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Abstract

ABSTRACT In an earlier study (2) mean annual increment (MAI) of Eucalyptus camaldulensis was estimated to be 427cft for a crop of age ranging from 6 to 8 years with the assumption that 700 trees per acre of the species were available at the above age i.e. planting was done with a spacing of 10&#8243 x 6&#8243 and no thinning was done and only 26 trees were lost on account of mortality or other factors. Under proper management the actual number of trees constituting main crop at the above age is almost half of the above figures. Therefore mean annual increment is less and ranges between 250cft to 400cft per acre for this spacing.