The book contains information on following items: 1. Need for conserving and managing the diversity of forest genetic resources; 2 Seed technology and production of quality planting material; 3 Vegetative propagation by cutting and clonal propagation; 4 Developing tissue culture protocol of important species; 5 Provenance trial and isozymic studies for important tree species; 6 Tree improvement programme for multipurpose and nitrogen fixing and other important plant species.