Afforestation Technique fo Short-rotation Industrial Timber Poplar Plantation on the Edge of Tenggeli Desert in Ningxia

In order to meet the demand of developing industrial timber plantation on the edge area of Tenggeli Desert,based on the experiences and techniques of long-term poplar afforestation,a whole set of techniques were integrated and an advanced technical combination was formed.The authors summed up systematically the afforestation techniques of short-rotation industrial timber poplar plantation on the edge of Tenggeli Desert from the aspects of afforestation planning and designing,tree increment indexes site and tree species selection,site preparation,seedling standard,afforestation time,density,pattern,tending,pest control,inspection,file extablishment,etc.