CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
SUB-THEMES
The programme will be organized along the following sub-themes:
Industrial Forest Plantation Policy
- State/national policies on industrial forest plantation
- Issues and challenges faced in the implementation of policies
Plantation Management for Sustainable Wood Production
- Nursery and silviculture practices
- Drone/GIS and IoT application in IFP management
- Economic value of IFP
- IFP management certification
Risk Management
- Biosecurity
- Climate change, forest fire
- Environmental impact of the invasiveness of Acacia
- Environmental conservation and social aspects of IFP
High Value-added Timber Products
- Wood properties
- Engineered wood products
Genetics and Breeding
- Genetic resources, breeding and propagation
- Molecular genetics and genomics, including marker-assisted selection
- Polyploid breeding