Synopsis In this volume, we have for you 14 papers/articles dealing with forest soils, improved afforestation techniques, forest protection and plant genetics etc. We sincerely hope that readers will like it. It has been realised that welfare of country is directly related to the management and productivity of natural system. The landuse is changing rapidly with the growing population and demands and therefore importance of good research back up has been given importance in the field of forestry in recent years.