The Assessment of Agroforestry Practices in Mukura Sector, Huye District, Southern Rwanda by Doreen Mukoobwa, Benitha Zaninka, Canisius Patrick Mugunga

“…Ten woody species were observed to grow on farm, providing varied products of timber, firewood, food and fodder, stakes for climbing beans, and income. …”
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Morphological Variation and Ecological Structure of Iroko (Milicia excelsa Welw. C.C. Berg) Populations across Different Biogeographical Zones in Benin by Christine Ouinsavi, Nestor Sokpon

“…Iroko (Milicia excelsa) is a commercially important timber tree species formerly known by local people in Benin. …”
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Effect of Seed Size of Afzelia quanzensis on Germination and Seedling Growth by Kupatsa Mtambalika, Chimuleke Munthali, Dominic Gondwe, Edward Missanjo

“…Afzelia quanzensis Welw is a valuable timber producing tree species in Africa. A study was conducted to evaluate the influence of seed size on seed germination and seedlings quality of Afzelia quanzensis. …”
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One and Multiple Bonds Interatomic Spin-Spin Coupling in η6-Cymene Ru(II) of 3,5-Dimethyl-, 3,5-Dicarboxylic-, and 5-Phenyl-pyrazole Derivatives by Adebayo A. Adeniyi, Peter A. Ajibade

“…The magnitude of interatomic spin-spin coupling of the Ru-X follows the order of Ru-Cl > Ru-N > Ru-C > Ru-O. The Ramsey term Fermi contact (FC) has the most significant contribution in most of the computed spin-spin interactions except in 1J(Ru-Cl) and 1J(N-N⁎) which are predominantly defined by the contribution from the paramagnetic spin orbit (PSO).…”
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Utilization of Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) by Communities in Sabun Village, Central Aitinyo Sub-district, Maybrat Regency, West Papua Province by Ariance Juli Ross Nauw, Sepus M Fatem, Susilo Budi Husodo, Mecky Sagrim

“…Cempedak (Artocarpus champeden) is one of the non timber forest products (NTFPs) from the Maybrat district. …”
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Technical and economic analysis of a specific spruce wood material drying process by Terziev Angel, Ivanov Martin, Vassilev Momchil, Stankov Borislav

“…The analysis is made of the drying process of spruce timber, where the amount of initial moisture content is 60% and the equilibrium moisture content is 12%. …”
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Financial Assessment of Forest Management Systems in the Community Forests: A Case Study from the Midhills of Nepal by Bijendra Basnyat

“…The study concludes that forest user groups would bear financial loss if they do not fix the price of the timber at par with the market in scientific management, and in such a case, the tagged price will be beyond affordability of the forest users. …”
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Effect of Seed Source and Family on The Growth of (Swietenia macrophylla King.) Seedling at Seven Months Old. by Mashudi Mashudi, Mudji Susanto, Liliana Baskorowati

“…This species is a good wood source for construction timber which is quite important in Indonesia. This study was conducted to determine the effect of seed source and family on S. macrophylla seedling growth which may be useful for supporting breeding program of this species. …”
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Effect of Caloric Restriction on Hepatic Sinusoidal System and Stellate Cells in Mice by Jian Chen, Kara King, Jian X. Zhang

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Isolation of Mesophyll Protoplasts from Leaves of <i>Dalbergia sissoo</i> Roxb by I Mukhtar, R Bajwa, G Nasim

“… Dalbergia sissoo is an important timber tree facing mysterious die back and wilting problem. …”
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Wood Loss Assessment in Forest of Sal (Shorea robusta) by Heart Rot of Central Terai of Nepal by Shankar Tripathi, Yojana Adhikari

“…Before implementation of scientific forest management modality, the timber retained in stump per tree was found as 0.18 cubic feet.…”
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Agroforestry and Management of Trees in Bunya County, Mayuge District, Uganda by Monica Kyarikunda, Antonia Nyamukuru, Daniel Mulindwa, John R. S. Tabuti

“…Fourteen priority species valued because they yield edible fruits and timber have been prioritised in this study. Farmers are interested in managing trees but are constrained by many factors, key among which is scarcity of land and financial capital to manage tree planting. …”
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Advances in the Study of Heartwood Formation in Trees by Shuqi Yang, Fangcuo Qin, Shengkun Wang, Xiang Li, Yunqing Zhou, Sen Meng

“…A thorough examination of the mechanisms underpinning heartwood formation not only enhances our understanding of the growth and developmental paradigms regulating trees but also provides essential theoretical support and practical insights for the timber industry, forestry management, and ecological conservation. …”
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Multiplex genome editing for climate-resilient woody plants by Madhab Kumar Sen, Sunil Kanti Mondal, Rohit Bharati, Lucie Severova, Karel Šrédl

“…These pressures threaten biodiversity and disrupt the essential roles forests play in carbon sequestration, timber production, and ecosystem stability. Traditional forest management strategies, such as selective breeding, cannot keep up with the rapid pace of climate change, given the long juvenile phase of trees. …”
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Records of birds in Quang Nam Chau proposed Species and Habitat conservation area, Quang Ninh province, northeastern Vietnam by Trung Thanh Hoang, Khac Quyen Le, Ngoc Tu Ly, Manh Truong Ha

“…The avifauna and general biodiversity of the region are threatened by illegal hunting and trapping, agriculture expansion, grazing, and non-timber resource exploitation. …”
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Evaluation of Shared Space to Reduce Traffic Congestion by Colin Frosch, David Martinelli, Avinash Unnikrishnan

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The Southern Pine Beetle Dendroctonus frontalis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) by Demian Gomez, Jiri Hulcr, Jeffrey Eickwort

“… The southern pine beetle (SPB), Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, has been the most economically important forest insect in the pine timber industry in the southern United States. From 1960 through 1990, the bark beetle caused economic losses estimated at $900 million (Price et al. 1992). …”
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Experimental Investigation on Incorporation of Zinc-Ferrite Nanocoated Baffles for Improving the Performance of Field Power Electrical Transformer Integrated with a Solar Air Heate... by Nithiyananthan Kannan, N. Vasantha Gowri, T. Muralikrishna, Avinash Kumar, F. Mary Anjalin, M. Ramesh, B. Muthuraj, Habtewolde Ababu Birhanu

“…Solar collectors are commonly utilized to convert solar energy directly into heat for purposes ranging from house heating to timber seasoning and crop drying. The purpose of this research is to design a modified solar air heater (SAH) with a baffle plate and to examine the performance due to the provision of zinc-ferrite nanocoated baffles. …”
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Characteristic of Farmer and Contribution of Community Forestry to Farmer’s Income in Kulon Progo by Indah Novita Dewi, San Afri Awang, Wahyu Andayani, Priyono Suryanto

“…The low contribution of CF implicated to improve farmer’s income through developing non-timber forest product asherbs and edible root and also potential for eco-tourism.…”
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Local perceptions of forest, conservation and logging in Papua New Guinea by Paul Sillitoe

“…Local communities may readily sell logging rights to timber companies to fund elusive ‘development’. Alternatively, they may hold the key to forest conservation. …”
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