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Abstract

ABSTRACT A Linear Programming (LP) model was used to prescribe timber harvest in the management of an even-aged forest plantation. The plantation is being managed for timber production on fifteen years rotation and on a 5-year periodic planning. The solution of the LP showed that about 5.8 x 107 m3 of wood was maximized. The optimal solution preserved 2,945 ha (20, 730, 202 m3) of wood was maximized. The optimal cut in Period-I (1995-2000), 3,766 ha (22,158,071 m3) in Period-II (1995-2005) and 2,515 ha (14,959,539 m3) in Period-III (2006-2010). Two other feasible solutions were also worked out. The volume per hectare of the plantation for Gmelina arborea was unusually large because the plantation was not thinned as at the time of the study.