Red Sanders: Silviculture and Conservation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pullaiah, T. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Balasubramanya, S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Anuradha, M. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Forestry.; Ecology .; Nature conservation.; Environmental management.; Ecology.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Management.

Pterocarpus santalinus L.f., popularly known as Red Sanders, an endemic tree, belonging to the family Fabaceae is confined to the southern parts of Eastern Ghats. IUCN has listed this tree as endangered. The plant has superlative characteristics in its wood and has many medicinal properties. This pl...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - Red Sanders: An Endemic and Endangered Tree
• Taxonomy and Distribution
• Wood Uses, Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy
• Chemistry of Red Sanders
• Coloring Principle (Dye)
• Pharmacology of Red Sanders
• Reproductive Biology
• Propagation of Red sanders: An overview
• Silviculture of Pterocarpus santalinus
• Pests and Diseases of Pterocarpus santalinus
• Wood Anatomy and Wood Property Variation in Red Sanders
• Red Sanders : Threats and Conservation
• Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Pterocarpus santalinus L. through Molecular Approaches
• Trade, commerce and socio-economic status of Red sanders
• Tree Improvement in Red Sanders. .