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ID: 63513
Title: Augmentation in seed germination through pre-treatments in Himalayan yellow Raspberry (Rubus ellipticus Sm): An important wild edible ethno-medicinal shrub of Himalaya
Author: Patade Vikas Yadav, Kundan Kumar, Anand Kumar Gupta, Atul Grover, Prem Singh Negi and Sanjai Kumar Dwivedi
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 339- 342 (2019)
Subject: Augmentation in seed germination through pre-treatments in Himalayan yellow Raspberry (Rubus ellipticus Sm)
Keywords: Rubus ellipticus, Dormancy, Seed pre-treatment, Germination
Abstract: Himalayan Yellow Raspberry (Rupus ellipticus Sm) Fam. Rosaceae also known as hisalu is an important thorny wild edible shrub of Himalayan hills. Rapid and synchronous seed germination in hisalu is hampered due to seed coat dormancy. Therefore, chemical pre-treatments were given to improve seeds germination in hisalu .The maximum (84.21 %) germination was observed in seeds treated with concentrated acid for five min as compared to only 13.0 % in control. Seed germination percentage as well as speed of germination was significantly reduced after seed storage for three months, which could be improved significantly by treatment with water soaking or concentrated acid treatment for 20 min. The results of the present study may be applicable in large scale propagation of the plant as source of nutrient rich food, medicines and other conventional uses.
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Literature cited 1: Bhagat S. and Singh V. (1995).Studies on effect of concentrated sulphuric acid treatment on germination of Rubus ellipticus seed. Indian Forester, 121: 643-646. Daudi P. and Pandey V. (2015).Propagation techniques of Pyracantha Crenulata (D. Don). M. Roem. Inter. J.
Literature cited 2: Patade V.Y., Bhargava S. and Suprasanna P.(2009).Halopriming imparts tolerance to salt and PEG induced drought stress in sugarcane.Agri.Eco.Environ.. 134: 24-28. Patade V.Y., Kumari M. and Ahmed Z. (2011).Seed priming mediated germination improvement and tolerance to salt PEG induced drought stress in sugarcane.Agri.Eco.Environ., 134:24-28.

ID: 63512
Title: To evaluate the effect of Auxin concentrations (IBA and IAA) on survival percentage of stem cuttings of species Terminalia chebula (Retz)
Author: Bojja Harsh Babu, Amit Larkin and Hemant Kumar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 333- 338 (2019)
Subject: To evaluate the effect of Auxin concentrations (IBA and IAA) on survival percentage of stem cuttings of species Terminalia chebula (Retz)
Keywords: Auxins, Clonal multiplication, Rooting, Multipurpose tree, Plus trees and concentrations
Abstract: The effect of IBA and IAA concentrations were examined to determine the Survival percentage of Terminalia chebula (Retz) by vegetative propagation via rooting in stem cuttings. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. One-year old leafless branch cuttings were taken from selected superior phenotypes from the surrounding environs of Allahabad, U.P. Cuttings were treated with 0, 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 mg L-1 concentrations of Indole 3-butyric Acid (IBA) and Indole-3-Acetic Acid (IAA) and planted in poly bags kept under a phyto-environmentally controlled mist chamber. Minimum survival percentage and a limited rooting was achieved in untreated cuttings significantly increased with an increase in concentration of IBA and IAA. Among two auxins tested, IBA emerged most effective on survival percentage and in inducing rooting, sprouting and associated traits. Amongst different concentrations of Auxins, concentration of 2000 mg L-1 was found best and 51.96% of plants were survived and achieved over 70 % rooting in cuttings. It also triggered more number of roots, higher root length, shoot proliferation, maximum shoot and root biomass. This paper discusses the role of auxins (IBA and IAA) to evaluate the survival percentage of stem cuttings influencing rooting and has a practical implication for the development of protocol for asexual propagation and establishing clonal plantations of Terminalia chebula.
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Literature cited 1: Aslokar L.V., Kakkar K.K. and Chakre O.J. (1992).Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants with active principles (Part-1) A-K series.P.176.Publication and information directorate. CSIR, New Delhi. Bhardwaj S.D., Chakraborty A.K and Joshi N.K. (1993). Vegetation Propagation of Terminalia bellirica Roxb.and Terminalia chebula Retz by stem cuttings. Indian Forester, 119 (5): 360-366.
Literature cited 2: Choudhary M., Jaiswal S., Singh R., Arya,I.D. and Arya ,S. (2015).A micropropagation protocol for mass multiplication of Terminalia arjuna, For.Sci., 2 (1): 1-6. CSIR (2002).The Wealth of India-A dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Vol X. New Delhi: Publication and Information Directorate, pp.522-524.

ID: 63511
Title: Spatial variation in vegetation carbon stock in Forest Ecosystems of Rajasthan, India
Author: G.Singh, D.Mishra, K.Singh, Smita Shukla and N.Bala
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 321- 332 (2019)
Subject: Spatial variation in vegetation carbon stock in Forest Ecosystems of Rajasthan, India
Keywords: Biomass distribution, Carbon-storage, Dry forest ecosystem, Plant habits
Abstract: The extent and distribution of dry forests play an important role in biodiversity conservation and carbon storage. Field measurements were carried out during 2008-2012 at 903 sapling plots in forests of 33 districts of Rajasthan and carbon stock due to trees, shrubs, bamboos, tree saplings, herbaceous vegetation and dead material (litter and coarse woody debris-CWD) were estimated for their spatial variation and to devise a programme of reforestation. There were significant (P<0.05) differences in carbon stock ranging from 0.02-0.91 tons ha-1 for litter, 0.000.39 tons C ha-1 for CWD, 0.005-0.84 tons ha-1 for herbaceous biomass.0.9-5.22 tons ha-1 for shrubs, 1.17-13.96 tons ha-1 for trees, 0.00-0.29 tons ha-1 for bamboo and 0.01-0.26 tons ha-1 for tree saplings. The variations were found to relate to rainfall pattern. Highest values were in Kota, Karauli, Rajasamand, Pratapgargh, Udaipur and Dungarpur respectively. Contribution of trees, shrubs, bamboos and sapling were 85.5 %, 13%, 0.39% and 1.30 % respectively signifying the role of trees in terrestrial carbon storage. Lowest carbon stock was in Churu (0.051 million tons) and highest in Udaipur (8.079 million tons) out of total standing carbon stock, wherein 27.31 million tons was above-ground and 11.68 million tons was in root biomass in forests of Rajasthan. Strong spatial variations in component –wise carbon stock and below state average standing carbon stock in almost 15 districts in Rajasthan suggests taking up forest management by enrichment tree planting for increasing diversity and productivity leading to increase carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation.
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Literature cited 1: Ali A. And Yan E.R. (2017).Relationships between biodiversity and carbon stocks in forest ecosystems: a systematic literature review. Tropical Ecol., 58 (1): 1-14. Ardo J. and Olsson L. (2004).Soil carbon sequestration in traditional farming in Sudanese dry lands. Environ. Manag., 33: S318-S332.
Literature cited 2: Baishya R., Barik S.K and padhaya K.(2009).Distribution pattern of aboveground biomass in natural and plantation forests of humid tropics in northeast India. Tropical Ecol., 50:295-304. Bardgett R.D. and Wardle D.A. (2003) .Herbivore-meidated linkages between aboveground and belowground communities. Ecology, 84: 2258-2268.

ID: 63510
Title: Growth Performance of Eucalyptus clones in Saline Soils
Author: Parmeet Singh Dhillon, G.P.S.Dhillon and Baljit Singh
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 315- 320 (2019)
Subject: Growth Performance of Eucalyptus clones in Saline Soils
Keywords: Collar diameter, Plant height, School Biomass, Root Biomass
Abstract: In a pot study conducted at Ludhiana, eight Eucalyptus clones (PE-11, C-2169, C-2013, C-2135, P-27, P-23, P-48 and C-405) were planted in three types of soils (S1-normal soil, S2-saline soil and S3-mixed soil).Observations on growth traits recorded at various ages exhibited significant differences among soil types as well as clones.S1 registered maximum plant height, collar diameter at all ages i.e. 45, 110 and 140 days after planting. Significantly lowest values were found in S2 (saline soil).S1 registered the maximum values for dry shoot and root biomass and the bottom rank was in case of S2.Clone PE-11 showed the maximum mean plant height, collar diameter at all three ages. The highest biomass of leaves and branches, stem and root were recorded by clone PE-11 under all soil types. The relative shoot and root biomass production in saline soils (S2) in comparison to normal soil was 25.8 and 28.9 per cent, respectively. Al the clones experienced reduction in biomass production, but relative values was highest in PE-11.
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Literature cited 1: Dormaar J.F (1988).Effect of plant roots on chemical and biochemical properties of surrounding discrete soil zones.Can.J.Soil Sci., 68:233-242. Gangwar P. Pandey V. And Tewari B. (2015).Assessing productivity of Eucalyptus clones under different edaphic conditions.Paripex Indian J.Research, 4: 43-44.
Literature cited 2: Goor, A.Y. and Barney C.W., (1968).Forest tree planting in arid zones. Ronald Press. New York. Jackson M.L. (1973). Soil Chemical analysis. Prentice Hall of India Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi.498 pp.

ID: 63509
Title: Aerial Fire Suppression to combat forest fire-A case study from Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Author: B.N. Anjan Kumar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (4) 304- 314 (2019)
Subject: Aerial Fire Suppression to combat forest fire-A case study from Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
Keywords: Aerial fire suppression, Parmbikulam Tiger Reserve, MI-17 helicopter
Abstract: Forest fire management is gaining more significant over the passage of time. Aerial forest fire suppression is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat forest fires. In India, the usage of aircraft for aerial forest fire suppression operation is very rudimentary in comparison to the countries like USA, Australia, Russia, Turkey, etc. In this case study, the technical aspects involved in aerial fire suppression using MI-17 helicopter of Indian Air Force and the intricacies in organizing and execution of this aerial forest fire suppression operation is discussed. Various aspects of the aerial forest fire suppression like type of air craft, mechanism of fire suppression, response time and execution mechanism are assessed by analyzing field observations during the operation carried out in Parambikulam Tiger Reserve.
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Literature cited 1: Ay N. And Ay Z. (2011).Aircraft and Helicopter usages in Forest Fires in Turkey (A case study :Antalaya Region) .In :Proceeding:34th International Symposium on remote sensing of environment,Sydney,Australia.10-15 April 2011. Plucinski M., Gould J., McCarthy Gand Hollis J. (2007).The effectiveness and efficiency of aerial firefighting in Australia.10-15 April 2011.
Literature cited 2: India State of Forest Report (2017).Forest survey of India Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, 77p. FMWGNAFC History Report (2008).Fire Management Working Group of North American Forest Commission History Report (2008).International cooperation in fire management, 1962-2008, Fire an Aviation management, US Forest service, 16-17 pp

ID: 63508
Title: Check list of Angiosperm in 30 km Radious of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
Author: Ramarajan Sekar and A.G. Murugesan
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 279- 292 (2019)
Subject: Check list of Angiosperm in 30 km Radious of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
Keywords: KKNPP, Plants, Checklist
Abstract: A total of 665 plant species belonging to 419 genera and 108 families were recorded from the entire 30 km radius of KKNPP (except reserve forest Mahendra Giri hill) of flowering plants. A checklist of these species is provided here.
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Literature cited 1: Henry A.N. and Chithra V. And Balakrishanan N.P. (1989).Flora of Tamil Nadu, India. Series 1: Analysis Volume III. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore. Daniel P. and Umamaheswari P. (2001).The flora of Gulf of Mannar .Sothern India. Botanical Survey of India.
Literature cited 2: Kabeer K.A.A and Nair V.J. (2009).Flora of Tamil Nadu Grasses. Coimbatore: Botanical Survey of India. Literature Cited 2: EIA Report (2013). Environmental Impact assessment report for nuclear power plant at Mithivirdi,Bhavnagar,Gujarat .EIA report submitted by Engineers India Limited. Report no. A100-EI-1741-1201.

ID: 63507
Title: Terminalia chebula Retz (Harad) for livelihood security of Farmers of Kandi villages of Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir
Author: Punit Choudhary, Rakesh Sharma, Vipin Gularia, S.K. Gupta, Vikas Tandon and R.K. Arora
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 275- 278 (2019)
Subject: Terminalia chebula Retz (Harad) for livelihood security of Farmers of Kandi villages of Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir
Keywords: Harad, Livelihood security, Kandi
Abstract: Farmers of Kandi villages of Jammu adopted themselves to traditional Harad based agro-forestry practices servers as livelihood security for the resource poor farm families of the villages. The average yield per tree was recorded to be 100-120 kg, whereas there are reports of trees bearing 5-7 quintals of fruits/tree generating an average income of Rs 1600-2000 per tree per year. A superior genotype named Raj Harad have been found existing in Mathwar block of Jammu district for over 100 years having height of 14.70 m, diameter at breast height of 101.81 cm2 with crown width of 18.50 m bearing fruits of average weight of 44.60gm. About 7000-8000 production trade of more than 350 tones and 15-20 tones respectively, that is being exported to Pakistan and gulf countries through Amritsar border fetching a total income of more than 40 lakhs per annum. With coming up superior grafting clones of Harad, the expected economic returns from these grafted clones at an early bearing age of 7-8 years will Rs 593750 per ha that will be almost double than the existing seedling plantations.
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Literature cited 1: Anand R, Shukla R. And Dhawan B.N. (1999) Evaluation of antistress activity of some Indian medicinal plants. Indian J. Pharmacology, 31 (1): 74. Barthkur N.N and Arnold N.P. (1991).Nutritive value of chebulic Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula Retz) and its potential as a food source. Food Chemistry, 40:213-219.
Literature cited 2: Bhardwaj S.D. and Chakraborty A.K. (1994).Studies on Time of Seed Collection, Sowing and Presowing seed treatments of Terminalia bellirica Roxb. And Terminalia chebula Retz. Indian Forester, 120:430-439. Choudhary P., Khar S., Sharma R., Kumar P and Abrol P. (2015). Medicinal trees for sustainable livelihood security in Kandi Areas of Jammu Region. In: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Rainfed Agriculture for Food and Livelihood Security (Razdan et al., eds.), 4th Jammu & Kashmir Agricultural Science Congress 163 pp.

ID: 63506
Title: Point intercepts method for estimating biomass of invasive Lantana (Lantana camara) in the Nilgiris, India
Author: Muneer ul Islam Najar, Jean-Philippe Purravaud and Priya Davidar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 266- 274 (2019)
Subject: Point intercepts method for estimating biomass of invasive Lantana (Lantana camara) in the Nilgiris, India
Keywords: Invasive species, Light intensity, Sampling methodology, Statistical Model, Western Ghats, Lantana
Abstract: The aim of the present study was to develop a statistical model for biomass estimation of an invasive shrub Lantana camara, and to assess the role of the tree canopy cover in determining its invasion density and above ground biomass. The study was carried out in patches of tropical montane evergreen ‘shola’ forests that differed in disturbance regimes in the Nilgiris, South India. Point Intercept Method was calibrated to estimate the aboveground biomass of Lantana camara. A total of 15 plots (including four control plots) , each of size 20 X 20 m (0.04 ha ) were studied. In each plot two line transects along two diagonals were laid down and a straight thin rod was dropped at an interval of 1m.A total of 56 readings per plot were thus taken and the number of plant-rod contacts was noted down. The above ground biomass estimated by harvest method for the calibration. The highest number of contacts and biomass values was found for the plots growing in open area than under canopy cover. The model (2.359 + 0.018 (contacts) =log 10 (biomass) obtained was highly significant (p <0.001, n=9, R2 =0.80). The observations show that the open canopy plots are refuges for L.camara and there is a significant change in its density in the plots studied under different degrees of forest canopy cover.
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Literature cited 1: Achhireddy N.R. and Singh M. (1984).Allelopathic Effects of Lantana (Lantana Camara) on Milkweedvine (Morrenia odorata) .Weed Sci, 32: 757-761. Adam E., Mutunga O., Abdel-Rahman E.M. and Ismail R.(2014).Estimating standing Biomass in papyrus (Cyperus papyrus L.) swamp: exploratory of in situ hyperspectral indices and random forest regression .Int. Remote Sens., 35: 693-714.
Literature cited 2: Ali A., Xu, M.S., Zhao Y.T., Zhang Q.Q.,Zhou L.L.,Yang X.D. and Yan E.R. (2015).Allometric biomass equations for shrub and small tree species in subtropical China. Silva Fenn, 49:1-10. Anon., Xu M.S.Zhao Y.T., Zhang Q.Q., Zhou L.L., Yang X.D. and Yan E.R. (2015).Allometric biomass equations for shrub and small tree species in subtropical China. Silva Fenn. 49: 1-10.

ID: 63505
Title: Genetic Diversity Analysis in Grevillea robusta using ISSR molecular markers
Author: Priyanka Parmar, Aman Dabral, R.K.Meena, Shailesh Pandey, Ramakant and M.S. Bhandari
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 260- 265 (2019)
Subject: Assessment of Economic benefits flowing from collection of Nonwood forest products in South Dangs Forest Division, Gujarat, India
Keywords: Grevillea robusta, ISSTR, Genetic diversity, Genetic improvement, Principal coordinate analysis
Abstract: The present study aimed to analyse genetic diversity using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) molecular markers among eleven genotypes of Grevillea robusta collected from Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Out of the total 108 bands generated with 11 ISSR primers, 104 were found to be polymorphic. The percentage of polymorphic bands at genetic level was 96.30%. The mean value of expected heterozygosity and unbiased heterozygosity were 0.290 and 0.305, respectively. Jaccards similarity value ranged from 0.398 to 0.790.The Unweighted Pair group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA) clustering segregated the genotypes into two major clusters based on the pair-wise similarity coefficient. Clustering pattern revealed by UPGMA dendrogram was also supported by Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA).In the PCoA plot, 26.76 % and 17.16 % of total genetic variation were accounted by first and second coordinate, respectively. The higher level of genetic diversity was revealed by the values 0.445 ± 0.20 and 0.290 ± 0.16 recorded as Shannon’s Information Index (I) and expected heterozygosity (H6), respectively. Therefore, the present study reflects that a sufficient variability exist in the sampled germplasm and genetic improvement work could be very much effective in G.robusta for utilization in future agroforestry programme of the country.
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Literature cited 1: Doyle J.J. and Doyle J.L. (1990).Isolation of plant DNA from fresh tissue .Focus, 33 (1):13-15. England P.R., Usher A.V., Whelan R.J. and Ayre D.J. (2002). Microsatellite diversity and genetic structure of fragmented population of the rare, fire-dependent shrub Grevillea Macleayana. Molecular Ecology,11 (6):967-977.
Literature cited 2: Hevroy T.H., Krauss S.L., Moodty M.L. and Gardner M.G (2013).Isolation, via 454 sequencing , Characterization and transferability of microsatellite for Grevillea thelemanniana subsp. thelemanniana and cross-species amplification in the Grevillea thelemanniana complex Proteaceae ).Conservation Genetic Resources, 5: 887-890. Hevroy T.H., Moody M.L. and Krauss S.L. (2017).Population genetic analysis reveals barriers and corridors for gene flow within and among riparian populations of a rare plant. AoB Plants, 10 (1): plx0654.

ID: 63504
Title: Assessment of Economic benefits flowing from collection of Nonwood forest products in South Dangs Forest Division, Gujarat, India
Author: Rajkumar S.Yadav, Sweta Rajpurohit, Ravi Dutt Kamboj and Ishan Pandya
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 255- 259 (2019)
Subject: Assessment of Economic benefits flowing from collection of Nonwood forest products in South Dangs Forest Division, Gujarat, India
Keywords: NWFPs, Economic, Valuation, SDFD, Gujarat
Abstract: Non-Wood Forest Products (NWFPs) are important goods that act as a source of subsistence of forest dwellers living in the vicinity or within Forest areas. In the present study, an attempt has been made to quantify collection of different types of NWFPS and the associated economic benefits derived by the communities in South Dangs Forest Division (SDFD). The study was conducted through primary survey of forest dwellers in SDFD using structured questionnaire. From the study, 25 types of NWFPs which have been classified into 6 groups namely, leaves, flowers and seeds, culms and stems, fruits, gums and miscellaneous forms were found to be collected by local peoples. The study revealed estimated economic benefits of Rs 12.41 lakhs/annum of which the economic benefits derived from collection of fruits was Rs 34.3 lakhs/annum, culm and stem was 31.59 lakhs/annum, miscellaneous forms was Rs 7.41 lakhs/Annum and gums was 4.21 lakhs /annum. The study also revealed that economic benefits of NWFPs collection to the local tribal people is available throughout the year and provide to be an important source of their livelihood.
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Literature cited 1: Adepoju A.A. and Saalu A.S. (2007).Economic Valuation of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) .Munich Personal RePEc Archive, MPRA paper no.2689, 1-17. Bhat S.A. (2012). Extraction Patten of NonTimber Forest Products and its effects on regeneration of important tree species in Achanakmar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve. PHD Thesis, Guru Ghasidas Vishwvidalaya, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Bilaspur,230p.
Literature cited 2: Champion H.G. and Seth S.K. (1968).A revised forest types of India. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH. Pub. Co. Gupta T. and Guleria A. (1982).Non-Wood Forest Products in India. New Delhi: Oxford and IBH.Pub.Co.

ID: 63503
Title: Soil organic Carbon-distribution, Mitigation and Management Practices
Author: Muneesa Banday, S.A. Gangoo, Rameez Raja, Nazir A.Pala and Aasif A Gatoo
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 246- 254 (2019)
Subject: Soil organic Carbon-distribution, Mitigation and Management Practices
Keywords: Biomass, Global climate change, Humus, Soil Organic Matter
Abstract: The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development identified the need to restore degraded soils and improvement of soil health. Maintaining soil organic carbon store at equilibrium or increasing content towards the optimal level for the local environment can contribute to achieving the SDGs. This can be achieved by unlocking the full ecosystem services potential of soils to enable not only the support, maintenance or improvement of soil fertility and productivity (necessary to achieve SDG 2 “Zero hunger” and SDG 3 “Good Health and Well Being”), but also to store and supply more clean water (SDG 3 and SDG 6 “Clean water and Sanitation”) ,maintain biodiversity (SDG 15 “Life on Land”) , and increase ecosystem resilience in a changing climate (SDG 13 “Climate Action”).Climate change has been since the 1980s.Soils are considered the biggest carbon reservoirs on earth at the centre of various international agreements on climate change. It is thus crucial to have a good knowledge of the current global SOC stock and its spatial distribution to inform various stakeholders (e.g. farmers, policymakers, land users) to make the best use of available land and provide the best opportunities to mitigate and adapt to climate change and to ensure sufficient for production and water supply. In the present review article we have tried to summarise the distribution and variability of SOC with respect to variation in soil, forest and land use systems. The article identifies the best soil, forest and land use systems. The article identifies the best soil, forest and land use systems for adoption in different regions for mitigation prospective.
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Literature cited 1: AICRPAF (2006).Report, All India Coordinated Research Project on Agroforestry, National Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Aslam, T., Choudhary M.A., and Saggar S (1999).Tillage impacts on soil microbial biomass C,N and P, earthworms and agronomy after 2 years of cropping following permanent pasture in Newzealand.Soil Tillage Resources, 51:103-111.
Literature cited 2: Batjes N.H. (1996).Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world. European J. Soil Science, 47:151-163. Banday M. (2014).Assessment of carbon pool in relation to forest types, altitudinal gradient and NDVI indices under different forest ecosystems in subtropical parts of Himachal Pradesh,Mscthesis,Dr.Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan:180pp.

ID: 63502
Title: Growth and Biomass Production of Different Eucalyptus Species on Riverine Soils of Punjab
Author: Harmandeep Singh, Rakesh K.Garg, Sanjeev K.Chauhan and Sandeep Sharma
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 239- 246 (2019)
Subject: Growth and Biomass Production of Different Eucalyptus Species on Riverine Soils of Punjab
Keywords: Eucalyptus, Tree growth, Biomass, Soil physic-chemical properties
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at University Seed Farm of Punjab Agricultural University Ladhowal, Ludhiana to investigate the growth and biomass of different Eucalyptus species on riverine soils of Punjab. Five different species of Eucalyptus were compared for the growth and biomass production, and changes in soil physic-chemical properties after one year of harvesting of trees under riverine soils of Punjab were also assessed. Different morphological parameters for tree growth viz. tree height, collar diameter,DBH, canopy spread and tree biomass viz. fresh stem weight, fresh branch weight, fresh leaf weight and bark biomass were recorded. Soil pH, EC, soil organic carbon, bulk density, available N, P and K were also estimated .Tree growth and biomasss was maximum in Eucalyptus 288 cone as compared to other four Eucalyptus species. Soil physic-chemical properties were better under tree plantation. Organic matter in the form of litter fall at the time of harvesting was more as compared to those observed one year after harvesting of plantation. Soil pH, electric conductivity, soil organic carbon, available nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium decreased after one year of harvesting in all species studied.
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Literature cited 1: Balozi B.K., Kimani G.K., Kingiri S., Lazare E., Angela M. and Mbae M. (2010).Five year growth and survival of Eucalyptus hybrid clones in Coastal Kenya.JMHT, 16: 16:1-9. Blake G.R. and Hartage K.H. (1986).Bulk density.In: Methods of Soil Analysis (Klute, A (Ed), Part 1, Agron no.9 .Am.Soc.Agron.Madi., USA.
Literature cited 2: Chandra J.P and Yadava M.P.S. (1986).Clonal propagation of Mysore gum (Eucalyptus hybrid).Indian Forester, 112: 783-91. Cole R.J. and Rapp M.(1981).Elemental Cycling in Forest Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press, London. 341-409pp.

ID: 63501
Title: Soil Organic Matter status vis-a-vis vegetation cover in Langate 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 (3) 234- 238 (2019)
Subject: Soil Organic Matter status vis-a-vis vegetation cover in Langate Forests of Kashmir Himalaya
Keywords: Organic matter, Litter, Canopy cover, Langate Forests, Kashmir Himalaya
Abstract: Soil organic matter is generally used to represent any material produced originally by living organisms that is returned to the soil and goes through the decomposition process. Organic matter of forest soils is chiefly derived from plant litter. Deforestation of natural forests has induced a significant depletion in the stock of soil organic matter. In the present study, organic matter content of soils under different canopy covers was analyzed in Langate Forests in Kashmir Himalaya. In the present study, the organic matter content of the soils under tree was found higher than the under shrub and herb as statically significant variations (P>0.001) were observed for an organic matter of these soils at all the sites. Further, the density of the canopy layer also seemed to influence the organic matter content of the soils as higher density sites revealed higher values than lower density sites.
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ID: 63500
Title: Tree composition mapping and Environmental Role of small natural areas in dense Urban setting: Case study of Jadavpur University Campus in India
Author: Suchandra Bardhan and Soumik Sarkar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 227- 233 (2019)
Subject: Sustainable livelihood for the fringe dwellers of the Kaziranga National Park
Keywords: Tree population, Species characterization, Bio-diversity, C-sequestration, Environment
Abstract: Indian cities, characterized by high density, rapid growth and on fast track developmental path, are losing greenery at an alarming rate due to infrastructure augmentation and reconstruction activities. Small and medium sized public and private properties with a rich repository of vegetation, particularly trees, have long been recognized as green oases within such dense ‘grey’city fabrics. Institutional campuses come foremost in this list with their high potential in becoming green campuses in every sense .This paper presents the case of one such natural patch in a University in Kolkata (formerly, Calcutta), the fourth largest city of India. Endowed with matured trees, this open access zone plays significant ecological and societal functions for both the University community and the neighborhood. A Biodiversity Register created by students of the University in 2010-11 had recorded high bio-diversity in this part of the campus. The tree resources of this zone has been mapped using GPS tools for easy identification, better appreciation and management of this environmentally significant patrch, the methods and findings of which have been presented here, along with an appraisal of its environmental benefits. Its Simpson’s diversity index for trees was found to be 0.91 and carbon sequestration potential to be 3.28 t C/year.
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Literature cited 1: Angold P.G., Sadler J.P., Hill M.O., Pullin A., Rushton S., Austin K., Small E., Wood B., Wadsworth R., Sanderson R. And Thompson K., (2006).Biodiversity in urban habitat patches .Science of the Total Environment, 360:196-204. Coder R.D. (1996), Identified benefits of community trees and forests, University of Georgia, USA.
Literature cited 2: Cornelis J. and Hermy M. (2004).Biodiversity relationships in urban and suburban parks in Flanders. Landscape and Urban Planning, 69:385-401. Chance J.F. and Walsh J.J. (2006). Urban Effects on native avifauna: a review. Landscape and Urban Planning.74: 46-69.

ID: 63499
Title: Phytodiversity inventorisation and mapping of Shola grasslands of Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Ghats, India
Author: Ravi Kiran Arigela, R.KR.Singh, KA.A.Kabeer, G.V.S.Murthy and VVRobin
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (3) 214- 226 (2019)
Subject: Sustainable livelihood for the fringe dwellers of the Kaziranga National Park
Keywords: Conservation, Endemic, Niche, Nilgiri Pipit, Savannah, Shola Forest, Shola Grassland
Abstract: During the course of floristic studies of Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary, mapping of Shola grasslands and savannah of Kodaikanal wildlife sanctuary was done. In this study 7 grasslands were reported and categorized into 4 types based on species dominance. Apart from this, a total 155 angiosperm species of 33 families were reported, in which 42 are grass species and 113 are grassland associated species. Out of 155 total species, 13 are endemic grasses and 43 are endemic grassland associated species. Factors affecting the ecosystem of grasslands are given and conservation measures are suggested to protect the natural composition of the grasslands.
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