Chilgoza is a valuable Non-timber Forest Product obtained from Pinus gerardiana trees in the dry trans-Himalayan tracts of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh. This paper discusses the silviculture, natural regeneration, artificial regeneration techniques and utilization patterns of chilgoza pine. This is an attempt to document the silviculture and utilization of chilgoza pine based on the first hand experience of the author.
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Negi, S.S., 2002. Chilgoza or Neoza pine - An important NTFP of the tribal areas of Kinnaur, H.P.. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 9(1/2), pp.70-72. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2002-XINIWM
Manuscript Published on 01 June 2002
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