Recent Advances in Melia dubia Cav. 2021. illus. (col. & b/w). XV, 378 p. gr8vo. Hardcover.

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education started a long-term multidisciplinary and systematic research programme on various aspects of M. dubia, and released ten varieties for commercial cultivation with average productivity of 34.57 m3ha'yr'.

Based on experience and research results of different experiments, this book on 'Recent Advances in Melia dubia Cay.' has been written consisting as many as thirty chapters, and covers dynamic attributes of both cultivation and utilization perspectives as industrial raw material and deals with, tools of selection, regeneration, clonal propagation, genotype x environmental interactions, progeny trials, molecular characterization, application of biotechnological tools for tree improvement, delimitation of genus Melia, reproductive biology, DUS descriptors and wood analysis.
The impetus has equally been drawn significantly towards analysis of various aspects to establish this species as raw material for various wood based industries including timber, plywood and pulpwood. The agroforestry models and allelopathic aptness as well as impact of insect and disease infestations have also been covered appropriately. The phytochemical characterization and establishment of the species under heavy metal rich soil has duly been elaborated.