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ID: 61176
Title: Vegetational structures and species diversity in tropical dry deciduous forest of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Author: M.K.Verma, R.K.Niranjan and Amit Pal.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 789-797 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Bundelkhand, Biodiversity, Phytosociology, Species richness, Vegetation analysis.
Abstract: The forests of Lalitpur district of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India have been undertaken for photosociological attributes of the forest community. The survey documentation of the plant species in the different forests areas recorded 59 species of tree and 40 species of shrub/herb/climber species Flacourtia indica exhibited higher IVI value (62.13). The basal area of different tree species varied between 6.7029 to 0.0039 m2/ha where Butea monosperma showed maximum density among the trees and the basal area of different shrub/herb/climber species varied between 0.4329 to 0.0006 m2/ha where Zizyphus mauritiana showed maximum density. The species diversity (H ' ), equitability (E) and concentration of dominance (D) have been recorded as 3.65, 0.89 and 0.97 for tree species whereas 3.20, 0.87 and 0.93 for lower group of plants respectively.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmed A. (2012).Analysis of forest vegetation in Ranikhet, Kumaon Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India.Indian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Life Sciences, 2 (4): 16-23. Anderson-Teixeira K.J., Miller A.D., Mohan J.E., Hudiburg T.W., Duval B.D.and Delucia E.H. (2013).Altered dynamics of forest recovery under a changing climate. Glob Chang Biol.2013.doi: 10.1111/gcb.12194.
Literature cited 2: Bajpai O., Kumar A., Mishra A.K., Sahu N., Behera S.K. and Chaudhary L.B. (2012).Phenological study of two dominant tree species in tropical moist deciduous forest from the Northern India. International Journal of Botany, 8 (2): 66-72. Bhadra A.K., Dhal N.K., Rout N.C.and Raja Reddy V. (2010).Photosociology of the three community of ghandhmardan hill ranges. Indian Forester, 136 (5): 610-620.

ID: 61175
Title: A quick method to assess site quality of young Chir Pine stands.
Author: B.Gupta and R.K.Sahu.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 784-788 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Chair pine, Height intercept, Internodal length
Abstract: In the present study a quick method termed as ' Height Intercept Method ' is used to determine site quality of any chir pine forests/stands. The study was conducted in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh (India) selecting eight Chir pine sites viz., Oachghat, SultanPur, Barog, Shilli, Bauhli, Kandaghat, Subathu and Dharampur) Height and Height Intercepts i.e. .3, 4,5,6 and 7th year mean intermodal length for 19 years old trees were measured from breast height. Relationships between mean intermodal lengths (height intercept) and height of trees were developed using linear, curvilinear, log linear and log curvilinear models. The results revealed that 6 years height intercept was reliable estimate to expresses the relationship between height of tree and height intercept of 19 years old Chir pine stands and thereby the site quality. The best relationship between height and height intercept was Height=3.0493 + 0.1419 Height Intercept + 0.0007 Height Intercept. Height intercept varied from 30 to 70 cm.Chir pine in Dharampur site exhibited lowest height intercept thus expressing poor quality whereas, Chir pine in Oachghat was maximum height intercept thereby good site quality. The site quality as estimated by height intercept method were compared with standard site qualities given by Forest Research Institute of India (F.R.I) for Chir pine stands/forests and it was found that good site quality of present study was equivalent to site quality I/II and poor site quality equaled site quality III of F.R.I.
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Literature cited 1: Applegate G.B., Gilmour D.A. and Mohan B. (1989).Biomass and productivity estimations for community forest management: a case study from hills of Nepal-1, Biomass and productivity estimations for community for forest management: a case study from hills of Nepal-1, Biomass and productivity of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sargent) plantations. Biomass, 17 (20): 115-137. Beck D.E. (1971).Height growth patterns and site index of white pine southern Appalachians.USDA Forest Service research Paper, SE-154: 6p.
Literature cited 2: Brown J.H.and Stires J.I. (1981).Growth intercept methods for predicting site index in red pine plantations in the Alleghemy plateau of Ohio. Northern Journal of applied Forestry, 7 (1): 27-30. Dalai D., Gupta B, Gupta, N.K. and Sambhar O.P. (2000).Site quality assessment of young Chir pine plantations. Journal of Tropical Forest Science, 12 (4): 650-655.

ID: 61174
Title: Shrinkage differential of wood as a tool to monitor drying stresses.
Author: Shailendra Kumar, R.P.Kandpal and Ramkishore
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 779-783 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Drying schedules, Drying stresses, Stress reversal, Wood shrinkage.
Abstract: The shrinkage pattern of wood provides some important information to monitor the drying stresses. Knowledge of timing, severity and reversal of the drying stresses may help to develop faster kiln drying schedules. Tangential shrinkage at core and shell layers of wood was measured in intact condition and slices were cut from exactly same layers. The slices were allowed to relieve their stresses first and then oven dried. The results indicate that shell layers of the wood are affected by higher magnitude of the drying stresses as compared to core layers. The results also indicate that after the stress reversal in wood, the rate of tangential shrinkage of wood also changes. In 41 days of drying, the stress reversal and shift in rate of intact shrinkage of wood in tangential direction coincided on day 21 of the drying. This work demonstrates that it is possible to determine the timing of the stress reversal by monitoring the rate of the change of wood shrinkage in tangential direction.
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Literature cited 1: Alexiou P.N.Wilkins A.P. and Hartley J. (1990).Effect of pre-steaming on drying rate, wood anatomy and shrinkage of re-growth Eucalyptus popularis SM.Wood Science and Technology, 24: 103-110. Allegretti O.and Ferrari S. (2008).A sensor of direct measurement of internal stress in wood during drying: experimental tests towards industrial application. Drying technology, 26 (9): 1150-1154.
Literature cited 2: BIS (1985) Determination of moisture content of timber and timber products. IS 11215-1985.Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. Cheng W., Morooka T.and Liu Y. (2007).Characterization of tangential shrinkage stress of wood during drying under superheated steam above 100?C.Forest Products Journal 57 (11): 39-43.

ID: 61173
Title: Hitherto unreported ethnomedicinal uses of plants by Tharu tribe of Valmiki Tiger Reserve, West-Champaran District, Bihar.
Author: R.KR.Singh and Vineet Singh.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 771-778 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Ethnomedicinal, Tharu, Valmiki Tiger Reserve, West-Champaran, Bihar.
Abstract: The ' Tharu ' tribe within and around the vicinity of Valmiki Tiger Reserve mainly depend on the vegetation around them for their daily needs as well as for the treatment of different ailments and diseases. The ethnobotanical explorations of Valmiki Tiger Reserve document here hitherto unreported ethnomedicinal uses of 58 plants species belonging to 53 genera and 41 families use by the ' Tharu ' .
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Literature cited 1: Bhattacharya P.K.and sarkar K. (1998).Flora of West-Champaran District, Bihar, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. Haines H.H. (1921-1925).Botany of Bihar & Orissa, Parts 1-VI.Adlard & son and West Ne man Ltd., London.
Literature cited 2: Jain.S.K. (1964).The role of botanist in folklore research.Folklore, 5 (4): 145-150. Jain S.K. (1981). Glimpses of Indian Ethnobotany.Oxford & IBH, New Delhi.

ID: 61172
Title: Influence of Integrated nutrient management practices on seedling growth of Melia Azedarach L. in Nursery
Author: V.N.Sujatha and K.Manjappa.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 766-770 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Melia azedarach, Nutrient management, Nursery.
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to know the effect of organic manures, bio-fertilizers and inorganic fertilizer on seedling growth of Melia azedarach. The growth parameters (Seedling height, collar diameter, number of leaves , leaf area, root length and root-shoot ratio) and biomass parameters (fresh shoot and root, dry shoot and root and total fresh and dry shoot and root) were found maximum in vermicompost (30 g/seedling) compared to FYM (50g/seedling). Among the bio-fertilizers, Azospirillum + PSB recorded maximum seedling height, number of leaves, leaf area, root length, fresh weight of shoot and root, dry weight of shoot and root and total fresh and dry weight compared to Azospirillum alone, PSB alone and no bio-fertilizer. Among the inorganic fertilizers, 1.0 g NPK found better in recording all the parameters compared to 0.5 g NPK and no NPK/seedling. Among the interactions of organic manures, bio-fertilizers and inorganic fertilizers, combination of vermicompost +PSB +1.0 g NPK has recorded maximum seedling height (154.6 cm), collar diameter (8.53 mm) and leaf area (126.0 cm2), fresh root weight (20.01 g), total fresh weight (75.84 g), root dry weight (9.68 g ) and total dry weight (35.43 g).
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Literature cited 1: Biradar A.P., Devarnavadagi S.B. and Sunitha N.D., (2001).Effect of vermicompost as potting media mixture on growth and vigour of neem seedlings. Karnataka J.Agric.Sci., 14 (2): 514-515. Gupta R.K.(1993).Multipurpose trees for agroforestry.Oxford and IBH publishing company, New Delhi p. 588.
Literature cited 2: Kannur S. and Devar K.V., (2003). Effect of fertilizers on seedling growth of teak. My For., 39 (2: 153-157. Lebba J.J. (2011).Studies on seed seed biology, pre-sowing treatments and nutrient response in Melia dubia Cav.M.Sc (For) Thesis, Univ.Agric.Sci, Dharwad (India)

ID: 61171
Title: Seed germination and seed storage behaviour of Eremostachys superba: An Endangered Medicinal and Ornamental Herb of India.
Author: G.S.Panwar and S.K.Srivastava.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 762-765 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Dormancy, Eremostachys superb, Gibberellic acid, Seed germination, Seed storage.
Abstract: The present study describes seed viability, germination and storage behaviour studies of Eremostachys superba seeds under controlled condition. Eremostachys superba is an endangered medicinal and ornamental herb of North-West Himalaya. Fresh seeds exhibited 98 % seed viability and a gradual decrease in seeds stored for different durations at room temperature (RT) and 0-4? C for 6-months (35.15 %) as compared to the freshly collected seeds (5.7 %).Seed germination percentage was enhanced by presoaking the seeds in different concentrations of gibberellic acid. Presoaking of seeds in 400 ppm of GA3 was found most effective and 79.32 % and 29.43 % germination was reported in the seeds soaked in 400 ppm GA3 and stored for 6-months at 0-4? C while 29 % germination was seen in freshly collected seeds stored at the same temperature and duration. Seeds stored for 6 months at 0-4?C, after soaking for 24 hours in 400 ppm GA3 and sowing in the month of August were found to be most conducive for propagation.
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Literature cited 1: Chauhan R.S. and Nautiyal M.C (2007).Seed germination and seed storage behaviour of Nardostachys jatamansi DC., an endangered medicinal herb of high-altitude, Curr.Sci, 92: 1620-1624. Garg A. (2004).Reproductive behaviour and inbreeding depression in endangered Eremostachys superba Royle ex Benth. (Labiatae) in Dehra Dun Population, India, Taiwania, 49: 237-249.
Literature cited 2: ISTA (2003). International Rules for Seed Testing. International Seed Testing Association, Bassersdorf, Ch-Switzerland. Jain.S.K. and Sastry A.R.K. (1984).The Indian plant Red Data Book-1, Botanical survey of India, Howrah.p.90.

ID: 61170
Title: Vegetation analysis and carbon sequestration potential of Salix alba plantations under temperate conditions of Kashmir, India.
Author: Murtaza Shah, T.H.Masoodi, P.A.Khan J.A. Wani and S.A.MIR.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 755-761 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Carbon density, Carbon sequestration, Biomass production, Salix alba.
Abstract: The present study was conducted in Anantnag, Bandipora, Baramulla and Ganderbal districts of J. & K. After reconnaissance, survey was conducted and two plantation blocks of willow were selected in each district. Analysis of the data revealed that Salix alba was the dominant species with individualistic density of 81.90 % and IVI of 213.80. The existing stem volume, biomass production, carbon density and carbon sequestration potential of trees at all the selected locations were evaluated. The maximum and minimum stem volume of 739.34 and 595.09 cum ha-1 was recorded at Bandipora and Anantnag districts. The biomass production varied from 429.27 mg ha-1 in Anantnag to 532.61 t ha-1 in Bandipora. The maximum soil carbon density of 68.07 t ha-1 was recorded at Bandipora, followed by 67.93 t ha-1 at Baramulla, 66.86 t ha-1 at Anantnag.
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Literature cited 1: Albrecht A. and Kandji S.T. (2003).Carbon sequestration in tropical agroforestry systems. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 99: 15-27. Anon. (2005).Statistical Forest Digest Report. and Forest Department. Srinagar.
Literature cited 2: Bhardwaj S.D., Panwar P.and Gautam S. (2001).Biomass production potential and nutrient dynamics of Populus deltoides under high density plantations. Indian Forester, 127 (2): 144-153. Bitlerlich W. (1984).The Relaskop Idea Slough: Common Wealth Agriculture Bureause, Farnham Royal, England.

ID: 61169
Title: Estimation of Genetic parameters in pods and seed traits of candidate plus trees of Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem.
Author: Desha Meena, Anil Singh and Charu Rawal.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 748-754 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Genetic variation, Seed and pod characteristics, Tocomella undulata
Abstract: Tecomella undulate is an important yielding tree species of arid region. The tree is economically valuable due to quality wood production thus also called as ' Marwa teak ' . With the objective to determine extent and nature of variations in seed and pod characteristics, thirty seven phenotypically superior genotypes were identified from 20 different locations from six districts of Rajasthan. Considerable variations were observed in all the pod and seed characteristics like 100-seed weight (0.6-1.3g), seed length (16.7-22.2 mm), seed width (8.3-9.3 mm), number of seeds/pods (60-68), pod length (18.6-26.2 cm) and pod width (9-10.7mm). Among all the genetic parameters studied, the phenotypic and genotypic coefficients of variations were found close to each other with 100-seed weight and pod length exhibiting the higher values. Estimates of broad sense heritability ranged from 55.4 % (for seed length) to 78.26 (for pod length), genetic advance as percent of the mean ranged between 3.78 % and 17.7 % with seed width giving the lowest value and 100-seed weight giving the highest value. In conclusion, the results revealed the existence of substantial genetic variation, which can be utilized for further tree improvement programmes of this species.
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Literature cited 1: Allard R.W. (1999). Principles of plant breeding. 2nd edt.John Wiley & Sons, New York. Arya S., Kumar N., Tokyo O.P. and Harris, P.J.C. (1993).Source variation in pod length and seed weight of ?Marwar? Teak (Tocomella undulate) Smith Seeman, Journal of Tree Science, 12 (2): 115-117.
Literature cited 2: Bahadur R.and Hooda M.S. (1995).Genetic variability and correlation studies for some pod and seed traits in Khejri (Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce), Indian J. of Forest, 18 (2): 161-164 Burton G.W. (1952).Quantitative inheritance of grass. In: Proceeding of 6th, International Grassland Congress August 1952.Pennsylvania State College, Pa.U.S.

ID: 61168
Title: Preliminary studies on the rooting response of Schefflera arboricola through juvenile shoot cuttings.
Author: S.Nautiyal, Rakesh Prakash and Niteesh Kumar.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 739-744 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Schefflera arboricola, Rooting response, Juvenile shoot cuttings, Evergreen shrub.
Abstract: The rooting of juvenile shoot cuttings of Schefflera arboricola was studied during summer months 2013. Only one rootings hormone that is IBA in two concentrations i.e.2000 and 4000 ppm were applied to see the effect of rooting hormone. Maximum 65 % rooting was observed in IBA 2000 ppm and minimum 20 % rooting recorded in control (Untreated cuttings).
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Literature cited 1: Chandra J.P. and Verma S.D. (1989).Rootability of softwood cuttings of individual mother trees of Eucalyptus.Proc.Seminar on ?Vegetative Propagation? held at Coimbatore, India, 27th to 28th July 1989. Gurumurti K.and Bhandari H.C.S. (1988). Induction of rooting in cladode cuttings of Casuarine equisetifolia. Current Science, 57: 1-2.
Literature cited 2: Madhwal K., Kumar P., Nautiyal S., Rayal S.P.and Nautiyal D.P. (2008).Rooting response of Juvenile shoot cuttings of Terminalia chebula Retz. Under different hormonal treatment. Indian Forester, 134 (2): 270-274. Nanda K.K. (1970).Investigation on the use of auxins in vegetative reproduction of forest plants. Final Report PL 480 Research Project.

ID: 61167
Title: Comparative field performance of micropropagated plantlets of three bamboo species.
Author: Yogeshwar Mishra, P.K.Rana, M.K.Sonkar and S.A. Ansari.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 739-744 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Culm diameter, Culm height, Culm number, Fertilizer, VAM.
Abstract: The experiment was laid out for assessing the performance of three micropropagated bamboo species, viz, Bambusa nutans, Bambusa tulda and Dendrocalamus asper in a complete randomized block design with three treatments, viz., control, VAM, NPK and five replicates. During two years of field trial, the survival rate was recorded to be 100% without any insect and pathogen attack. A significant variation in diameter was noticed in three bamboo species after 6 months of trial only. The species showed significant variations in culm height only at 24 months after planting, which was in the order: Bambusa nutans >Dendrocalamus asper >Bambusa tulda. The application of NPK significantly influenced culm number. Thus, culm height appears to be under genetic control, i.e. species specific and culm diameter and number under environmental control, i.e. amenable t o fertilizer application.
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Literature cited 1: Arya I.D., Kaur B.Arya S. (2012).Rapid and mass propagation of economically important bamboo Dendrocalamus hamiltonii.Ind.J.Energy, 1: 11-16. Arya I.D., Satsangi R. and Arya S. (2001).Rapid micropropagation of edible bamboo Dendrocalamus asper.J.Sus.Forestry, 14: 103-114.
Literature cited 2: Bag N., Chandra S., Palni L.M.S. and Nandi S.K. (2000). Micropropagation of Dev-ringal. Plant Sci, 156: 125-135. Banerjee M., Gantait S.andPramanik B.R. (2011). A two step method for accelerated mass propagation of Dendrocalamus asper and their evaluation in field.Physio.Molec.Biol.Plants, 17: 387-393.

ID: 61166
Title: Variation studies in Biomass characters and leaf nutrients of progenies of different provenances of Albizia Lebbek.
Author: I.K.Thakur and S.G.Dhuppe.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 731-738 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Albizia lebbek, Biomass, Progenies, Leaf nutrients, Hertibility.
Abstract: The present investigation on Albizia lebbek Benth was carried out to study the variation in some biomass and leaf nutrient characters of progenies of fifteen provenances from Himachal Pradesh. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences for all the characters viz; fresh shoot weight, dry shoot weight, fresh root weight, dry root weight, shoot root ratio (fresh), shoot root ratio (dry), nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and crude protein. High phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV) and genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) was observed for root fresh weight i.e.22.10 % and 20.70 %, respectively. High heritability (98.00 %) was estimated for both shoot dry weight and root dry weight. As far as genetic gain is concerned it was found high for root fresh weight (40.07 %).
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Literature cited 1: Bhatt G.S. and Chauhan P.S.(1999). Provenance variations in seed and seedling traits of Albizia lebbek Benth.M.Sc. Thesis, Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and forestry, Nauni, Solan.88p. Bhatt G.S.and Chauhan P.S. (2002).Provenance variation in seed and seedling traits of Albizia lebbeck Benth.Journal of Tree Sciences, 21 (1/2): 52-57.
Literature cited 2: Burton G.W. and de Vane E.W. (1953). Estimating heritability in tall fescue (Festuca arundinea) from replicated clonal material.Agron.J, 4: 78-81. Chopra D. and Chhillors S. (2002). Seed source variation in Acacia nilotica (L) wild. Indian J.For. 25 (1/2): 150-153.

ID: 61165
Title: Sequestered organic carbon stock in the soils under different Land uses in Western region of Haryana.
Author: M.K.Gupta, S.D.Sharma and Manoj Kumar.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 718-725 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Soil organic carbon stock, Western region of Haryana, Forests, Plantations, Agro forestry, Horticulture, Agriculture
Abstract: A study was undertaken in western region Haryana comprising Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Hisar, Jind and Sirsa districts to estimate soil organic carbon stock under different land uses viz.forests, block plantations, horticulture, agro forestry and agriculture. Maximum organic carbon stock was found in the soils under forests (40.26 Mg ha-1) and the least SOC stock was under agriculture (18.10 Mg ha-1). Total soil organic carbon stock under forests was 1.22 million tons, out of these; Jind district has the maximum SOC stock (3, 17, 898.62 Mg). Least SOC stock was in Fatehabad district (1, 16, 086.27 Mg).Total SOC stocks under horticulture was 5, 23, 476.12 Mg, out of this, Sirsa district has 2, 64, 919.95 Mg and the least SOC stock was in Jind district (36, 537.21 Mg).Soil organic carbon in Abushehar Wildlife Sanctuary was 47, 7578.17 Mg and in Bir Bara Van Conservation Reserve was 19, 490.85 Mg.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (2013).Forest Department, Government of Haryana. Bowen G.D. and Rovira A.D. (1999).The rhizosphere and its management to improve plant growth.Adv.Agron, 66: 1-102.
Literature cited 2: Bleviens R.L.and Frye W.W. (1993).Conservation tillage: An ecological approach in soil management. Advances in Agronomy, 51:33-78. Chaturvedi A.N.and Khanna L.S. (1982).Forest Mensuration, International Book Distributors, Dehradun.

ID: 61164
Title: A study organizational climate, Job satisfaction and workload perception of forestry extension personnel in Tamil Nadu.
Author: V.Irulandi, T.T.Ranganathan and M.Ramasubramanian
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (7) 709-717 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Job satisfaction, Organizational climate, Workload perception of Forestry Extension personnel.
Abstract: A study was conducted among sixty six forestry extension personnel of Forest Department of Tamil Nadu to assess the organizational climate, workload perception and job satisfaction. The findings revealed that 48.48 per cent of the respondents were found to be in the medium category of guidance and supervision; Respondents were distributed equally between low (34.85 per cent), medium (33.33 per cent) and high (31.82 per cent) categories or facilities and resources component of organizational climate. An appreciable number of respondents were also found to possess low to medium team work perception. Majority of forestry extension officials perceived the workload related to field work, conducting demonstrations, trainings, campaigns, making the farmers participate as heavy to moderately heavy. Inadequate skill, inadequate staff strength, transfer policy, inadequate time and poor research-extension linkage were found to influence job satisfaction as majority of officials reported to agree with these factors. The correlation and regression analyses revealed that there existed strong relationship between job satisfaction, workload perception and organizational climate and they contributed to each other immensely. In line with the findings of the study, suitable strategies to strengthen the forestry extension wing were suggested.
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Literature cited 1: Agunga R., Ojomo C.and Na S.I. (1997).Burnout, job satisfaction and work situations as perceived by District Extension Officer, Ondostate, Nigeria, Journal International Agricultural and Extension Education, 4 (1): 47-56. Apantaku S.O. and Apantakuk F.S. (1998). Hertzberg motivation-hygiene factors and job satisfaction of village extension agents of Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme.Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2: 23-30.
Literature cited 2: Andersen H.J. (2004) Different personal skills and competencies which local agricultural advisers can use to co-create change in management procedures: A case-study of Danish dairy farmers and advisers, Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 104 (4): 151-162. Beder H. (1990) Reasons for Nonparticipation in adult education. Adult Education Quarterly, 40 (4): 207-218.

ID: 61163
Title: Prepaid Electricity Meters.
Author: Alok Gupta
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 72-73 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: Prepaid, Electricity, Meters.
Abstract: Benefits of prepaid are manifold, but the success of revenue management through prepaid meters lies in the utility ' s ability to collect and manage its revenue.
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Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 61162
Title: Challenges in setting up The Three Gorges Dam in China.
Author: C V Govinda Raju
Editor: Mahadevan Iyer
Year: 2015
Publisher: Mahadevan Iyer
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Energy Efficiency, vol.55 (8), 62-66 (2015)
Subject: Electrical India.
Keywords: Challenges, Setting-up, The Three Gorges Dam, China.
Abstract: Since the Chinese were looking for a mega project, which needed a location that could give maximum storable head of water (H) as well as maximum water flow rate (Q), they selected a gorge area along the Yangtze river for construction of the dam, where, besides minimum length of the dam, storage of water would provide the increased levels of both Q and H to deliver optimum power output.
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Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None