Preface About the Editor Contributors Chapter 1 Tropical Tree Plantation and the Economic Value Chain Bryant Jia Ming Wong, Michelle Boyou and Norman Shew Yam Wong Chapter 2 Managing Planting Materials and Planting Stock Production of Tropical Tree Species Mandy Maid, Crispin Kitingan and Julius Kodoh Chapter 3 Nursery Practices on Neolamarckia cadamba Seedlings' Growth Performance Julius Kodoh and Mandy Maid Chapter 4 Tree Planting Techniques of Batai ( Paraserianthes falcataria ) and Its Soil Nutrients Affendy Hassan and Nurlaila Fauriza Abdul Rahman Chapter 5 Tropical Tree Planting and Forest Communities: Prospects for Enhancing Livelihoods and Involvement in Sabah Forests, Malaysia Hardawati Yahya Chapter 6 Response of Shorea Species to Drought Stress Rhema D. Maripa, Rahila Dahlan David and Nor Hayati Daud Chapter 7 Wood Anatomical Structure of Aquilaria malaccensis Associated with Agarwood Occurrence and the Uses of Agarwood Shirley Marylinda Bakansing, Mohd Hamami Sahri and Kang Chiang Liew Chapter 8 Cellulose-Based Products and Derivatives Melissa Sharmah Gilbert Chapter 9 Organosolv Pulping and Handsheet Properties of Acacia Hybrid Eunice Wan Ni Chong and Kang Chiang Liew Chapter 10 Water Absorption Properties of Chemically Modified Sungkai ( Peronema canescens ) Wood Fibers in Medium Density Fiberboard Kang Chiang Liew, Hui Ching Chong and Su Xin Ng Chapter 11 Properties of Acacia mangium Wood Particles and Bioplastic Binder Yu Feng Tan and Kang Chiang Liew Chapter 12 Laminated Veneer Lumber from Acacia Hybrid Grace Singan and Kang Chiang Liew.