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ID: 63528
Title: Growth of Teak (Tectona grandis Linn.f) Stumps in Bagasse Fly Ash Incorporated Medium
Author: P.Masilamani, P.Balasubramaniam, V.Alex Albert and M.Govindaraj
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (5) 455- 458 (2019)
Subject: Growth of Teak (Tectona grandis Linn.f) Stumps in Bagasse Fly Ash Incorporated Medium
Keywords: Tectona grandis, Stumps, Bagasse fly ash, Survival, Initial seedling growth
Abstract: Seedling growth performance of Tectona grandis stumps were evaluated in a range of growth media with and without bagasse fly ash as component. The results revealed that after thirty days of planting the stumps in nursery media, the maximum survival (98%) was observed in stumps planted in red earth +sand + farm yard manure at 2:1:1 ratio followed by 90 per cent survival in stumps planted in fly ash + red earth + farm yard manure at 1:1:1 ratio. The observation on number of leaves per stump, number of secondary roots per stump and dry matter production were highest i.e , 6.0, 6.3, 3.67 at the stumps planted in red earth alone. The results for sixty days after planting observation on survival percentage, shoot length, number of leaves per stump, number of secondary roots per stump and dry matter production were also highest 10.0, 8.0 and 6.30 in stumps planted in fly ash + sand + farm yard manure at 1: 1: 1 ratio. Hence, the present investigations concluded that among the different media evaluated for seedling growth, bagasse fly ash mixed with sand and farm yard seedling growth in Tectona grandis.
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Literature cited 1: Anguissola S., Silva S.and Botteschi G. (1999) Effect of fly ash on the availability of Zn, Cu, Ni and Cd to chicory –Agric..Ecosystems and Environ., 72:159-163. Di H.J., Harrison R. And Campbell A.S. (1994) .Assessment of methods for studying dissolution of phosphate fertilizers of differing solubility in Soil: An isotopic method.Fert.Res., 38: 1-9.
Literature cited 2: Jamil M., Qasim, Umar M. and Subhan A. (2004) .Impact of organic wastes (Baggasse Ash) on the yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L) in a calcareous soil.Int.J. Agri.Biol.6: 468-470. Masilamani P., Balasubramaniam P. Paramathma M. and Jude Sudhagar R. (2015) .Germination behaviour of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) seeds in bagasse fly ash incorporated medium. J. Non-timber For. Prod.., 22:65-68.

ID: 63527
Title: Evaluation of Ret Species from Preserved Forests of Konkan Region, Maharashtra State, India
Author: Anuradha S. Upadhye, D.K.Kulkarni and G.P. Pathak
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (5) 447- 454 (2019)
Subject: Evaluation of Ret Species from Preserved Forests of Konkan Region, Maharashtra State, India
Keywords: RET species, Sacred Groves, Konkan, Biodiversty evaluation
Abstract: The western Ghats is bo-rich and particularly Konkan region of Maharashtra posses iconic biodiversity .Today this biodiversity is highly preserved in a special type of vegetation the ‘Sacred groves or Devrais or Deorahat.’These vegetation patches are being preserved by local people on religious belief. It is conserved with respect to specific deity on ritual belief or without any deity or offered ‘Vattan’ to the particular community. These communities are taking care of these virgin forest patches for social, cultural, religious and even for funeral activities. Such forests patches support luxuriant growth of indigenous flora and harbour rare, endangered and threatened (RET) and endemic species. In the present status report, 45 preserved forests from 4 districts of Konkan region were surveyed which results into documentation of RET species and 43 endemic species. These species can be used as future germplasm. The taxon data sheet was prepared for documentation of field observations and analysis was carried out as per guidelines provided by IUCN and CAMP exercise. The collected specimens were deposited at AHMA. Based on this analysis conservation measures can b planned for these 15 RET species and locations can serve as gene banks for respective species.
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Literature cited 1: Arora R.K. and Engels J.M.M.(1993) Genetic resources in medicinal and aromatic plants: their conservation and use Acta Horticulturae, 330:21-38 Bhusae S., Bhosale B. And Kulkarni D.K. (2014).Traditional heritage of Kalamvihira sacred grove conservation and culture practices associated in tribal’s of Jawhar, Thane district Maharashtra State, India. Indian J.Advances in Plant Research (IJAPR), 1 (6): 5-9.
Literature cited 2: Deshmukh S.V. (1999). Conservation and Development of sacred groves in Maharashtra, Final report of the World Bank aided Project submitted to the Department of Forests, Government of Maharashtra, Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), Mumbai. Gammie G.A. (1903). The trees and shrubs of the Lonavala and Karla groves,J.Bom.Nat.Hist.Soc., 15 (2): 279-293.

ID: 63526
Title: Biological Spectrum and Life form studies of Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh
Author: Nitisha Srivastava and Achuta nand Shukla
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (5) 435- 446 (2019)
Subject: Biological Spectrum and Life form studies of Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandauli District, Uttar Pradesh
Keywords: Life forms, Biological spectrum, Chandra Prabha Wildlife sanctuary, Chandauli district
Abstract: The present work deals with the study of Life Form and Biological Spectrum of Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The sanctuary is spread between the area Chakia and Naugarh, having rich vegetation over an area of 78 square kilometres. The area lies between the latitudes 24°52’ 0” N to 25°3’55” and 83°22’55” longitudes. During botanical investigation a total number of 269 species belonging to different plant groups were recorded and grouped into various life-form classes viz, Therophytes, Cryptophytes, Hemicryptophytes, Phanerophytes and Chamaephyte. The study reflects the impact of various biotic factors on overall vegetation structure and composition of the area.
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Literature cited 1: Cain S.A. (1950).Life-form and phytoclimates. The Botanical Review, 16 (1): 1-32. Dadhich L.K. (1982).The biological spectrum of flora of Jhamarkotra .Acta.Ecol., 4:17-20.
Literature cited 2: Drude D. (1980).Handbuch der Pflanzengeographie.J.Engelhorn Stuttgart., 528 p. Grisebach A (1838) Uber den Einfluss des Klimas auf die Begrenzung der naturlichen Floren. Linnea, 12:15-200.

ID: 63525
Title: Effect of Maturation, Media and Orientation on Germination and Seedling Emergence in Nyctanthes arbour-tristis Linn
Author: Nawa Bahar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (5) 429- 434 (2019)
Subject: Effect of Maturation, Media and Orientation on Germination and Seedling Emergence in Nyctanthes arbour-tristis Linn
Keywords: Maturation, Medium, Orientation, Vigour, Nyctanthes arbour-tristis
Abstract: Studies revealed that all the parameters such as germination per cent, mean germination time, germination value, germination energy, root length, shoot length and seedling vigour index were found higher in the seed extracted from yellow fruits. This identification mark may be more useful for nursery growers for production of quality seedling. Seeds were sown in different media such as top of paper, between paper, a sand and top of sand. The highest vigour index was recorded on the top of sand medium. Therefore, it is suggested that sand may be as suitable medium for germination of this species under laboratory condition. Seeds of this species sown in three different positions under laboratory conditions indicated that highest vigour index (661.20) was recorded in horizontal position.
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Literature cited 1: Abdul-Baki A.A and Anderson J.D. (1973).Vigour determination in soya bean seed by multiple criteria. Crop Science.13:630-632. Bahuguna V.K. Rawat M.M.S. Joshi S.R. and Maithani G.P. (1987 a) Studies on the viability, germination and longevity of Terminalia myriocarpa seed.J.Tropical Forestry, 3 (iV): 318-323.
Literature cited 2: Bahuguna V.K. , Sood O.P. and Rawat M.M.S. (1987 b) Preliminary studies on the germination behaviour of Adhaatoda vasica seeds .An important shrub for regreening of Sub-Himalayan Wastelands. Indian Forester, 113 (6) :256-261.

ID: 63524
Title: Regeneration Potential of different Species of Conifers in Natural Forests of Kashmir Himalaya
Author: Helal A. Lone and G.H. Rather
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (5) 421- 428 (2019)
Subject: Regeneration Potential of different Species of Conifers in Natural Forests of Kashmir Himalaya
Keywords: Regeneration potential, Seedlings, Saplings, Abies pindrow, Kashmir Himalaya
Abstract: Regeneration potential refers to processes including production, dispersal and germination of tree seeds and the seubsequent establishment of seedlings. Regeneration of forests is a major concern for forest managers now a day on account of large-scale deforestation. For the purpose, a thorough survey of the affected forests is a prerequisite. In the present study, an attempt was made to get an insight about the present status and future prospects of dominant tree species of forests of Langate Forest Division in Kashmir Himalaya. The tree community of the studied forests is dominated by conifers. A total of five species represented the coniferous community of Langate forests. Among the species Abies pindrow, Picea smithiana and cupressus sp. Showed contagious distribution (A/F> 0.05) while as Cedrus deodara and pinus wallichiana depicted randomly to regular distribution patterns. The study revealed different facets of regeneration potential for different species. Cedrus deodara and Pinus wallichian were found to have fair prospects of regeneration with a density of mature trees, saplings and seedlings varying in the order: seedlings>saplings>mature trees at all the four selected sites. The populations of third dominant species Abies pindrow were found dwindling as is evident from a low density of seedlings and saplings at all the sites and hence needs immediate attention.
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Literature cited 1: Barik S.K., Rao, P., Tripathi R.S. and Pandey H.N. (1996).Dynamics of tree seeding populations in a humid subtropical forest of north-east a India as related to the disturbance. Can .J. for. Res., 26:584-589. Bullock J. (2000).Gaps and seedling colonization .In: Fenner, M. (ed.) Seeds: The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities. CABI Publishing.UK.375-395 pp.
Literature cited 2: Chapin F.S., Zaveleta E.S., Eviner V.T., Naylor R.L. Vitousek P.M. and Lavorel S. (2000).Consequences of changing biotic diversity .Nature, 405: 234-242. Curtis J.T. and Cottam G. (1956).Plant Ecology Workbook. Laboratory Field Reference Manual. Burgess Publ. Co., Minnesota .193pp.

ID: 63523
Title: Regime of National Forest Policy and the North East India
Author: Franky Varah, C. Pamreishang and Tuisem Shimrah
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (5) 413- 420 (2019)
Subject: Regime of National Forest Policy and the North East India
Keywords: Forest cover, North East India, Forest Policy, Tribal, Community Rights
Abstract: The present Forest Policy of India is derived from the National Forest Policy of 1952.It is targeted 33 % forest cover throughout India, and 60 % forest cover in mountainous and hill regions of the country. This objective was reiterated in the National Forest Policy of 1988 and confirmed in the National Forestry Commission Report of 2006.The North East India is rich in biological and cultural diversity, and as such the majority of the states in the region met the prescribed policy norms. In fact, the North Eastern states of India have the potential for more afforestation. However, according to the recent Forest Survey of India Report, the North Eastern states have had the highest loss of forest in India in recent times. This paper argues that the reason for forest loss is most likely just a tip of the iceberg. In the ground reality, there are a lot of reasons for the loss of forest that include among other issues; the questions of ownership rights, forest policies, poverty, and development activities. The study has shown that forest policy not only infringed upon the peoples’ rights but also contributed to forest degradation.
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Literature cited 1: Alcorn J.B. (1993).Indigenous Peoples and Conservation, Conservation Biology 7: 424-426. Alier, A. And Changkija S. (2003).Indigenous Knowledge and Resources Management, In: The Anthropology of North-East India: A textbook (Subha, TB and Ghosh, GC eds). New Delhi: Orient Longman
Literature cited 2: Berkes F. (1999).Sacred Ecology: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Resource Management, London: Braun-Brumfield. Bijoy C.R. Khanna S. and Gopalakrishnan S. (2010).India and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Constitutional Legislative and Administrative Provisions Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in India and their Relation to International Law on Indigenous Peoples, Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP),Chiang Mai, Thailand.

ID: 63522
Title: Biomass Production and carbon stock of Agroforestry Practices in the Mid Hills of Central Himalaya
Author: R.P. Yadav, J.K. Bisht and A. Pattanayak
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (5) 409- 412 (2019)
Subject: Biomass Production and carbon stock of Agroforestry Practices in the Mid Hills of Central Himalaya
Keywords: Agroforestry, Carbon sequestration, High-density plantation, Himalaya
Abstract: Himalayan region has a long tradition of agroforestry, several indigenous agroforestry systems based on people’s needs and site-specific characteristics have been developed over the years. Agroforestry practices have attractive, wide and promising potential to store carbon and remove atmospheric carbon dioxide through enhanced growth of trees. A study was conducted at experimental farm Hawalbagh, Almora, India to study was conducted at experimental farm Hawalbagh, Almora, India to assess the carbon stock in different agroforestry practices in the mid hills of Central Himalayas. Tree density of Carya illinoinensis (Pecan nut) was 238 trees ha-1 and a total of 21.90 Mg C ha-1 was stored in the pecan nut sem biomass in pecan nut based agrihorti system. The density of fruit trees was 277 trees ha-1 and it was found that carbon stock in pear was highest (12.7 mg ha-1) followed by apricot ( 7.33 Mg ha-1) , plum (5.78 Mg ha-1) and lemon ( 3.79 Mg ha-1) in fruit based agrihorti system. The carbon stock of high density (1.0 m x 1.0 m) plantation lf Quercus leucotrichophora (Oak) was 17.55 Mg carbon per hectare per year. Biomass carbon equivalent carbon dioxide (CO2) turned out to be 80.03 Mg C ha-1 for pecan nut, 46.61 Mg C ha-1 for pear, 26.90 Mg C ha-1 for apricot, 21.20 Mg C ha-1 for plum and 13.91 Mg C ha-1 for lemon in pecan nut and fruit based agrihorti systems, respectively. Thus, agroforestry systems contributing towards tapping of atmospheric CO2 vis-a-vis mitigation of greenhouse gases while proving remunerative to farmers.
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Literature cited 1: Albrecht A. And Kandiji S.T. (2003) .Carbon sequestration in tropical agroforestry system. Agriculture Ecosystem and Environment. 99: 15-27. Alegre, J. Krishnamurthy L. and Callo-Concha D. (2004) .Carbon sequestration by Amazonian agroforestry systems. In: Proceedings of the first world congress of agroforestry book of abstracts. University of Florida, Institute of Food, Agricultural Sciences, Orlando, USA, 162pp.
Literature cited 2: Ares A., Reid W. And Brauer D. (2006).Production and economics of native pecan silvopastures in central United States.Agroforesty Systems, 66:205-215. Debi B., Bhardwaj D.R., Panwar P., Pal S., Gupta N.K. and Thakur C.L. (2013). Carbon allocation, sequestration and carbon dioxide mitigation under plantation forests of north western Himalaya,India.Ann.For.Res., 56: 123-135.

ID: 63521
Title: Spider Fauna of Navdanya Biodiversity farm, Uttarakhand, India
Author: Pooja A.Anil Kumar, Shazia quasin, Sree Lekshmi and Virendra Prasad Uniyal
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 392- 397 (2019)
Subject: Spider Fauna of Navdanya Biodiversity farm, Uttarakhand, India
Keywords: Spider, Diversity, Navdanya, Farm, Guild
Abstract: Spiders are abundant in most terrestrial ecosystems forming one of the dominant macro-invertebrate predator groups. They are sensitive to a wide range of environmental factors including topography, season and other microhabitat factors. Considering their role in the ecosystem, in the present study, we attempted to investigate the diversity and composition of the spiders in Navdanya Biodiversity Farm, Uttarakhand, India. The habitat types that were selected for sampling are mango farm, herbal garden and other crop fields such as brinjal, tomato etc. Sampling was carried out in the month of June 2016.Spider specimen were collected randomly by using five semi quantitative techniques viz. , ground hand collection, aerial hand collection, sweep netting, litter sampling and beating method .A total of 112 spider specimens representing 52 species coming under 33 genera belonging to 14 families were collected from Navdanya farm. Salticidae reporting 9 genera, Oxyopes species were active in controlling insects that could be potential pests. A total of 7 feeding guilds were identified by the analysis of feeding behaviour of collected spiders. This study is also the first documentation of the spider fauna in Navdanya Biodiversity Farm, Uttarakhand, India.
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Literature cited 1: Alderwireldt M. (1989).An ecological analysis of the spider fauna (Areneae) occurring in maize fields, Italian ryegrass fields and their edges zones, by means of different maultivariate techniques.Agriculture,Ecosystems and Environment.27:293-306. Androw, D.A. (1991).Vegetational diversity and anthropod population response. Annual Review of Entomology, 36: 561-586.
Literature cited 2: Bazzaz, F.A (1975) .Plant species diversity in old-field successional ecosystems in southern illionois.Ecology 56, 485-488. Bishop L. and Riechert S.E. (1990).Spider colonization of agroecosystems: mode and source. Environmental Entomology.19 (6): 1738-1745.

ID: 63520
Title: Pseudozaphanera narendramodii sp.n. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) with new record of the genus from the oriental region, India
Author: Ethiraj Raghupthy and R.Radhakrishanan
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 387- 391 (2019)
Subject: Pseudozaphanera narendramodii sp.n. (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) with new record of the genus from the oriental region, India
Keywords: Puparium, New species, Taxonomy, Whitefly, Zaphanera
Abstract: The whitefly genus Pseudozaphanera Manzari is recorded here for the first time from the oriental Region, India. A new species, P.narendramodii Raghupathy sp.n.feeding on Pleiospermium alatum (Rutaceae) is described from Tamil Nadu, India with line drawings and photomicrographs of the holotype. An updated identification key to puparia of Pseudozaphanera species so far known is provided.
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Literature cited 1: Bink-Moenen R.M. (1983).Revision of the African whiteflies (Aleyrodidae), mainly based on a collection from Tchad.Monografieen van de Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging.Amsterdam.10: 1-210. Duebey A.K. (2016). A new genus and species of Aleyrodidae (Hemiptera-Sternorrhyncha) from North-Eastern India, with remarks on its relationships with allied genera. Entomological Science in press).
Literature cited 2: Dubey A.K. and Singh S.(2016a) Description of a new genus and species of whitefly (Hemiptera:Sternorrhyncha) infesting Rhynchosia minima (Fabaceae) in Karnataka, India .Entomological Science (Press) Dubey A.K. and Singh S. (2016b) .New record of the genus and species, Agrostaleyrodes arcanus Ko (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) from India, now colonizing on sugarcane. Proceeding of the XV AZRA International Conference on “Recent advances on Life Sciences” held at Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai, India from 11-13 February 2016. (In press).

ID: 63519
Title: Containers effects on seed germination and initial growth performance of Sregada multiflora (Ban-naringa) Seedlings: A Native lesser known tree species in Bangladesh
Author: Soma Dey and Mohammed Kamal Hosain
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 381- 386 (2019)
Subject: Impact of Human settlements on the forests of keran Valley Kashmir Himalayas, India
Keywords: Suregada multiflora, Growing media, Polybag, Propagator house, Seedling quality index
Abstract: Suregada multiflora (Ban-naringa) is an important native lesser known tree species growing in natural forests of Bangladesh. In the study, seeds were sown in polybag, seedbed and propagator house and investigated to find out the suitable media for raising quality seedlings for large scale plantation programs. Germination percentage, survival percentage, shoot length, root length, collar diameter, fresh and dry weight, leaf number were assessed for 10 months old seedlings in the nursery. Germination value, vigor index, sturdiness, volume index, root-shoot ratio, quality index were also assessed for each treatments. Seedlings raised in propagator house (T3) took short imbibitions period (12 days) but lengthy germination period (13 days).Maximum germination and survival percentage (respectively 100% and 90 % ) recorded in propagator house (T3) followed by 70% germination and 85 .7 % survival percentage in polybag (T1) .Highest root-shoot ratio (0.6) and sturdiness (77.71) was observed in polybag (T1).Seedlings raised in seedbed (T2) found maximum collar diameter, fresh and dry weight, volume index and vigor index which were significantly (P<0.05) different from T1 and T3.Growth rate was minimum inT3 and maximum in T2 treatments. Finally, polybag of size 15 x 10 cm was found suitable in the nursery for quality seedling production of Suregada multiflora.
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Literature cited 1: Abdul-Baki A. and Anderson J.D. (1973).Vigor determination in Soybean seed by multiple criteria Crop Science, 13: 630-633. Amidon T.E., BAarnett J.P., Gallagher J.P. and Mcgilyray J. (1982).A field Test of Containerized Seedlings under Draught Conditions. In: Proc.Southern Containerized Forest Tree Seedlings Conference (R.W.Guldin and J.P.Barnett Eds).Gen.Tech.Rep.No.37,USDA Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. New Orleans, 139-144 pp.
Literature cited 2: Bharathi A. (1999) .Studies on handling, Management and storage of Neem Seed (Azadirachta indica A. Nnss).Ph.D.Thesis, Seed Science and Technology. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. Butterfield R.P. (1995).Promoting biodiversity: advances in evaluating native Species for reforestation. Forest Ecology and Management, 75: 111-121.

ID: 63518
Title: Impact of Human settlements on the forests of keran Valley Kashmir Himalayas, India
Author: Shiekh Marifatul Haq, Irfan Rashid, Anzar AKhuroo, Javaid Fayaz Lone and Sumeet Gairola
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 375- 380 (2019)
Subject: Impact of Human settlements on the forests of keran Valley Kashmir Himalayas, India
Keywords: Forest; Humans; Settlements; Population; Density; Ecosystem
Abstract: The present study was aimed the impact of human settlements on forests of Karen valley in Kashmir Himalayas. Forest composition, community structure and diversity patterns are important ecological attributes significantly correlated with prevailing environmental as well as anthropogenic variables. The conversion of forest land for agriculture practices, grazing and pastures in the settlements has been especially accentuated in traditional settlements. Rapid rate of deforestation and disturbed patterns were indicated by a stem/stump ratio of 1.7.The density was low at the HD site with a tree density of 180 ha-1.Human population is much dependent on forest resources for fuel and timber requirements. Due to poor socio-economic status, climatic severity and absence of alternate energy resources people are forced to rely rely on local forest resources. Our study revealed that the deforestation spreads faster near the human settlements and have a direct impact on the forest ecosystem. The results of present study may provide a baseline information for formulating conservation and management strategies for these and other adjoining forests.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad I., Ahmad M.S.A., Hussain M., Ashraf M.Y. and Hameed M. (2010).Spatiotemporal aspects of plant community structure in open scrub rangelands of submountainous Himalayan Plateaus.Pak.j.Bot., 42 (5): 3431-3440. Bisht A.S. and Bhat A.B. (2013).Vegetation structure and plant diversity relation in a subalpine region of Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. African J. Plant Science, 7:401-406.
Literature cited 2: Dar J.A. and Sundarapandian S. (2016).Patterns of plant diversity in seven temperate forest types of western Himalaya, India. J. Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 9 (3): 280-292. Duke G. (1994).A participatory approach to conservation safe guarding the Himalayan forests of the Palas valley, District Kohistan.The Destruction of the Forests and Wooden Architecture of Eastern Afghanistan and Northern Pakistan: Nuristan to Balistan. Asian Study Group (Afghanistan Circle), editors. Islamabad, Pakistan: Asian Study Group .40-48 pp.

ID: 63517
Title: Sustainable oleo gum resin harvesting from Commiphora wightii through non destructive tapping technique
Author: Ranjana Arya
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 368- 374 (2019)
Subject: Sustainable oleo gum resin harvesting from Commiphora wightii
Keywords: Non-destructive, Oleogum resin, Ethephon, Exudation, Tapping
Abstract: A research project carried out at Arid Forest Research Institute, Jodhpur has resulted in developing the non-destructive method for oleo gum resin exudation. An experiment was carried out at Kumatia enclosure in Kailana, Jodhpur on naturally occurring plants to increase gum production by use of integrated approach of fertilizer application, irrigation and varying doses of gum enhancer (ethephon) with the support of NMPB, New Delhi. Since, gum exudation is a defensive mechanism against injury nutrient status of soil, inside plant pit, was evaluated and enhanced before gum tapping. In the present study, plant mortality is controlled significantly with controlled gum production as a result of using ethephon. The use of increment borer causes minimum injury to the shrubs so that it is regenerated easily and ensures the sustainable supply of raw material. Ethyl acetate extraction of guggulsterone was done from the thin branches as they did not exude gum during tapping. Cuttings from dying shrubs (with ordinary borer) were also established in the field successfully and were tapped after 5 years.
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Literature cited 1: Anon (1950).The wealth of India (Raw material) CSIR, New Delhi, 2 (C):313. Anon (2005).Gum Guggul and some of its Steroidal Constituents: Review of toxicological Literature Cited 2: Prepared from National Toxicology Program (NTP) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) National Institute of Health U.s Department of Health and Human Services Contract No. NO1-ES-35515
Literature cited 2: Arya R., Kumar H .and Gupta R.K. (2007).Commiphora wightii-natural occurrence and strategies for conservation.J. Of Ayurveda. 1-4: 33-36 Atal C.K., Gupta O.P. and Afaq S.H. (1975).Commiphora wihtii: Source of guggul in Indian system of medicine. Economic Botany, 29: 208-218.

ID: 63516
Title: Nitrogen Fertilizer effect on cuttings vis-à-vis seedlings raised plants in relation to nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation behaviour on Pongamia pinnata under nursery conditions
Author: Manoj Kumar, S.P. Chaukiyal and M.K. Gupta
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 360- 367 (2019)
Subject: Nitrogen Fertilizer effect on cuttings vis-à-vis seedlings raised plants in relation to nodulation and Nitrogen Fixation behaviour on Pongamia pinnata under nursery conditions
Keywords: Nitrogen fertilizer, Nitrogen fixation, Nodule number, Nitrogenase activity
Abstract: Pongamia pinnata is a multipurpose , oil yielding small tree with a great potential to fix atmospheric nitrogen under barren land, road side plantation as well as grassland management etc. It is easily multiplied through seed and cuttings. A comparative study was undertaken between seed and cutting raised plant in relation to its nitrogen fixation potential so that the superior type of plants can be grown in future for field plantation to increase the productivity. Therefore, a pot culture experiment was laid out to study the effect of nitrogen fertilizer on the cutting vis-à-vis seedling raised plants in relation to nodulation and nitrogen fixation in P.pinnata. It was observed that highest nodule numbers per plant were produced in the month of October in both cuttings and seedlings raised plants however, nitrogen and seasonal effects were observed non-significant. Seasonally nodule formation was observed significantly different to each other. Highest and lowest nodule biomass was recorded in October and May in 40 kg N/ha and 20 kg N/h respectively. The seasonal effect on nodule biomass and nitrogenise activity did not show any significant difference.
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Literature cited 1: Achakzai A.K.K. (2007).Effect of various levels of nitrogen fertilizer on nodulation of pea cultivars. Pakistan J. Botany, 39:1673-1780. Anon.(2004a).Field Pea-production and Management :In: Crops January 2004.Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Manitoba, Canada.
Literature cited 2: Carr. P.M. ,Henson R.A .and McKay K.R. (200).Inoculation and fertilization of field pea.200.Annual Report ,Agronomy Section, Kickinson Research Extension Center 1089 State Avenue Dickinson, ND 58601. Chaukiyal S.P. (1994).Nitrogen Assimilation and Fixation in Relation to Growth and Seasonal Changes in Pongamia pinnata Pierre. Thesis submitted to H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal).U.P.

ID: 63515
Title: Effects of Sodium and Calcium on Desert Plant
Author: P.K. Pilania and N.S. Panchal
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 348- 359 (2019)
Subject: Effects of Sodium and Calcium on Desert Plant
Keywords: Calcium, Salinity, Sodium, Soil, Vegetation
Abstract: High Salinity is contributing significantly of land degradation. Little Rann of Kutch of 4860 ha, also known as saline desert, was selected to study vegetation and soil through quadrate method. Dominant plants are salt loving or having C4 or CAM Pathways. Total 39 species representing 33 genera belonging to 20 families were recorded with contagious distribution pattern for all species. Poaceae, Papilionaceae/Fabaceae, Cyperaceae and Chenopodiaceae were dominant families with maximum number of species. Aristida adscensionis L.(1.465 plants m-2), Cressa cretica L. (0.969 plants M-2), Prosopis juliflora (Sw), DC. (5.125 plants 10m-2) and Acacia nilotica (L) Del.subsp.nilotica (Benth).Brenan (1.000 plants 10m-2) were dominating. Total Biomass for C.cretica L. (3.555 gm-2).Similarity index was 22.222 to 54.545 for herbs and 33.333 to 88.888 for shrubs and trees. Low species richness, diversity index and density suggest the need of sustainable management and conservation of biodiversity. High concentration of OC, OM, N, P, Fe and Na (0.368 %, 0.635%, 0.032%, 25.541 kg ha-1, 111.884 and 227.407 mg kg-1) is beneficial for vegetation to grow sustainably (site 3.). Result surprisingly shows that Na and Fe represent beneficial effect for plant growth while Ca retards the growth.
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Literature cited 1: Alekseev A.M. and Abdurakahamanov A.A. (1966).On the influence of ions of mineral nutrient salts on the state of the protoplasm of plant cells. Fiziol. Rast., 13:414-419. Ando T. and Oguchi Y. (1990). A possible role of sodium in chlorophyll biosynthesis of sodium requiring C4 plants. In: Transactions 14th International Congress of Soil Science, Kyoto, Japan, August 1990.vol. IV.
Literature cited 2: Ayers A.D. and Hayward H.E. (1948).A method for measuring effect of soil salinity on seed germination with several crop plants. Soil Science Society of America, Proceedings, 13: 224-226. Balakrishnan K., Rajendran C., Kulandaivelu G. (2000).Differential responses of Iron, magnesium, and zinc deficiency on pigment composition, nutrient content, and photosynthetic activity in tropical fruitcrops.Photosynthetica, 38:477-479.

ID: 63514
Title: Characterization and Classification of Teak-supporting soils in Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh
Author: Pushpajeet L.Choudhari, Jagdish Prasad and Priya Gaurav
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 343- 347 (2019)
Subject: Characterization and Classification of Teak-supporting soils in Seoni District of Madhya Pradesh
Keywords: Teak –supporting soils, Soil characterization, Classification.
Abstract: Black and associated red soils (5 pedons) occurring on different landforms having developed on basalt under teak in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh were studied for their morphological, physical and chemical properties. The soils were very shallow (P1, 13 cm) to very deep (P4, 158 cm).Pedon 1, 3, 4 and 5 had their colour in hue 5YR or redder barring P2 but their texture is dominantly clay. In general, the organic carbon decreased with depth. The pedon 1 was classified as Entisols whereas, pedon 3 (Parasia) classified as an Inceptisols. The other pedon 2 (Parasia), 4 (Mohgaon) and 5 (Gondatola) were classified as Alfisols. Growth of teak was better in shallow soils developed from weathered basalt as compared to deep lateritic soil. The variation in the growth, quality and distribution of teak is mostly dictated by soil-site characteristics.
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Literature cited 1: Beemiah G., Subramanyam M.V.R. and Ismail S. (1997).Performance of teak under different irrigation and fertilizer management practices. Indian Forester, 123:1171-1175. Bhoumik A.K. and Totey N.G. (1990).Characteristics of some soils under teak forests. J. Indian Society of Soil Science, 38: 481-487.
Literature cited 2: Black C.A. (1965).Methods of Soil Analysis .American Society of Agronomy, Madison Wisconsin, USA. Brady N.C. (1984).Nature and Properties of Soils. McMillan, New York.