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ID: 63847
Title: Decision support framework for the management and conservation of wild edible plants in Maharashtra, India
Author: Poorva Joshi, Manali Rane and Aparna Watve
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 124 (4) 414 -417 (2023)
Subject: Decision support framework for the management and conservation of wild edible plants in Maharashtra, India
Keywords: Conservation, indigenous knowledge, sustainable development, wild edible plants.
Abstract: Wild edible plants (WEPs) are important in ethnobiological research in India. Maharashtra has been chosen as a case study to understand the state of knowledge about WEPs and their use for sustainable development. A total of 436 edible plants have been listed so far, but documentation of management practices is less and needs systematic research in the future. We suggest future action research themes and a decision-support framework for using WEPs in Maharashtra.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Meyer, R. S., DuVal, A. E. and Jensen, H. R., Patterns and processes in crop domestication: an historical review and quantitative analysis of 203 global food crops. New Phytol., 2012, 196(1), 29–48. Heywood, V., Use and potential of wild plants in farm households. In FAO Farm Systems Management Series 15, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy, 1999, pp. 2–3.
Literature cited 2: Turner, N. J., Luczaj, L. J., Migliorini, P., Pieroni, A., Dreon, A. L., Sacchetti, L. E. and Paoletti, M. G., Edible and tended wild plants, traditional ecological knowledge and agroecology. Crit. Rev. Plant Sci., 2011, 30(1–2), 198–225. Carvalho, A. M. and Barata, A. M., The consumption of wild edible plants. In Wild Plants, Mushrooms and Nuts: Functional Food Properties and Applications (eds Ferreira, I., Morales, P. and Barros, L.), John Wiley, Chichester, UK, 2017, pp. 159–198.

ID: 63846
Title: Does India need a different rice ecosystem to harness the export advantages and manage the virtual water exports?
Author: Raka Saxena, M. S. Raman, Shivendra K. Srivastava, Md Arshad Khan and Rohit Kumar
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 124 (4) 407 -413 (2023)
Subject: Does India need a different rice ecosystem to harness the export advantages and manage the virtual water exports?
Keywords: Comparative advantage, rice, sustainable cultivation, virtual water exports
Abstract: The present study assessed the virtual water trade and comparative advantages in rice exports. It suggests realigning the Indian rice ecosystem based on the demand–supply gap, groundwater exploitation, productivity growth and untapped productivity potential. It also advocates the phased shifting of acreage under common (non-basmati) rice production to potential regions identified as suitable. The proposed shifting of cultivation will lead to achieving a sustainable rice ecosystem, conserving the natural resource base and reducing risk in terms of environmental and economic factors. Emerging practices such as dry direct-seeded rice, and the system of rice intensification could be effectively used for sustainable rice ecosystem in India
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Chapagain, A. K., Hoekstra, A. Y. and Savenije, H. H. G., Water saving through international trade of agricultural products. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 2006, 10(3), 455–468. Chapagain, A. K. and Hoekstra, A. Y., The global component of freshwater demand and supply: an assessment of virtual water flows between nations as a result of trade in agricultural and industrial products. Water Int., 2008,
Literature cited 2: Hoekstra, A. Y. and Chapagain, A. K., The water footprints of Morocco and the Netherlands: global water use as a result of domestic consumption of agricultural commodities. Ecol. Econ., 2007, 64(1), 143–151. Liu, J., Zehnder, A. J. and Yang, H., Historical trends in China’s virtual water trade. Water Int., 2007, 32(1), 78–90.

ID: 63845
Title: Avian botulism mass mortality from Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan, Indi
Author: Kavitha Singh ,Monali Singh
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2023
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 124 (4) 403 -406 (2023)
Subject: Avian botulism mass mortality from Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan, Indi
Keywords: Avian botulism, mass mortality,Sambhar Salt Lake, Rajasthan, India
Abstract: The first report of mass mortality in migratory birds was received by the Rajasthan Forest Department on 10 November 2019. A joint team of forest, revenue and animal husbandry officials visited the Sambhar lake area the same day, and samples were collected to test for bird flu. It was decided on the spot that carcasses would be collected and buried in deep pits with limestone due to the fear of disease spread. Due to the threat of bird flu, the local staff was advised to adopt appropriate prophylactic measures such as the use of masks and gloves during their field visits and while handling the carcasses. Preliminary findings gave a negative result for bird flu. Thereafter, water samples and biological samples were sent to multiple Government laboratories for further analysis.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Sangha, H. S., Indian Birds, 2009, 4(3), 82–97. Mehdi, S., Ward, B. S. and George, E. H., J. Wildl. Dis., 1984, 20(2), 86–89.
Literature cited 2: Gye-Hyeong, W. et al., J. Wildl. Dis., 2010, 46(3), 951–955. 4. Anza, I., Vidal, D., Feliu, J., Crespo, E. and Mateo, R., Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 2016, 82(10), 3092–3099.

ID: 63844
Title: Structural assemblage of avian community in Manasbal belt, Jammu and Kashmir
Author: Hameem Mushtaq Wani and Umer Nazir
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1176- 1180 (2020)
Subject: Structural assemblage of avian community in Manasbal belt, Jammu and Kashmir
Keywords: Avifauna, Manasbal, Nesbal, Diversity, Hill, Evenness
Abstract: Manasbal belt, located in district Ganderbal of Jammu and Kashmir, serves as an attraction for different bird species due to the presence of good forest cover and the deepest fresh water lake of India (Manasbal lake).However, the area remains unexplored as far as avian diversity is considered. To know the status and diversity of birds in Manasbal belt of Jammu and Kashmir, a study was conducted from December 2019 to February 2020.The observations revealed that they are provides habitat for about 51 species of birds belonging to 14 orders and 25 families. The highest diversity was observed at study site II followed by study site III and study site i.e. Family Anatidae (n=8) has the highest number of species followed by Accipitridae (n=5), Corvidae (n=4), Muscicapidae (n=4) and so on.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Gaston A.J. (1975).Estimating bird population, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 72: 271-283. Grimmett R., Inskipp C. And Inskipp T. (2016) .Birds of Indian Subcontinent. Bloomsbury publishing India.528 pp.
Literature cited 2: Hussain A., Rao R.J. and Singh H (2012) Diversity of Waterbird in Wular lake Jammu and Kashmir ,India, Advances in Bioresearch, 3 (3) : 81-86. Jan I., Shah G.M. and Jan U.(2016) .Diversity and Abundance of Avifauna of Haigam Wetland and its adjoining Areas, J &K, India, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology, 5 (11) : 19485-19494.

ID: 63843
Title: Screening of Selected hosts for sandalwood seedlings at nursery stage based on host cation exchange capacity
Author: Sandeep Chakraborty, L.Manjunatha, V.S.Shettepppanavar, A.S. Devakumar, S.Viswanath and A.Sinha
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1170- 1175 (2020)
Subject: Screening of Selected hosts for sandalwood seedlings at nursery stage based on host cation exchange capacity
Keywords: Cation exchange capacity, Primary host, Sandalwood seedlings, Hemi-root parasite, Host use efficiency
Abstract: Cation exchange capacity (CEC) of host is a well-recognized criterion to establish the suitable hosts for sandalwood. An experiment for nine months was laid down to find suitable primary hosts on the basis of CEC of host root, morphology , host use efficiency (HUE) and biomass of sandalwood at seedling stage in the nursery of Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, with 10 treatments (different hosts including control) , 3 replications in complete Randomized Design hosts including control) , 3 replication in Complete Randomized Design (CRD) .Based on preliminary data, increased and decreased CEC values of host roots were categorized as A and B, respectively. Results indicated that after being parasitized, decreased CEC of host root (category B) possibly it s biomass in comparison to hosts belonged to category A (increased CEC) in nursery condition. Among these treatments, T4 (Santalum album + Alternanthera ficoidea), T5 (Santalum album + Aerva sanguinolenta) and T8 (Santalum album + Mentha arvensis L) were good primary hosts for sandalwood seedlings belonged to category B. This indicated that boosts with decreased root CEC may not always poor as reported previously. The observations also validated the fact that primary hosts are necessary for sandalwood seedlings at early nursery stage to achieve better growth.
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Literature cited 1: Ananthapadmanabha H.S., Nagaveni H.C. and Rai S.N. (1988) Influence of host plants in the growth of Sandal. My Forest, 24 (2) : 154-160. Annapurna D. Rathore T.S and Joshi Geeta (2006). Modern Nursery Practices in the Production of Quality Seedlings of Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album L). Stage of Host Requirement and Screening of Primary Host Species. Jr. Of Sustainable Forest, 22 (3/4): 33-55.
Literature cited 2: Barrett D.R. and Fox J.E.D. (1995). A protocol suitable for raising seedlings of Santalum albumin Timor. In: Sandalwood Seed Nursery and Plantation Technology, FAO,Suva,Fiji,RAS/92/361.Ed.Gjerum L.Fox.J.E.D.and Lhrhart L.Field Document, 8: 163-164. Chakraborty Sandeep, Manjunatha L. and Viswanath S. (2019) Simple unconventional methods to control powdery mildew in sandalwood seedlings. My Forest, 55 (1) :1-6.

ID: 63842
Title: Development of Volume tables for JKSCED and JKSCEU Clones of Eucalyptus for Southern Odisha
Author: Bijoy Prasad Ratho, Priyanka Shrivastava and Raman Nautiyal
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1164- 1169 (2020)
Subject: Development of Volume tables for JKSCED and JKSCEU Clones of Eucalyptus for Southern Odisha
Keywords: JKSCED, JKSCEU, Regression model, Volume table
Abstract: Eucalyptus has proved itself as a species highly suited for agro-forestry in India and is commercially grown by farmers in their fields. JK Papers introduced two new hybrid clones JKSCED and JKSCEU which have become very popular with farmers and are being extensively planted in South Odisha. Volume tables, developed for the mentioned clones on the basis of regression models using a variety of predictors will be useful to farmers/growers, research workers and planners in their respective areas, for predicting future yields, estimating increment and to assess return on capital and also for scientific purposes. The model with product of square of diameter at breast height and height (d2h) as predictable variable was observed to be the best for both the clones.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Avery T.E. and Burkhart H.E(1983).Forest measurements (No.Ed.3) .Mcgraw-Hill Book Company. Chaturvedi A.N. (1995) .Volume tables and the regression equation for clonal plants. New Delhi, Tata Energy Research Institute.
Literature cited 2: Chaturvedi A.N.and Khanna L.S. (198) .Measurement of volume of Trees. In: Forest Mensuration, International Book Distributors, India, pp.98-99. Dominguese R.M.A., Ptinha D.J.S., Sousa G.D.A., Vilvaverde J.J., Silva C.M., Freire C.S.R., Silvester A.J.D. and Pascoal Neto C.(2011).Eucalyptus biomass residues from agro-forest and pulping industries as sources of high-value triterpenic compounds, Cellulose chemistry and technology, 45 (7) : 475.

ID: 63841
Title: Analysis of Genetic diversity for wood variations in Casuarina equisetifolia Forst.
Author: Ashok Kumar, K.Gurumurthi and Shivani Dobhal
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1158- 1163 (2020)
Subject: Analysis of Genetic diversity for wood variations in Casuarina equisetifolia Forst
Keywords: Casuarina equisetifolia, pulping, correlation, clustering
Abstract: Casuarina equisetifolia Forst. is grown commercially as excellent wood for charcoal and scaffoldings .The exploration of newer avenues for production of pulp wood has now become utmost essential to bridge ever increasing gap between demands and supply of pulp woods, and therefore acceptability of Casuarina equisetifolia as raw material for paper industries was scrutinized, and accordingly a series of genotypes were analyzed for wood wood anatomical and pulping traits. The pulp yield varied from 45.10 (CHCE890401) to 51.95 (CHCE893004 with an average of 49.34 %.The correlation analysis revealed significantly positive correlation between fiber length and fiber diameter (O.52 and kappa number and ash content (0.64) , however significantly negative correlation was recorded between fiber diameter and slenderness ratio (-0.96) .Based on wood parameters, fifteen genotypes were grouped into six clusters with inter-cluster distance varying from 9.24 to 32.33 and intra-cluster distances from 4.38 to 8.97.Cluster VI was not only found to be most divergent cluster but also consisted three most suitable pulp producing genotypes. The results clearly indicate that selected genotypes of Casuarina equisetifolia could be grown as alternate pulp wood that could play a significant role in sustained supply of raw material for paper and pulp industries.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Anon (1984) .Casuarinas: Nitrogen fixing trees for adverse sites .National Research Council (NRC), National Academy Press. Washington DC, p 118. Anon (2014) .Business Standards (News Paper) , Published on February 4.Mumbai ,India.
Literature cited 2: Anon (2014).India State of forest Report, Ministry of Environment and Forests ,Government of India, New Delhi, India. Dommergues Y, R., Diem H.G. and Sougoufara B. (1990) .Nitrogen Fixation in Casuarinaceae: Quantification and improvement .In: Advances in Casuarina Research and Utilization (M.H.E-lLakany, J.W.Tumbull JW and J.L.Brewbaker, Eds) ,Cairo, Egypt, pp 110-121.

ID: 63840
Title: Standardization of seed germination in fever nut (Guilandina bonduc L) for adaptation in western Himalayas as its new adobe
Author: Vikas yadav patade, Kundan Kumar, Anand Kumar Gupta, Atul Grover, Prem Singh Negi, and Sanjai kumar Dwivedi
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1154- 1157 (2020)
Subject: Standardization of seed germination in fever nut (Guilandina bonduc L) for adaptation in western Himalayas as its new adobe
Keywords: Dormancy, Fever nut, Germination, Guilandina bonduc, Seed pre-treatment
Abstract: Fever nut (Guilandina bonduc L.) a fast growing important medicinal plant of Fabaceae family is widely distributed throughout the plains near sea-coasts and other Southern regions of India. However, information is not available regarding its adaptation in Western Himalayas, which is known for its wealth of medicinal herbs. The study indicates that the plant is amenable to successful adaptation in Western Himalayas. Further , due to uncontrolled exploitation for traditional medicines from nature, the plant has become endangered. The simple and effective method for its large scale propagation through seed germination are reported in the study. The method involves pre-treatment of seeds with concentrated sulphuric acid for 90 min in fresh or one year stored seeds. The results of the present study may be useful in large scale propagation of the plant in its new abode in Western Himalayas for further utilization in different types of herbal medicines and other purposes.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Cheruvathur M.K., Bitto J.and Thomas T.D. (2012).Pulvinus: an ideal explants for plant regeneration in Caesalpinia bonduc (L) Roxb., an important ethnomedicinal wood y Climber.Acta Physiol.Plant. 34:693-699. Devi V.G., Johan A. and Selvarajan S.(2016) .Physicochemical standardisation and an overview on Caesalpinia bonduc Linn., a widely used Indian traditional drug.Euro.J.Pharma.Med.Res., 3: 427-434.
Literature cited 2: Kelly K.M. and Staden J.V., (1985).Effect of acid scarification on seed coat structure, germination and seedling vigor of Aspalathus linearis.J.Plant Physiol, 121:37-45. Kumar S.R. Santos, Krishna V., Venkatesh Pradeepa K., Kumar KGirish, and Gnanesh A.U. (2012) .Direct and indirect method of plant regeneration from root explant of Caesalpinia bonduc (L) Roxb-A threatened medicinal plant of Western Ghats. Ind. J. Exp. Biol., 50: 910-917.

ID: 63839
Title: Inventory on deciphering interiors of commercially important Indian trees using 3D Electric resistance Tomography (ERT)
Author: B.N.Divakara, C.U.Nikhitha and S.S.Chauhan
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1149- 1153 (2020)
Subject: Inventory on deciphering interiors of commercially important Indian trees using 3D Electric resistance Tomography (ERT)
Keywords: Electric resistance tomography, Santalum album, Pterocarpus santalinus, Sapwood, Heartwood
Abstract: Tree Tronic tomograms are one among the advanced non-destructive method aiding for tree inspection. This method gives high resolution with more precision in measuring the sapwood, heartwood, stress and decay in the living trees. Our study focused on understanding the international wood structural details using 3D images of Electric Resistance Tomography (ERT) for commercially important tree species viz. Santalum album L (Sandalwood) and Pterocarpus santalinus L.f (Red sandalwood/sanders) of India .Initially, using ERT, the tree resistivity offered across the cross-sections of the stems at different heights from the ground was recorded. The combined effect of moisture content in the sapwood and resistivity offered by heartwood presented a non-invasive 2D cross sectional images at each height with color differentiation from blue (low resistance) to brown (high resistance) .In the healthy trees the concentric ring structure and the compactness of the wood at the center offered maximum resistance and gradually decreased towards the bark. However, 2D images failed to give the overall scenario of the structural details at different heights of tree stem. Hence, the 2D images of the individual trees were placed in the descending order with respect to the height measurements from the ground to give 3D images. The 3D imagery demonstrated in our study depicts the effective mode of representing the resistivity distribution along the stem to further differentiate the sapwood and heartwood in the standing tree.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Bieker D.and Rust S.(2010).Non-destructive estimation of sapwood and heartwood width in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) http://dx.doi.org/10.14214/sf.153. Brazee N.J., Marra R.E., Gocke L. and Wassenae P.V. (2011) .Non-destructive assessment of internal decay in tree hardwood species of northeastern North America using sonic and electrical impedance tomography, Forestry , 84 (1) :33-39.Doi:10.1093/forestry/cpq040.
Literature cited 2: Bucor V. (2005) .Ultrasonic techniques for non-destructive testing of standing trees, Ultrasonics, 43:237-239. Chen Y.S., Huang Y.S. and Chen S.S. (1998) .A study on moisture distribution of green wood and variation of specific gravity in Cryptomeria japonica D Don,Taiwan,Journal of Forest Science, 13:91-100.

ID: 63838
Title: Review on plant phenology study in different forest types in different forest types of India
Author: Manas Ranjan Mohanta, H.S.Suresh and Sudam Charan Sahu
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1137- 1148 (2020)
Subject: Review on plant phenology study in different forest types in different forest types of India
Keywords: Phenological events, Forest types, Synchrony, India
Abstract: The authors had gone through several findings in plant phonological research throughout the globe and emphasized in its development in Indian subcontinent. They had gathered data from published literatures (n=34) and analysed the phonological behaviour of four forest types of the country. The forest types include Tropical evergreen Forest (TE) , Tropical Dry deciduous Forest (TD) , sub-tropical Humid Forests (SH) and Tropical Moist deciduous Forest (TM).From the analysis , it was found that different forest types had diversified phonological behaviour from species to species, elevation to elevation and forest type to forest type. However, cumulatively peak leafing and flowering was found in the month of April in all the forest types except TM that had peak leafing in the month of March and flowering in February and August. Fruiting peak in TE was June and August, TD was July, SH was October and TM was February and March. Further, there was significant positive relationship (p<0.05) observed in leafing with flowering (r=0.859) in SH whereas negative relationship was observed in flowering with fruiting (r=-0.85) in TD which indicated synchrony among phenophases .This information bears much importance for future phonological studies in India reducing the research gap in this field.
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Literature cited 1: Anbarasu C. And Balasubramanian P. (2013) .Fruiting phenology of trees in the tropical montane evergreen forest (Shola) of Nilgiri hills, Western Ghats. International Journal of Biological Technology, 4 (3):1-8. Armatas C.A., Venn T.J., Mcbride B.B., Watson A.E. and Carver S.J. (2016) .Opportunities to utilize traditional phonological knowledge to support adaptive management of social-ecological systems vulnerable to changes in climate and free regimes. Ecology and society, 21 (1): 16.
Literature cited 2: Aruna R. and Balasubramanian P. (2015) .Fruiting phenology of a scrub forest inThiruporur, Eastern Ghats, India.International letters of Natural Sciences, 44:25-30. Arunprasath A. and Gowathinayagam M. (2015).Reproductive phenology of true mangrove species in Pichavaram mangrove forests, Tamilnadu, India-A comparative account. Journal of Environmental Treatment Techniques., 10 (10): 17-21.

ID: 63837
Title: New Distributional Records of the Himalayan yew in North Western Himalaya, India-A Consequence of Climate Change
Author: Manohar Lal, S.S. Samant and Ashok Singh
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1131- 1136 (2020)
Subject: New Distributional Records of the Himalayan yew in North Western Himalaya, India-A Consequence of Climate Change
Keywords: Himalayan yew, Distribution, Taxus wallichian, Lahaul valley
Abstract: Biological and ecological responses are apparent throughout the globe on plants and animals. In Himalaya, climate change greatly affected distribution and abundance of plants along latitude and elevation because temperature increased 2-5 times more than global average rate. Many treeline, ecotone and community studies are evidence to it, climatic conditions shape the ranges and distribution of species in Himalaya. The Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichaina Zucc) is an endangered native high value medicinal plant, also shows the biological and ecological responses in the Himalayan region in context to global warming. The present study, investigated the distribution and abundance of Himalayan Yew in the Lahaul valley of the cold region.
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Literature cited 1: Aswal B.S., Mehrotra B.N.(1994) .Flora of Lahaul-Spiti (a cold desert in North –West Himalaya).Bishen Singh and Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun. Bartkowiak S. (1978).Seed dispersal by Birds. In Bartkowiak et al. The Yew: Taxus baccata L.Warsaw, 139-146.
Literature cited 2: Bhutiyani M.R., Kale V.S.an Pawar N.J. (2007) .Long-term trends in maximum, minimum and mean annual air temperature s across the Northwestern Himalaya during the twentieth century. Clim Change, 85:159-177. Bhutiyani M.R., Kale V.S. and Pawar N.J.(2010).Climate change and the precipitation variations in the north-western Himalaya:1866-2006.Int.J.Climatol., 30:535-548.

ID: 63836
Title: The influences of seed source on Germination and production of Abnormal seedling in Big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King)
Author: M.V. Durai
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1126- 1130 (2020)
Subject: The influences of seed source on Germination and production of Abnormal seedling in Big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King)
Keywords: Seed, Seedling, Mahogany, Swietenia macrophylla, Germination
Abstract: The big-leaf mahogany is one of the fast growing and highly demanded tropical timber species in the world. It is widely grown as an avenue tree as well as commercial plantations due to narrow crown, straightness, wide adaptability and desirable wood qualities. The morphological evaluation and grading of seedling at the early is one of the most important aspects for quality planting stock production. The present study was attempted to document the influence of seed source on germination and occurrence of abnormal seedlings in big-leaf mahogany. A total of 25 seed sources collected from Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka was used in this study. The 100 –seed weight, germination % and number of abnormal seedlings were recorded. The results revealed that the seed source had significant influence on these parameters. The highest germination and branched seedlings were found in Karnataka seed sources. The abnormal seedlings percent was high in Mayampady (Tamil Nadu) where as it was absent in Chaliyarmukku (Kerala).
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Literature cited 1: Anon.(1976) .Wealth of India, Vol-X, National Institute of Science communication and Information resources, Dr. K.S. Krishna Marg, Pusa Campus ,New Delhi. Gunaga R.P. and Vasudeva R.(2008b).Twin and triplet seedlings in Garcinia indica.J.Non-Timber Forest Products, 15 (2) : 119-122.
Literature cited 2: Gunaga R.P. and Vasudeva R.(2008b).Twin and triplet seedlings in Mammea suriga: an important aromatic tree species of the Western Ghats, J. Non-Timber Forest Products, 15 (1) :67-68. Hombe Gowda H.C. Gorgi P.M. and Vasudeva R. (2004) Twin seedlings in Nothapodytes nimmoniana Graham (Icacinaceae): an important medicinal plant.J.Non-Timber Forest Products, 11(2):108-109.

ID: 63835
Title: A comparative Study of Organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen and Carbon/Nitrogen ratio in Soils of different forest types in Surat forest Circle, Gujarat, India
Author: Rajkumar Yadav, Sweta Rajpurohit and R.D. Kamboj
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1115- 1125 (2020)
Subject: A comparative Study of Organic Carbon, Total Nitrogen and Carbon/Nitrogen ratio in Soils of different forest types in Surat forest Circle, Gujarat, India
Keywords: Organic carbon, Total nitrogen, Carbon nitrogen ratio, Forest soil, Dry deciduous forest, Moist deciduous forest, Riverine forest
Abstract: In the present study, nutrient status especially Organic Carbon (OC) , Total Nitrogen (TN) and Carbon and Nitrogen (C/N) ratio have been investigated in the soils taken from location inside forest from 3 different forest types, 3density classes and 3 topographies as well as from 2 location outside forest areas for each forest types. Soil samples were collected from two depths from each location within 10 days to maintain uniformity in the collected soil samples. Thus, a total of 270 soil samples were collected and analysed. The Soil analysis from these areas showed an increasing trends of average OC, TN (except RF) and decreasing trends of C/N ratio (except in MDF) across soil collected from outside forest, Dry Deciduous Forest (DDF), Moist Deciduous Forest (MDF) and Riverine forest (RF) .The value of OC was observed to be 1.31% ± 0.58, 1.34 % 0.63 SD, 1.38% ± 0.63 SD and 1.51%±0.61 respectively. Average concentration of TN was found to be 0.12% ± 0.04, 0.13% ± 0.05 SD, 0.16 % ± 0.067 SD and 0.14% ± 0.048 SD in outside forest, DDF, MDF and RF, respectively. Accordingly, the C/N ratio of soil was found to be 11.13, 10.90, 10.95 and 10.63 in outside forest, DDF, MDF and RF, respectively. Furthermore, comparing the result across the two soil layers showed that the value of C/N ratio was higher in second layer of soil in all location. Lastly, it was also concluded the C/N ratio inside forest as well as 1 km outside forest was less than 25 in all the sample location which indicates fertile soil in the study area.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Berihu T., Girmay G., Sebhatleab M.Berhance E., Zenab A.and Sigua G.(2017).Soil carbon nitrogen losses following deforestation in Ethopia .Agronomy for Sutanable Development, 37 (1) : 1-12. Bezabih B., Tesfaye B. And FikreA. (2016).Soil Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Stocks Dynamics in Enset Dominated Farming System of South Western Ethiopia. Earth Sciences, 5(6): 96-103.doi: 10.11648/j.earth.20160506.12.
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ID: 63834
Title: Assessing drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Pirpanjal region of Kashmir Himalayas using Geospatial approach
Author: Akhlaq Amin Wani, Yasir Amin, Aasif A.Gatoo, M.A. Islam, Shah Murtaza, Amir Farooq, T.H.Masoodi, Suhail Ahmad, J.A. Bhat and Sheeraz Saleem Bhat
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 1104- 1114 (2020)
Subject: Assessing drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in Pirpanjal region of Kashmir Himalayas using Geospatial approach
Keywords: Drivers, Deforestation, Forest degradation, PirPanjal, Himalaya, Geospatial, Socio-economic
Abstract: Global deforestation is a major contributor of CO2 emission despite registering slowdown in the past decade. Regional forest cover change, a cause of climatic concern is attributed to increasing anthropogenic pressure on forests. Focus on drivers of forest cover change has become inevitable due to global emphasis on role of socio-economic framework in conserving forests. Keeping in view, the study was aimed to assess deforestation and forest degradation and identify drivers of change in PirPanjal region of Western Himalaya using Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) date of 2003 and 2013.Satellite data was delineated into different categories of forest cover namely closed forest, open forest, forest scrub, grasslands and non-forest using on-screen visual interpretation. Mapping was supplemented with extensive field validation points for accuracy assessment. Forest cover change map and change matrix were generated to assess rates of deforestation .Drivers of change were assessed through a detailed semi-structured interview schedule .The results revealed a gross annual deforestation of -0.46 % and a net annual deforestation of -0.45%.illicit felling, poverty and lack of employment were identified to be the top drivers of deforestation reassured forest growth at some places. There is a need to prioritize actions for restoration and conservation of some areas based on identified drivers to reverse the process of deforestation and forest degradation. The locations indicating negative change can be strategized under REDD+ mechanism for reclamation of forests with integrated social benefits.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 63833
Title: The Forestry sector in India’s State Action Plans on Climate Change: A forward –looking Analysis
Author: Janek Toepper and Kundan Kumar Burnwal
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (12) 999- 1103 (2020)
Subject: The Forestry sector in India’s State Action Plans on Climate Change
Keywords: State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), Forestry, Mitigation, Adaptation, Targets
Abstract: With ever more manifest climate change impacts, India plays a key role in achieving the temperature goal. Within India, the forestry sector is particularly important for the achievement of domestic mitigation pledges such as the NDC forestry targets and necessary reductions in the climate vulnerabilities of rural livelihoods. Owing to Indi’s federal structure, sub-national action is the main determination of success of climate action in the forestry sector. In a systematic literature review, we therefore here the compare the forestry components of all 33 State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC).In Conjunction with insights from the plan implementation period, this comparison holds important lessons for the ongoing revision of the plans. These pertain inter alia to the need for ongoing revision of the plants. These pertain inter alia to the need for scientifically rigorous methods of assessment of vulnerabilities of forest ecosystem and dependent communities, the need for specific. measurable, actionable, realistic and time-bound (SMART) targets and strategies informed by these assessments, the need to concentrate efforts and resources on synergistic approaches with adaptation and mitigation benefits, and the opportunity to develop rigorous M&E approaches for both these fieds in the forestry sector. With the imminent second round of SAPCCs, state forest departments and other stakeholders should adhere to established best practices.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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Literature cited 2: Chaturvedi R., Gopalakrishnan R., Jayaraman M., Bala G.,Joshi N.,Sukumar R. an Ravindranath N.(2010).Impact of climate change on Indian forests: a dynamic vegetation modelling approach .Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 16 (2) , pp .119-142. COP24 (2018) .The Ministerial Katowice Declaration on Forests for the Climate .Katowice, Poland: Ministry of Environment, Government of Poland.