Definition of "silviculture" [sil•vi•cul•ture]

• The care and cultivation of forest trees; forestry. (noun)

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• "The approach recommended was a blend of the new and the old: pest management using natural predators, intercropping agroforestry, silviculture and green manure."
• "Looking ahead three to five years it is possible to see a dramatic shift back towards a robust silviculture sector."
• "All the fancy iPhones in the world (a cool innovation) are meaningless when your home floats away down a river that experienced 200-year flood-events twice in the last year, like in parts of Wisconsin where we have a property where we practice silviculture, or sustainable forestry, in partnership with the Kickapoo Woods Cooperative."