Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index. Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (2010). Development and management of forest plantations: A guidebook. College, Laguna: Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

Introduction -- Seed Technology -- Seed Quality -- Seed Sources -- Seed Collection -- Proper Steps in Seed Collection -- Basic Principles in Seed Collection -- Phenology -- Methods of Seed Collection -- Labelling of Collected Fruits/Seeds -- Seed Extraction and Processing (Drying) -- Seed Drying -- Seed Storage -- Seed Transportation -- Labeling of Dried Seeds/Fruits -- Seed Count -- How to Measure Seed Quality -- Seed Health Testing -- Seed Certification -- Nursery Establishment and Management -- Advantages of Setting-up a Nursery -- Guidelines in Nursery Site Selection -- Types of Nurseries -- Nursery Layout -- Size of Nurseries -- Nursery Physical (structural) Requirements -- Production of Planting Stocks in the Nursery -- Plantation Establishment -- Plantation Plan -- Suitable Species for Forest Plantations and their Site Requirements -- Species-site Compatibility -- Planting Site Selection -- Kinds of Plantations -- Spacing -- Site Preparation -- Dispatching of Planting Stocks -- Outplanting -- Direct Seeding -- Care and Maintenance -- Plantation Protection, Tower and Fire line Construction, Patrolling and Fire Control -- Protection from Pests and Diseases -- Plantation Management -- Estimation of Volume, Biomass and Carbon Content of Trees -- Growth, Yield and Economic Rotations of Plantation Species --Harvesting and Transport -- Economics and Marketing -- Economics of Forest Plantation Development and Management -- Marketing of Forest Plantation Products