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ID: 63907
Title: Spigelia anthelmia L (Loganiaceae): A New Genetic Record to the Flora of Telangana, India
Author: J. Swamy and V.Jalander
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 596- 597 (2021)
Subject: Spigelia anthelmia L (Loganiaceae): A New Genetic Record to the Flora of Telangana, India
Keywords: Spigelia anthelmia, Loganiaceae, Genetic Record, Flora, Telangana, India
Abstract: Spigelia L. is a neotropical genus mainly distributed from Southern America to northward to southern United States and naturalized in many tropical countries (Popovkin et al.,2011; Linag et al., 2019).The genus is represented by about 95 species (POWO, 2020) .In India , the genus first reported from Madhya Pradesh (Oomachan and Srivastava, 1987).During a short visit to the Nirmal district in Telangana, the authors collected an interesting Spigelia species in flower and fruit, which was later identified as Spigelia anthelmia L., scrunity of literatures revealed that this species has been so far reported from Madhya Pradesh (Oomachan and Srivastava, 1987),Peninsular India (Uma Maheswari et al., 2000),Maharashtra (Pardeshi and Srinivasu, 2006; Kanmble and Chaturvedi, 2010),Rajasthan (Meena and Yadav,2010 and Gujarat (Desai and raole, 2013; Meena et al., 2014) up till now it has not been reported from Telangana (Pullaiah, 2015; Reddy and Reddy, 2016).
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Literature cited 1: Desai R.J. and Raole V.M. (2013).Spigelia anthelmia L.(Spigeliaceae): New Record to the Flora of Gujarat State, India. Bombay Nat.Hist.Soc.110 (3):234-236. Kamble R.B and Chaturvedi A. (2010).Spigelia anthelmia L (Spigeliaceae) - a new record from Eastern Maharashtra.Bioinfolet, 7 (4):306-308.
Literature cited 2: Liang D., Jinag G., Wang G., Guo Y., Liu Z. and Wang R.(2019).Spigelia L.(Loganiaceae), a newly recorded genus in China.Phytotaxa, 402 (1): 38-44.

ID: 63906
Title: Life cycle of Cut and Dry Bamboo Borer-Chlorophorus annularis Fab. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Author: K.P.Singh, Manisha Sharma, Arvind Kumar and Indu Singh
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 591- 595 (2021)
Subject: Life cycle of Cut and Dry Bamboo Borer-Chlorophorus annularis Fab. (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Keywords: Chlorophorus annularis, Bamboo, Biology, Coleoptera
Abstract: Chlorophorus annularis Fab. is a primary borer of cut and dry bamboo. Adult Cerambycid beetles emerge in May-September mainly in June. The female of C.annularis laid eggs on cut bamboo that is fairly dry during May-July .Freshly laid egg is elliptical in shape and off-white in colour and later changed to yellowish white. Single gravid female lays 21.6 ± 2.59 eggs. The incubation period is 12.9 ± 1.46 days. Larvae of C.annularis are milky white and on hatching, bore into the tissues of the walls of the bamboo and larval period extended for 9-10 months. Pupa is off-white in colour and later changes to yellowish white. The pupal period is about one month during March-April .Total life cycle from egg hatching to adult beetle emergence was spread over one year.
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Literature cited 1: Beeson C.F.C. and Bhatia B.M. (1939).On the Biology of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera).Indian For.Rec. (Ent).5(1):235. Beeson C.F.C.(1941).The Ecology and Control of the Forest Insects of India and Neighbouring Countries.Vasant Press,Dehradun.Reprinted Govt.of India Publication.1007pp.
Literature cited 2: Duffy E.A.J. (1953).A Monograph of the immature stages of British and imported timber beetles (Cerambycidae).London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History 350 pp. Duffy E.A.J. (1968).A monograph of the immature stages of oriental timber beetles (Cerambycidae).British Museum (Natural History), London, 434 pp.

ID: 63905
Title: Development of Medium Density Fireboard (MDF) from Plantation Grown Timber Species Casuarina
Author: D.N.Uday, B.S.Mamatha, V.Prakash, D. Sujatha, M.C.Kiran and Narasimhamurthy
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 584- 590 (2021)
Subject: Development of Medium Density Fireboard (MDF) from Plantation Grown Timber Species Casuarina
Keywords: MDF, Casuarina, Refiner, Panels, Plantation species
Abstract: In the present scenario of sourcing timber for panel industry from agroforestry, it has become very important to study the suitability of timbers for various end use applications. As use of Plantation grown species for different panel production possess various challenges in processing due to inherent defects present in the plantation species. This study was conduct to determine the suitability of plantation grown timber species Casuarina equisetifolia as a raw material for making Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF).Refining parameters with pressure of 5 kg/cm2 and 6 kg/cm2 at refining time of 4 and 7 minutes have been studied. Test panels of thickness 12 mm were made with urea formaldehyde resin. Physical and Mechanical properties were evaluated according to IS 12406-2003.These results indicate that MDF panels can be made from wood fibres derived from Casuarina equisetifolia. The study was limited to lab scale. Additional work is needed to ascertain the performance of MDF panels from this species through pilot and production scale trials.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (2003).Specification for medium density fibre board, Bureau of Indian Standards, IS: 12406, New Delhi. Anon, (2007).Asia Pacific Forestry Sector India Outlook StudyII
Literature cited 2: Krug D and E.Kehr (2001).Influence of high pulping pressures on permanent sewelling-tempered medium density fiber board.HolzRoh-werskt, 59:342-343. Purkayastha S.K. (1999).Manual of Indian timbers.

ID: 63904
Title: Performance of Organic manures on Growth and yield of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L) Under Jatropa Based Alley Cropping System
Author: Rajesh Kumar and Ramchandra
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 578- 583 (2021)
Subject: Performance of Organic manures on Growth and yield of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L) Under Jatropa Based Alley Cropping System
Keywords: Tomato, Allley cropping system, FYM, Neem cake and vermicompost
Abstract: Field experiment was conducted to investigation the effect of different organic manures (FYM +Neem cake+Vermicompost) application on growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L) under Jatropha based alley cropping system at the forest nursery, School of Forestry and Environment, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (U.P) India. Total of Eight treatments including control were replicated three times. The data recording on plant height , number of branches and number of leaves per plant, number of fruit per plant, fruit weight, fruit diameter, fruit yield per plant at different interval 30 days, 60 days, 90 days and 120 days to evaluate the performance of different combination of organic manures on growth and yield of tomato were found to be maximum in T7 (FYM + Neem cake +Vermicompost] followed by T5 [FYM +Vermicompost],T4 [Fym+Neem cake],T6 (Neem +Vermicompost],T3 (Vermicompost]and minimum T0 (Control) under the Jatropha based alley cropping system. Therefore FYM+Neem cake+ Vermicompost can be best combination of jatropha trees if tomato is to be planted. Moreover compared to open filed cultivation of tomato crops in growth and yield slightly decreased under the jatropha based alley cropping system. This was due to the allelopathic effect of jatropha on tomato. Although growth and yield slightly decreased however tomato cultivation under jatropha based alley cropping system profited by providing biodiesel and tomato crop at the same time period. Ultimately this will help in reaching goals of sustainable agriculture.
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Literature cited 1: Adekiya A.O. and Agbede T.M.(2009).Growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) as influenced by poultry manure and NPK fertilizer.J.Food Agric.21 (1) :10-20. Anon. (2005). Annual Report. Directorate of horticulture, Raipur (C.G.).
Literature cited 2: Bagal S.D., Sheikh G.A. and Adsule R.N.(1989) .Influence of different levels of N,P and K fertilizers on the yield and quality of tomato.J.Maharashtra Agric.Univ.14: 158-160. Becker K. and Francis G. (2003) .Biodiesel from Jatropha plantations on degraded land.August2009http://www.unihohenheim.de/~www480/docs/publish/jatrophaondegraded_land.pdf.

ID: 63903
Title: Documentation of Vascular Plants of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India
Author: P.Jansirani, P.Raja and Johny Kumar Tagore
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 568- 577 (2021)
Subject: Documentation of Vascular Plants of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India
Keywords: Biodiversity, Reserve forests, Mudumalai tiger reserve, Sanctuary, Western Ghats
Abstract: The wide range of climatic factors and their interaction reflect the diversity of the vegetation communities. The major vegetation types of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve 9MTR) includes Southern Tropical dry thorn forest, Southern Tropical dry deciduous forest, Southern Tropical moist deciduous forest, Southern Tropical semi-evergreen, moist bamboo brakes and Riparian fringing forest. A total of 426 plant species under 311 genera belong to 100 families, including intraspecific taxa were recorded from the study area. Fabaceae is the dominant family with represents 42 species; similarly Ficus is the dominant genera with 9 species have been recorded. The MTR is a home for many rare and threatened plants. The present study we recorded 81 plants are under threatened condition. Using vegetation data collected from the larger Nilgiri Biospehere Reserve, in and around five tribal settlements in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The current study concluded that the MTR poses a severe and persistent conservation threat to both within and outside protected reserve forests.
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Literature cited 1: Appolinario V., Filho A.T.O. and Guilherma F.A.G. (2005).Tree population and community dynamics in Brazilian tropical semideciduous forest.Revista Brasil, 28 (2): 347-360. Chittibabu C.V.an Parthasarathy N. (2000).Attenuated tree species diversity in human-impacted tropical evergreen forest sites at Kolli hills, Eastern Ghats, India. Biodiversity and Conservation, 9: 1493-1516.
Literature cited 2: Dharmendrakumar N.V. (2015).Floristic and ecological studies of Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary North Gujarat. PhD. Thesis, Hemachandracharya North Gujarat University, Gujarat. Dudley N. (2008).Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

ID: 63902
Title: Approaches of De novo Assembly, Annotation and RNA–Seq profiling in Forest Tree Improvement: A Review
Author: Tanzeem Fatima, Ashutosh Srivastava, Vageeshbabu S.Hanur and M.Srinivasa Rao
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 556- 567 (2021)
Subject: Approaches of De novo Assembly, Annotation and RNA–Seq profiling in Forest Tree Improvement: A Review
Keywords: Cdna library, De novo transcriptome, DEGs, Forest Trees, Gene ontology, RNA-seq.
Abstract: Transcriptome analysis (RNA-seq) using next generation sequencing has allowed the researchers to simultaneously identify gene expression dynamics and differential gene expressions. This technique has a better approach to understand the biological functions of plants/trees. RNA-seq also gives information that how genes are regulated and the assembled sequence data help in designing biomarkers for unknown or new species. In forestry species, it has enabled the study of how gene expression changes in several trees due to stress or other factors. Therefore, RNA-seq analysis plays a key role in advancing genomic and molecular biology research in forest trees. Due to lack of deep genomic background of forest trees, transcriptomes for most species need to be assembled de novo i.e., without reference .In the present review , we have reported and assembled reference RNA-seq data available for tropical and temperate forest tree species for the first time. This article also focuses on the terminologies and steps used for whole transcriptome analysis system, since from the collection of plant material, to extraction of total RNA, library preparation, transcripts, coding sequences, unigenes, functional annotation, gene oncology, differential expressed genes (DEGs), gene expression values and functional metabolic pathways analysis.
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Literature cited 1: Adem M., Beyene D., Feyissa T., Zhao K. and Jhang T., (2019).De Novo Assembly and Transcriptome Profiling of Ethopian Lowland Bamboo Oxytenanthera Abyssinica 9A.Rich) MunroUnder Drought and Salt Stresses. The Open Biotech Journal, 13: 6-17. Baker E.A.G.,Wegrzyn J.L., Sezen U.U.,FalkT., Maloney P.E., Wogler D.R.,Delfino-Mix A.,Jensen C., Milton J., Wightr J., Knaus B., Rai H., Cronn R., Gonzalez-Ibeas D., Vaquez-Gross H.A., Famula R.A., Liu J.J.,Kueppers L.M.and Neale D.B., (2018).Comparative Transcriptomics Among four white Pine species, Genes Genomes Genetics, 8: 1461-1474.
Literature cited 2: Bhambhani S., Lakhwani D., Gupta P., Pandey A., Dhar Y.V., Bag S.K., Asif M.H. and Trivedi P.K. (2017).Transcriptome and metabolite analyses in Azadirachta indica: identification of genes involved in biosynthesis of bioactive triterpenoids. Scientific Reports, 7: 5043. Bhandawat A., Singh G., Seth R, Singh P. and Sharma R.K. (2017) Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiling to Elucidate Key Candidates involved in Bud Burst and Rattling Growth in a Subtropical Bamboo (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii). Frontiers of Plant Science, 7: 2038.

ID: 63901
Title: A Review on Reproductive Biology and Breeding System in Melia dubia Cav.
Author: Sourav Ranjan Mohapatra, Poonam Singh, Anchal Rana and Ashok Kumar
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 551- 555 (2021)
Subject: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 551- 555 (2021)
Keywords: Melia dubia Cav., Floral Biology, Breeding System, Hybridization
Abstract: A prime member of family Meliaceae, Melia dubia (Cav.Syn.Melia composita Wild) is a multipurpose tree species with global significance. Although species bears versatile importance world over, information on reproductive biology and breeding system is scarce and limited. The initiation of advance generation breeding in Melia dubia needs special focus on floral morphology, biology and breeding system aspects. Therefore, a systematic review on reproductive biology of Melia dubia was conducted and has been presented in this paper. It reveals that species bears complex hermaphrodite flower with maximum flowering during mid of March. Though information on reproductive biology is extremely inadequate, anthesis occurs during morning hours and stigma attains receptivity two hours prior to that and continues up to twelve hours of anthesis. Information on pollination biology and breeding system of Melia dubia revealed predominance of self-pollination and self-compatibility with frequent visiting of insects during flowering. Hybridization activities in M.dubia have not yet been reported and need to be envisaged for further improvement of species.
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Literature cited 1: Anon (1999). Preliminary phytochemical and antimicrobial investigations on Melia dubia Bark: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, J.S.S.College of Pharmacy, Rocklands, P.B.No.2, Ootacamund-643001, Tamil Nadu, India. Ancient Science of Life, 19 (1) 1:6 Chanthuru A., Prabhu M.M.Aysha O.S.and Karthik R.(2014).Evaluation of leaf and root extracts of Melia dubia .against larvae of Culex quinquefasciatus and five important human pathogens. BioScience Biotechnology Research Asia, 11 (1): 207-210.
Literature cited 2: Chauhan R.S., Jadeja D.B., Thakur N.S.,Jha S.K.and Sankanur M.S., (2018).Selection of Canditate Plus Trees (CPTs) of Malabar Neem (Melia dubia Cav) for Enhancement of Farm Productivity in South Gujarat.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci., 7(5):3582-3592. Chauhan S.K. and Chauhan R. (2011).Short rotation forestry species for economic and environment al benefits: country report in IUFRO symposium on “Short rotation forestry: synergies for wood production and environmental amelioration”, PAU Ludhiana, (India).

ID: 63900
Title: Grass flora of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India
Author: P.Raja, S.Soosairaj, Johny Kumar Tagore and K.Althaf Ahamed Kabeer
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 547- 550 (2021)
Subject: Grass flora of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords: Checklist, Grasses, Poaceae, Pudukkottai
Abstract: The present study deals with an account of grasses (Poaceae) collected from Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu, India. The study records of species under 56 genera and the most dominant genus is Eragrostis (7 species), Brachiaria, Panicum (5 species each). Besides twenty-one (21) species were first time reported from Pudukkottai district. Three species are endemic to India, among them Chrysopogon hackelii and iseilema anthephoroides are endemic to Peninsular India.
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Literature cited 1: Deshpande U.R.(1984).Fascicles of Flora of India, Fascicle 15 Poaceae: Tribe Andropopogonae. Botanical Survey of India, P.O.Botanic Garden, Howrah, 1-30. Fischer C.E.C (1934).Graminae.In: Gamble, J.S., (ed).Flora of the Presidency of Madras. Volume 3.Aadhar &Son Ltd, London, 1689-1864.
Literature cited 2: Henry A.N., Chitra V. and Balakrishanan N.P.(1989).Flora of Tamil Nadu,India.Ser.1: Analysis –Volume 3. Botanical Survey of India, Coimbatore, 87-146. Hooker, J.D., (1897).The Flora of British India, Volume VII, London, 1-422.

ID: 63899
Title: Evaluation of Floristic Composition, Phytoclimate and Traditional Conservation Management of a Sacred Grove in Jhargram District, West Bengal, India
Author: Uday Kumar Sen and Ram Kumar Bhakat
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 527- 546 (2021)
Subject: Evaluation of Floristic Composition, Phytoclimate and Traditional Conservation Management of a Sacred Grove in Jhargram District, West Bengal, India
Keywords: APG IV, Biological spectrum, CKDSG, Life form, Phytoclimate
Abstract: The present study was carried out to explore the floristic composition, biological and leaf size spectrum of the flora of Chilkigarh Kanak Durga Sacred Grove (CKDSG), district Jhargram of West Bengal in India. Floristic list of CKDSG comprises 526 species belonging to 399 genera distributed in 105 families from 37 orders. The most represented order, family and genus interms of species richness are Lamiales (68 species), Fabaceae (51 species) and Ficus (6 species) respectively. Biological spectrum based on life forms was compared with Raunkiaer’s normal spectrum; the study area resulted characterised by a “thero-cryptophytic” type of phytoclimate. As regards the leaf size spectrum, mesiophyll (24.57%) was found to be most represented class. This floristic study provides baseline information for future research and confirms the importance of sacred groves as biosphere reserve of the biodiversity and useful resources for the future as well.
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Literature cited 1: Amjad M.S., Arshad M., Sadaf H.M.,Akrim F. and Arshad A.(2016).Floristic composition , biological spectrum and conservation status of the vegetation in Nikyal valley,Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 6(1) : 63-69. Anderson T. (1862).Catalogue of plants indigenous in the neighbourhood of Calcutta with directions for examination and preservation of plants. Government press, Calcutta, India.
Literature cited 2: Anon (2011).District human development report, Paschim Madinipur. Government of West Bengal, India Development and Planning Department. Badshah L.,Hussain F. and Sher z. (2016). Floristic inventory, ecological characteristics and biological spectrum of plants of Parachinar,Kurram agency, Pakistan, Pakistan Journal of Botany, 48 (4):1547-1558.

ID: 63898
Title: Effect of various sodicity level on ionic relations in Clonal Eucalyptus plantation
Author: David Campus, Rakesh K, Garg and Charulata Sharma
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 522- 526 (2021)
Subject: Effect of various sodicity level on ionic relations in Clonal Eucalyptus plantation
Keywords: Clonal, Electrical conductivity, Eucalyptus, Biochemical, Sodicity, Physiological, pH
Abstract: The present study aimed at understanding the effect of soil sodicity on physiological mechanisms and biochemical traits of Eucalyptus tereticornis clonal plantaion under sodic soils with soil pH level ranging up to 10.0 and high sodium Aadsorption Ratio (SAR).Study was carried out in one and two year old Eucalyptus tereticornis field plantations. The results indicated increased proline content in plants growing under higher pH level. Plants growing on the soils of lower pH ranges (<8.2) recorded high chlorophyll content than trees growing under higher pH (>9.21) in first year (2.024µ/g FW) and second year old (1.931µg/g FW) plantations. Sodium lons in the soil varied from 2.725 to 15.428meq/L. Level of sodium ion uptake by laves ranged between 0.12 to 0.13 per cent. The low sodium content in leaves favoured more uptake of potassium ions.
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Literature cited 1: Allen J.A, Chambers J.L. and Stine M.(1994).Prospects for increasing the salt tolerance of forest trees a review. Tree Physiol, 14:843-53 Anon (2013).Annual Report, ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, India.
Literature cited 2: Ashraf M. and Ali Q.20008).Relative membrane permeability and activities of some antioxidant enzymes as the key determinants of salt tolerance in canola (Brassica napus L) Environmental and Experimental Botany, 63:266-273. Bassi P., Garg R.K., Choudhary O.P.and Kaur N. (2020) Effect of salinity stress on growth related physiological and biochemical traits of Casuarina clones in nursery. Indian Forester, 22 (1): 90-96.

ID: 63897
Title: Species dominance along different altitudes in Western Himalayan Forest of Langate forest division Kashmir, India
Author: Suhail Bashir, Vaishnu Dutt and Muneer Ahmad Magry
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (6) 515- 521 (2021)
Subject: Species dominance along different altitudes in Western Himalayan Forest of Langate forest division Kashmir, India
Keywords: Floristic diversity, Phytosociology, IVI, Basal Area
Abstract: Due to biotic and abiotic factors, there is continuous loss in floristic diversity and changing patterns of vegetation which have necessitated the qualitative and quantitative assessment of vegetation. This study aims at a floristic assessment of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous species at different altitudinal gradients (1500-2000, 2000-2500, 2500-3000m) for which the quadrate method was adopted. Altogether 44 plant species belonging to 16 families were found present in the study region. The results revealed that all altitudinal gradients (1500-2000-2500m, 2500-3000m) varied in the dominance of species. Pinus wallichiana, Indigofera heterantha and Cynodon dactylon, in the lower altitudinal gradient (1500-200m) and Pinus wallichaina, Cotoneater falconeri and Dactylis glomerata were found dominant in the middle altitudinal gradient (2000-2500m) whereas Abies pindrow, Skimmia laureola and Poa pratensi was found as the principal association on the upper altitude (2500-3000m).
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Literature cited 1: Anitha K., Joseph S., John C.R., Ramasamy E.V. and Prasad S.N.(2010).Tree species diversity and community composition in a human-dominated tropical forest of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India. Ecological Complexity,7:217-224. Chawla A., Rajkumar S., Singh, K.N. Lal B., Singh R.D., and Thukral A.K., (2008). Plant species diversity along an altitudinal gradient of Bhabha Valley in western Himalaya.Jounal of Mountain Science, 5 (2): 157-177.
Literature cited 2: Curtis J.T., and Mcintosh R.P. (1950).The interrelations of certain analytical and synthetic photosociological characters. Ecology, 31: 434-455. Gairola S., Sharma C.M. and Suyal S. (2011) .Species composition and diversity in mid-altitudinal moist temperate forests of the western Himalaya. Journal of Forest Science; 27:1-15.

ID: 63896
Title: New Report of three orchid Species to the Flora of Bangladesh
Author: Mohammed Kamrul Huda, Mohammed Mozammel Hoque and Md.Owahidul Alam
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (5) 508- 511 (2021)
Subject: New Report of three orchid Species to the Flora of Bangladesh
Keywords: Orchid species, Flora, Bangladesh
Abstract: total of 160 species of orchids belonging to 63 genera have been reported from Bangladesh Huda et al., 1999( and later 179 species were reported under 70 genera (Huda,2007).Now the family is recognized to be represented in the flora by 188 species and 72 genera, of these , 117 species under 41 genera are epiphytic in nature and 71 species under 33 genera are terrestrial (Rahman et al., 2017).These species were reported by many scientists and found to be distributed mainly in the hilly areas of greater Sylhet, Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tract and Mymensingh district (Roxburgh, 1814,1832; Hooker f., 1880-90,1890; Grant, 1895; Prain,1903; Heinig,1925l Bruhl,1926; Raizada,1941; Sinclair,1956; Zaman and Sultana,1983; Mia and Khan,1995 and Huda et al., 1999).
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Literature cited 1: Bruhl P.(1926).A guide to the orchids of Sikkim. Calcata and Simla, Thacker, Spink and Co.Pp.208. Clayton D. (2002). The genus Coelogyne a synopsis. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Literature cited 2: Comber J. (1990).Orchids of Java. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. Das S., and Jain S.K.(1980).Orchidaceae-Genus Coelogyne. Flora of India Fasc., 5: 1-33.

ID: 63895
Title: Peristylus parishii (Orchidaceae); A new Record to Kerala
Author: M. Salim Pichan, N.Anil Kumar, Jose Mathew an M.Saleem
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (5) 506- 507 (2021)
Subject: Peristylus parishii (Orchidaceae); A new Record to Kerala
Keywords: Peristylus parishii, Orchidaceae, Kerala
Abstract: Western Ghat region is considered as the repository and center of diversity of biological resources. Expeditions in the interior forests of these Ghats usually have to be resulted in the findings of new taxon. Botanical explorations in the forests of Wayanad part of south Western Ghats during 2014-2019 have yielded some interesting specimens of a ground orchid is subsequently identified as Peristylis parshii, a taxon hitherto unknown from Western Ghats. A detailed description of the species along with its colour photographs is provided.
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Literature cited 1: King G. and Pantling R. (1898).The orchids of Sikkim Himalaya.Ann.Roy.Bot.Gard.Calcutta.8:323-324. Rao A.N. (1995).Two ground orchid species new to Arunachal Pradesh (India).J. Econ. Tax. Bot., 19 (3):637-638.
Literature cited 2: Rao A.N.(2010).Orchid flora of Arunachal Pradesh-An Update .Bull.of Arunachal For.Res., 26 (1 and 2):82-110. Lucksom S.Z. (20070.The Orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya. Spectrum House, Siliguri 688-772 pp.

ID: 63894
Title: New Plant Records for Karnataka state from Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Author: Sameer Patil
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (5) 503- 505 (2021)
Subject: New Plant Records for Karnataka state from Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Keywords: New Plant Records, Karnataka, Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Capparis nilgiriensis
Abstract: The Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is located at Somwarpet taluka of Kodagu district between 12°25” to 12°40” N latitude and 75°39” to 75°45” E longitude occupying an area of 102.92km2.The sanctuary adjoins Bisle reserve forest to north and Kukke Subramanya forest range to the west. It is bestowed with extraordinary lush vegetation and landscape. The steep terrain of the sanctuary has resulted in scenic waterfalls along its many mountain streams. Altitudinal variation from 160 to 1,712 m has liked to diverse floristic composition. The sanctuary is named after the Pushpagiri Peak, the highest point located inside the sanctuary. During the floristic survey of PWLS between 2016-2019, interesting specimens of 12 angiosperm species were collected, which are hitherto unrecorded for Karnataka (Sldanha, 1984 and 1996; Sharma et l., 1984 and 1987; KBB, 2019) and are therefore reported here as new records to the Karnataka state. The specimens cited are deposited in the herbarium of Botanical Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Pune (BSI).
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Karnataka Biodivesity Board (2019).Flora of Karnataka, A checklist, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms.Volume2.Karnataka Biodiversity Board, Bangalore .Pp.1002. Saldanha C.J. (1984).Flora of Karnataka. Volume 1.Oxford and IBH publications, New Delhi.Pp.535.
Literature cited 2: Saldanha C.J. (1996).Flora of Karnataka. Volume 2.Oxford and IBH publications , New Delhi.Pp316. Sharma B.D., Karthikeyan S., Mudiyar S.K., Kulkarni B.G. and Moorthy S. (1987).Additions to the flora of Karnataka Analysis.J.Econ.Taxon.Bot.11: 51-55.

ID: 63893
Title: Olax nana Wall.ex.Benth (Olacaceae): A New Record for Rajasthan, India
Author: Nitesh Raj Keer, Ravi Prasad, Dashrath Kumar Meena and K.L.Meena
Editor: Deepak Mishra
Year: 2021
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 147 (5) 500- 502 (2021)
Subject: Olax nana Wall.ex.Benth (Olacaceae): A New Record for Rajasthan, India
Keywords: Olax nana, Olacaceae, Rajasthan, India
Abstract: The Polyphyletic family Olacaceae belongs to the sandalwood order Santalales (Malecot and Nickrent, 2008).The family includes ca 29 genera and 180 species distributed in tropics (Christenhusz and Byng, 2016).In India the family is represented by 06 genera and 16 species (Ubiyal, 2000). The genus Olax L., is a partial root-parasitic shrubs, trees or stragglers with a characteristics of haustoria on their roots and is represented by 06 species in India (Uniyal, 2000).During a field tour to Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan, a few interesting specimens were collected. After critical examination of the specimens, scrutiny of relevant literatures (Hooker, 1886; Shetty and Singh, 1987, 1991 and 1993; Uniyal, 2000Yadav and Meena, 2011 and Meena, 2014) and consultation of protologues and types, it was identified as Olax nana Wall.ex Benth.and reported here as a new record (Both generic and family) for the geographically largest state of India-Rajasthan.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Barik S.K., Tiwari O.N., Adhikari D., Singh P.P., Tiwary R. and Barua S. (2018).Geographic distribution pattern of threatened plants of India and steps taken for their conservation. Current Science.114 (3):470-503. Christenhusz M.J.M. and Byng J.W., (2016).The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase. Phytotaxa, 261 (3:) 201-217.
Literature cited 2: Hooker J.D. (1886).Olacaceae.IN Flora of British India, Vol.1 Hook.f. (ed), L.Reeve and Co.Ltd.,London.Pp 572-576. IUCN.(2020).The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2020-2.https://www.iucnredlist.org.Downloaded on 9July 2020.