forester’ Journal has awarded him the prestigious “Indian Forester Prize” for the best research paper in 2016 in the ‘Indian Forester’ titled “Effect of Host Plants on Growth and Survival of Santalum album in West Bengal.” Dr. Vishwas A. Bapat has worked in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India as a scientist and post retirement, working in Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India, as Emeritus Scientist CSIR, later on as Senior Scientist INSA and is currently working as Honorary Scientist NASI, India. He has worked on basic and applied research which has paved way for the conceptual and practical developments in plant biotechnology mainly focused on micropropagation, secondary metabolites, transgenic plants and phytoremediation. He has published more than 250 research papers including several book chapters. He is a fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Sciences, India, Indian National Science Academy, India and National Academy of Sciences, India. Dr. Mallappa Kumara Swamy is working as a Professor, Department of Biotechnology at East West First Grade College (Affiliated to Bangalore University), India. He has completed his Postdo