Biomass production potential of Eucalyptus tereticornis smith plantations under degraded soils Saralch H. S., Panwar Pankaj1, Sharma Som Dutt2, Verma K.S.1 Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, PAU, Ludhiana-141 004Punjab, India 1ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Research Centre, Chandigarh -160 019Chandigarh (UT), India 2College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur - 177 001, Himachal PradeshIndia Online published on 9 August, 2021. Abstract The study on biomass production potential of seven years old Eucalyptus tereticornis plantations managed under high density short rotation (HDSR) system was conducted in the mid- hill zone of Himachal Pradesh at the experimental farm of the department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, UHF, Solan. The experiment consisted of nine treatment combinations, comprising of three planting densities i.e. D1 (27, 778 trees ha-1), D2 (12,346 trees ha-1) and D3 (6,944 trees ha−1) and three nitrogen-levels i.e. No (No fertilizer), N50 (50 kg N ha-1) and N100 (100 kg N ha-1). The results from the study revealed that decreasing plant density had a significant increasing effect on survival percentage, tree height, diameter and all biomass components. The studies further revealed that the single application of N-fertilizer at the time of planting is beneficial but with time its influence got leveled off, if not applied again. Top Keywords Biomass, Eucalyptus tereticornis, High density, N-application. short rotation, Survival. Top |