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APAFRI is a chapter of

 

 

8th Round-Table Conference on Dipterocarps Dipterocarps—Enhancing capacities in sustainable development and poverty alleviation
15–17 November 2005, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 

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Programme
Full Papers
(Copy-edited but not peer-reviewed)
Presentation
(Unedited authors' version)
15 November 2005
       
08:00–09:00 Registration    
09:00–09:45 Opening Ceremony    
  Welcome address by FSIV    
  Speech by APAFRI    
  Speech by AKECU    
  Opening speech by Provincial Agriculture Department
 
09:45–10:15 Refreshment    
       
Keynote address      
10:15–10:50 Rehabilitation through reforestation – the Korean experience Jung Oh Hyun
       
Session I State of the art in the sciences of dipterocarps
Chairperson: Nguyen Hoang Nghia
       
10:50–11:10 Genetic variation of Indonesian dipterocarps assessed by amplified fragment length polymorphisms Iskandar Zulkarnen Siregar
11:10–11:30 Growth and photosynthetic rate responses of Shorea platyclados seedlings to nitrogen application K.H. Ong
11:30–11:50 Stem canker disease of Hopea odorata Roxb. in southeastern region of Viet Nam Pham Quang Thu
11:50–12:10 Effect of trimming and mycorrhizal inoculation on the growth of Hopea odorata rooted cuttings M. Patahayah
12:10–12:30 PCR Probing of Ectomycorrhizas from Shorea contorta Interplanted in Eucalyptus urophylla plantation in the Philippines N. Pampolina
12:30–12:50 Conservation genetics of Parashorea malaanonan in Mt. Makiling, Laguna, Philippines P. Lapitan
12:50-14:00 Lunch    
       
Session II Dipterocarp plantations—approaches towards reducing pressure on natural forests
Chairperson: Daniel Baskaran
   
 
14:00–14:20 Micropropagation of Shorea leprosula (meranti tembaga) using a temporary immersion system K.I. Kandasamy
14:20–14:40 Cutting propagation as an alternative technique for mass production of dipterocarp planting stocks in Indonesia Atok Subiakto
14:40–15:00 Early evaluation on species trials for establishment of commercial plantation of dipterocarps Soekotjo
15:00–15:20 Establishment techniques of some dipterocarps on ex-mining land in Peninsular Malaysia L.H. Ang
15:20–16:00 Refreshment    
16:00–16:20 Field performance of Shorea contorta Vid. rooted cuttings inoculated with eucalypt ectomycorrhizal fungi in a logged-over dipterocarp forest in Bislig, Surigao, Philippines Nelly S. Aggangan
16:20–16:40 Growth performance of some dipterocarps and non-dipterocarps planted from rooted cuttings. H. Aminah
16:40–17:00 Effect of thinning on growth and yield of Acacia mangium-Dipterocarpus alatus mixed plantation Chongrak Wachrinrat
17:00–17:20 Potential of wildings of Parashorea malaanonan as planting stock Aminuddin Mohamad
17:20–17:40 Dipterocarp plantation on denuded area of Cat Tien National Park in Dong Nai Province, Viet Nam J. Millet
19:00–22:00 Welcome dinner    
       
16 November 2005
       
Session III Natural dipterocarp forests towards poverty alleviation
Chairperson: Aminuddin Mohamad
       
08:30–08:50 Ectomycorrhizal fungi in dry and wet dipterocarp forests in northern Thailand - diversity and use as food B. Dell
08:50–09:10 Strategies for poverty alleviation through dovetailing the potential of microfinance practices with non-timber forest products from dipterocarps: lessons from India B.P. Pethiya
09:10–09:30 The roles and development status of Dipterocarpaceae family in Lao PDR Chanhsamone Phongoudome

09:30–09:50
Sustainable extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFP) in dipterocarp dominant lowland rain forests—a case study in southwestern lowland rain forest in Sri Lanka Sarath Ekanayake
09:50–10:10 Tapping of palosapis (Anisoptera thurifera) for resin yield A. Ella
10:10–10:40 Refreshment    
       
Session IV Conservation and rehabilitation status of dipterocarp forests
Chairperson: Sang-Won Ahn
       
10:40–11:00 Conversion of dipterocarp dominant forest to short rotation plantation: an unrecoverable threat to the native dipterocarps in Bangladesh M.K. Hossain
11:00–11:20 Status research of tree volume table development of dipterocarps in Indonesia Farida Herry Susanty
11:20–11:40 Early genetic information of Shorea leprosula Miq. half-sib progeny test in Nanga Nuak Pt. Sari Bumi Kusuma, Central Kalimatan Mohammad Na'iem
11:40–12:00 The response of Hopea odorata seedlings to canopy gaps in two contrasting forest sites in Peninsular Malaysia Hashim Md Noor
12:00–14:00 Lunch    
14:00–14:20 Enrichment planting of degraded-forest using mycorrhizal seedlings in Pasirmayang Forest, Jambi Supriyanto

14:20–14:40
Some characteristics of structure and dynamic of deciduous dipterocarp forest on Western Highland of Viet Nam Tran Van Con
14:40–15:00 Dipterocarps as forest restoration species: environmental and economic implications of ecophysiological studies in the nursery E. L. Tolentino, Jr.
14:40–15:00 Altitudinal analyses of dipterocarps of limestone vegetation in Sarawak Julaihi Abdullah
15:00–15:20 An early assessment of Dipterocarpus retusus progeny trial Ombir Singh
15:20–16:00 Refreshment    
       
Session V Policies and issues relating to the national sustainable management programmes of dipterocarps
Chairperson: Sim Heok-Choh
       
16:00–16:20 Appproach toward reducing pressure on natural forests by planting dipterocarp between oilpalm Suhardi
16:20–16:40 NTFPs in dry dipterocarp forest of Yok Don National Park Tran Trung Dzung
16:40–17:00 Financial and marketing strategies for sustainable development of dipterocarp forests and poverty reduction in forest dwelling communities in India Teki Surayya
17:00–17:20 Socio-economic contributions of natural forest (mainly dipterocaps) towards the livelihood of local community—A case study from the buffer zone of Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Myanmar Thant Shin
17:20–18:00 Panel Discussion Moderator: Daniel Baskaran
 
18:00 Closing ceremony Nguyen Hoang Nghia    
       
17 November 2005
       
Field trip Visit Tan Phu Forest Enterprise located at Dong Nai Province, which about 105 km from HCMC, and another about 40 km from the enterprise to forest plantations of Dipterocarpus alatus and Hopea odorata and natural regeneration of dipterocarps after logging. Lunch at a restaurant in the forest. After lunch back to the hotel.    
       

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