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What does silviculture involve?


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Silviculture:

  1. It is the science and art of growing and cultivating forest crops, based on a knowledge of silvics.
  2. It involves the manipulation and management of a forest to harvest forest products for human utilization.
  3. It includes selective thinning, planting, removal, pruning, and other procedures to maximize the yield of desired species of timber-yielding trees.

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