Le Dinh Kha SIGNIFICANCE OF GENETIC DIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN FORESTRY Vietnam has tropical forest with abundant and diverse tree species. In particular Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae and Angiospermae have approximately 11,000 species belonging to 2,500 genera, of which about 1,900 species are in use (Tran Dinh Ly et al, 1993). However, due to the destruction of natural forests for fuel wood and other special products, the replacing of forest trees by agricultural crops, overburning of forest … [Read more...]

Le Dinh Kha Acacia auriculiformisand A. mangium are two of the main planting species in Vietnam. For the next 10 years the planting area of these two species will probably be about 130.000 ha. To date there have been thousands of ha of Acacia plantations established throughout the country, with seeds imported from Australia or collected from A. auriculiformis and A. mangium plantations of unknown provenance, which were established in southern Vietnam in the 1960s. Recent results of trials … [Read more...]