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ID: 63817
Title: Evaluating population, Threats and peoples attitude in relation to Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Kashmir: A call for Conservation
Author: Hameem Mushtaq Wani, Mustahson F.Fazili, Samina A.Charoo, Bilal A.Bhat, and Rouf Ahmad Bhat
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (10) 932- 937 (2020)
Subject: Evaluating population, Threats and peoples attitude in relation to Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Kashmir
Keywords: Himalayan Vulture, Hirpora, Threats, Mughal road
Abstract: A study was conducted in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary of Kashmir Division to assess the population of Himalayan Vulture, mortality and human relations using transect method and questionnaire survey. During the study period May 2018-April 2020) ,a total of 289 individuals of Himalayan vulture were observed in the study are which comprised of75.77 % and 24.23 % adults and sub-adults respectively. Construction of Mughal road and 400 KV transmission line, scarcity of food during winter and possible use of diclofenac transmission line, scarcity of food during winter and possible use of diclofenac were the major threats that vulture face in the sanctuary.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Acharya R., CuthbertR.Baral H.S. and Shah K.B. (2009) Rapid population declines of Himalayan Griffon, Gyps himalayensisi in Upper Mustang. Nepal, Bird Conservation .International, 19: 99-107. Ahmad F., Hassan Z., Farooq S. and Shah J.A., (2015) .Assessment of Land Use/Land cover Change in Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary, Kashmir, Asian J.Earth Sci., 8: 64-73.
Literature cited 2: Baral N., Gautam R., Timilsina N. And Bhat M.G..(2007) .Conservation implications of contingent valuation of Critically Endangered White rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis in South Asia, International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management , 3 (3) : 145-156; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17451590709618169 Barnes P.(2013 .Attitude: an assessment of human attitude and behaviour towards the critically Endangered Pteropus rodricensis. Msc Thesis .Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College, London, the UK.

ID: 63816
Title: Identification of Warbler species using bioacoustics in Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India
Author: Ayesha Mohammad Maslehuddin, Hafiz Shaeque Aahmad Yahya and Nikunk Jambu
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (10) 924- 931 (2020)
Subject: Identification of Warbler species using bioacoustics in Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat, India
Keywords: Bioacoustics, Bird calls, Purna Wildlife Sanctuary, Spectrogram, Warbler.
Abstract: Warblwers are small birds that migrate in large flocks from their breeding grounds to many parts of India. Habitat preferences of these insectivorous birds vary from species to species. This study was conducted to identify different species of warblers in Purna Wildlife Sanctuary as the area serves as a wintering ground for many warbler species, but proper documentation had been lacking. Identification of different species of warblers is difficult morphologically; therefore, bioacoustics was used as a tool identification. Seven species were identified using bioacoustics which belongs to the genus Acrophalus and Phylloscopus in Purna Wildlife Sanctuary.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ali S. (1954-1955).The birds of Gujarat I and II.J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Audacity eam (2019) .Audacity (R): Free Audio Editor and Recorder [Computer application] .Version 2.3.2 retrieved May 20th 2019 May from https: //audacityteam.org/Barcelona.
Literature cited 2: Bioacoustics Research Program.(2014) .Raven Pro: Interactive Sound Analysis Software (Version 1.5) [Computer software].Ithaca, NY: The Cornell Lab Ornithilogy .Available from http: www.birds.cornell.edu/raven. Catchpole C.K. and Slater P.J. (2003) .Bird Song: biological themes and variations (Second) Cambridge university press. Retrieved from https://epdf.pub/queue/bird-song-biological-themes-and -variations.html.

ID: 63815
Title: Seasonal Assessment of Aquatic Avifauna of Nal Sarovar Sanctuary, Gujarat, India
Author: K.Joshi, K.Tatu 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 (10) 924- 931 (2020)
Subject: Seasonal Assessment of Aquatic Avifauna of Nal Sarovar Sanctuary, Gujarat, India
Keywords: Avifauna, Nal sarovar, Seasonal variation, Waterbirds, Wetland
Abstract: A study was conducted by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation on waterbirds of Nal Sarovar Sanctuary during the years 2016-18 covering all the major seasons. A total of 85 waterbirds species were recorded that belonged to 18 families. Among all the families, maximum number of species (14 species, i.e. .16% of all the water bird species) were represented by Antidae family (i.e., the family of ducks, geese and swans] followed by those of Scolopacidae family [i.e., the family of sandpipers, shanks, snipes, stints, curlews etc; (12 species, 14% )].The study has also indicated that the Sanctuary supported maximum number of species of water bird during winter season ( 84 species), whereas minimum number of waterbird species were recorded in summer ( 50 species).The study has indicated that Nal Sarovar has highest utility as waterbird habitat during winter season therefore maximum management practices should be focused during this period.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ali S. (2002) .The book of Indian birds. Bombay Natural History Society. Oxford University Press. Mumbai, India, pp.1-326. Bibby C., Jones M. and Marsden S. (2000). Expedition field techniques –bird –surveys, Birdlife International, Cambridge, UK.pp.137.
Literature cited 2: GEER (1998).Environmental Impact Assessment of Sardar Sarovar Project on Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary (Technical Report).Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Founation,Gandhinagar.138p. Grimmett R., Inskipp C.and Inskipp T. (2011).Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Edn 2, Oxford University Press, Delhi, India, pp.1-480.ISBN:978-06-91153-490.

ID: 63814
Title: Optimal Wildlife Corridor: A Review
Author: Nischal Gautam and Ratika Pradhan
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (10) 911- 916 (2020)
Subject: Optimal Wildlife Corridor
Keywords: Wildlife Corridors, Landscape, Fragmentation, Habitats, Human Wildlife Conflicts
Abstract: In the modern world where development is chosen over ecology, wildlife habitats are being continuously subjected to degradation, fragmentation, isolation or to global warming. Wildlife habitats are continuously becoming unsuitable for the sustenance of wildlife including flora. Shrinkage of wildlife habitats and human wildlife conflicts are reciprocal across the globe. Isolation of habitats leads to genetic depression in species and ultimately the species gets extinct. Corridor helps in movement of species and dispersal of genetic material which is of prime importance for the ecosystem to survive and for its integrity. This paper presents a review of many such papers published in the past in the area of corridors for wild animals and intends to find their properties; width, length or quality of the corrodor which is best suited for wildlife for their sustenance and for their viable population. It is found that each species requires different environment but providing species specific requirement is difficult and hence the modern-day researchers are opting more for multi-species approach. However, as long as we lack full knowledge on wildlife corridor requirement, a rule of thumb of 2 km width as proposed by Paul Beier in 2019 works well for 96 % of the terrestrial mammals likely to be corridor dwellers.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Aziz H.A. and Rashidi M.H. (2014) .The role of green corridors for wildlife conservation in urban landscape: A literature review. In IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science (Vol. 18, No.1.p.012093).IOP Publishing. Beier P., Majka D. and Jenness J. (2007) .Conceptual steps for designing wildlife corridors. Corridor Design, Arizona, USA.
Literature cited 2: Beier P. (1995) .Dispersal of juvenile cougars in fragmented habitat. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 228-237. Beier P. (2019).A rule of thumb for widths of conservation corridors. Conservation Biology, 33(4), 976-978.

ID: 63813
Title: Assessment of Protected area Management effectiveness of Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India
Author: Nasim Ahmad Ansari, Anil Kumar Bhardwaj and Ajay Srivastava
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (10) 901- 910 (2020)
Subject: Assessment of Protected area Management effectiveness of Sikkim, Eastern Himalaya, India
Keywords: Management effectiveness evaluation, Management planning, Northeast India, Sikkim, Himalaya
Abstract: Globally protected area (Pas) are considered as the cornerstones of biodiversity conservation. In recent years, there has been a growing concern among PA professionals to assess the management effectiveness of Pas. The present study has been carried out for the evaluation of Pas of Sikkim by applying IUCN Protected Area Management Effectiveness (PAME) framework with little modifications. There are eight Pas in Sikkim, which have been evaluated through this process during 2014-15.The result indicates that Pas of Sikkim have an overall average evaluation score of 55 %, Khanchendzonga National Park being the highest score of 62.50% and, Khangchendzonga National Park being the highest score of 62.50% and FambongLho Wildlife Sanctuary being the lowest score of 46.67%.Four PAs of the state are rated in ‘good’ category and remaining four are rated in ‘fair’ category. This exercise reveals that PA network of the state is better placed as far as community support, protection, human wildlife conflicts and landscape integration are concerned. However, quality of management plans and capacity of field staff for wildlife management are critical areas which need to be addressed on a priority basis. The study provides an insight about strengths and weaknesses of the management and possible ways for improvement of Pas. The study also tries to look at the overall issues of PA management and what policy level and institutional reforms are needed to strengthen the biodiversity conservation initiatives of the State.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Arrawatia M.L.and Tambe S. editors (2011).Biodiversity of Sikkim, Exploring and Conserving a Global Hotspot. Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Sikkim, Gangtok. Bhardwaj A.K., Srivastav A., Sathyakumar A., Ansari N.A., and Mathur V.B. (2015).Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE) of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of Sikkim, Process &Outcomes. Department of Forests, Environment and Wildlife Management, Govt. Of Sikkim and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Literature cited 2: Brooks T.M., Mittermeier R.A., da Fonseca G.A.B.,Gerlach J., Hoffmann M., Lamoreux J.F., Mittermeir C.G., Pilgrim J.D., Rodrigues A.S.L. (2006) .Global biodiversity conservation priorities .Science, 313:58-61. Chape S., Harrisson J., Spalding M. and Lysenko I.(2005).Measuring the extent and effect and effectiveness of protected areas as an indicator for meeting global biodiversity targets. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Biological Sciences, 360 (1454): 443-455.

ID: 63812
Title: Comparison of Bird diversity (Across different Landscapes in Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India
Author: Gobind sagar Bhardwaj
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (10) 890- 900 (2020)
Subject: Comparison of Bird diversity (Across different Landscapes in Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India
Keywords: Thar Desert; Great Indian Bustard, Protected Areas, Bird richness, in situ conservation, Inviolate area
Abstract: The bird survey of some parts of Thar desert in western part of Rajasthan revealed a sighting of 234 species belonging to 59 families among all 16593 of bird observations made during 2014 to 2017.High abundance of Eurasian Collered Dove, Streptopelia decaocto, in all landscapes, especially agro-pastoral areas established its generalist behaviour. Maximum bird diversity in small fully protected landscapes like Tal Chaper WLS and enclosures made in human dominated Desert National Park justifies the need of minimizing the human-wildlife interface through raising physical barriers for long term conservation planning. High occurrence of critically endangered Great Indian Bustard, Ardeotis nigriceps, in enclosures of Desert National Park and Ramdeora in Thar landscape shows the importance of fenced inviolate areas for the in situ conservation plans for the species.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ali S. and Ripley S.D. (1974). The Handbook of Birds of India and Pakistan. Ten Volumes. Oxford University Press. Bombay. Ali S. and Ripley S.D. (1978). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka, 2nd ed.Vol.1. Oxford University Press, Delhi.
Literature cited 2: Anoop K.R., Bhardwaj G.S., and Shekhawat R.S. (2017) .Management Plan for Desert National Park Sanctuary, Plan period 2017-2027, Rajasthan Forest Department, Jaipur. Aronson M.F.J., La Sorte F.A. and Nilon C.H.(2014) .A global analysis of the impacts of urbanization on bird and plant diversity reveals key anthropogenic drivers.Proc R Soc Lond B 281.2013-3330.

ID: 63811
Title: Economic Valuation of Ecosystem services of National Zoological Park, New Delhi
Author: Yatish Lele, Jitendra Vir Sharma, S.P.Yadav, Priya Sharma, Priyanka and Sonali Ghosh
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (10) 883- 889 (2020)
Subject: Economic Valuation of Ecosystem services of National Zoological Park, New Delhi
Keywords: Zoological parks, Ecosystem services, Economic valuation, National zoological park
Abstract: The National Zoological Park, New Delhi, is an ecologically significant park which, apart from its primary function in education and research , serve as natural habitats for free ranging animals. The present study was to assess the total annual economic value of the key ecosystem services provided by the National Zoological Park, which includes employment generation, carbon storage and sequestration, education and research, recreational and cultural and biodiversity conservation. The one time value of carbon storage and surrogate value of land were also estimated in the study but not considered in the total annual economic value. The total economic value of the ecosystem services provided by the National Zoological Park for 2019-20 was estimated to be INR 4227.99 million. Recreational and cultural service had maximum contribution of 77% followed by education and research service which contributed to 9% of the total annual value. Employment generation contributed to 8 % followed by biodiversity service which contributed to 6 % and Carbon sequestration contributed 0.31%.The one time value for carbon storage and surrogate value of land was estimated to INTR 171.5 million and INR 250 million. This makes an important case for the preservation of the habitats such as the Zoological Park in contributing towards local, national, and global values.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Abdullah S., Markandya A. and P.A. L.D. Nunes (2011).’Intorduction to Economic Valuation Methods.’In Amit Batabyal and Peter Nijkamp (Eds).Research Tools in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, Chapter 5, pp.143-187, World Scientific, US. Benjamin M.T., Sudol M., Bloch L. and Winer A.M. (1996) .Low emitting urban forests; A taxonomic methodology for assigning isoprene and monoterpene emission rates, Atmospheric Environment, 30 (9) : 1437-1452..https://doi.org/10.1016/1352-2310 (95) 00439-4.
Literature cited 2: Bhat M. and Bhatt M. (2018) .Economic valuation of biodiversity in South Asia: The case of Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir (India), Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 10. 1002/app5.266. Bolund P. and Hunhammar S. (1999) .Ecosystem services in urban areas, Ecological Economics, 29 (2): 293-301.https://doi.org/10.1016/s0921-8009 (99) 00013-0.

ID: 63810
Title: Severity, Extent of crop loss and management of Grasserie of Bombyx mori L. Through Advocated bed disinfectants in Kashmir
Author: Sahadev Chouhan, Mudasir Gani, Mir Nisar Ahmad, Haroon Rashid, Irfan Illahi and M.K.Ghosh
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (9)861- 864 (2020)
Subject: Severity, Extent of crop loss and management of Grasserie of Bombyx mori
Keywords: Severity, Extent of crop loss, Management, Grasserie, Bombyx mori L
Abstract: The survey conducted in sericulture practising areas of Kashmir revealed that the incidence of grasserie diseases varied from 3.97-6.02% in South, Central and North Kashmir during 2016 and 2017.Significant differences were observed in the disease incidence between the three regions with the maximum incidence in south Kashmir (5.95±0.27) followed by central (5.30±0.23) and north Kashmir (4.80± 0.12).It was found that the mean disease incidence of different rearing seasons was significantly low with Ankush (5.72±0.12) and the coccon yield/100 dfls and various economic parameters were significantly superior with Ankush in comparison to Rakshak, Resham Jyothi while Vijetha was taken as control was 4.98, 3.65 and 2.49 with Ankush,Rakshak and Resham Jyothi , respectively. The percent increase in yield over control was highest with Ankush (2.63) followed by Rakshak (1.50) and Resham Jyothi (0.23).Based on the results of the study, Ankush is recommended as silkworm bed disinfectant at farmers level in Kashmir.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Bhalerao Rajendra S., ChandrashekharJ., and Avhad Sunil B. (2011) .Prevalence of Muscardine disease in different silkworm hybrid, Bombyx mori L. under agro-climatic conditions in Aurangabad (M.S), India. Journal of Life Sciences, 5: 136-138. Brancalhao R.M.C. (2002).Virus entomopatogenicos no bicho-da-seda: Taxonomia e citopatologia causada por nucleopolyhedrovirus em celulas de Bombyx mori.Biotecnologia Ciencia e Desenvolvimento, 24: 54-58.
Literature cited 2: Chisti M. Z and Sahaf K.A. (1990) .Studies on the polyhedral disease of silkworm, Bombyx mori in Jammu and Kashmir State.Ind.J.Seric., 29 (1) : 155-157. Datta R.K.,Baig M.,Nataraju B. Balavenkatasubbaih M. and Selvakumar T. (198). Vijetha an effective disinfectant. Indian Silk, 36 (9): 12-13.

ID: 63809
Title: Tree Species Structure, Composition and Regeneration in Van Panchayat Forests of Kumaun Himalaya, India
Author: Bhawana Kapkoti, Neelu Lodhiyal, L.S.Lodhiyal, Bhawna Adhikari and P.S. Rawat
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (9)854- 860 (2020)
Subject: Tree Species Structure, Composition and Regeneration in Van Panchayat Forests of Kumaun Himalaya, India
Keywords: Altitude, Anthropogenic, Conservation, Management, Villagers
Abstract: Present investigation was carried out to assess the structure, composition and regeneration of tree species along the altitudinal gradients of Van panchayat (VP) forests in Kumaun Himalaya. The objective of present study was to assess the VP forests in the context of existed disturbance level based on tree canopy cover, density, collection and lopping pressure in each selected VP forest .The density of trees, samplings and seedlings was 747-910, 507-1290 and 1553-6660 ind.ha-1 in sal, 443-683, 137-207 and 1003-8843 ind.ha-1 in pine and 773-873, 237-937 and 1193-1233 ind.ha-1 in oak mixed VP forests, respectively. The sal mixed (site-1) and oak mixed (site-5) VP forests had shown good regeneration. The teak mixed (site-2), pine mixed (site-3 and site-4) and oak mixed (site-6) VP forests had depicted the fair regeneration, it is showed that the existed seedlings were unable to shift in the higher class i.e. sapling stage. The girth class structure in Site-1 and site-5 VP forests a clearly indicated good regeneration potential. In contrast, site-3 VP forests had depicted that fair regeneration because of anthropogenic disturbance resulted change in the structure of VP forest. Thus it is very imperative to upgrade the management strategies of VP forests so that these forests could be conserved and managed in a judicious and sustainable ways and also increase the active participation of villagers for conservation, management and efficient use of forest tree resources.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Adhikar B., Lodhiyal N., Kapkoti B., Lodhiyal L.S. and Rawat P.S. (2018) .Population structure and regeneration of Mallotus phillippensis in sal forests of Kumaun Himalaya. Indian Forester, 144 (12): 1158-1161. Agarwal A., Chhatre A. and Hardin R. (2008) .Changing governance of the World’s forests. Science, 320:1460-1462.
Literature cited 2: Bargali S.S., Tiwari J.C., Rawat Y.S. and Singh S.P. (1987) .Woody vegetation in high elevation blue-pine mixed oak forest of Kumaun Himalaya, India. In: Western Himalaya: Environment, problems and Development (Y.P.S. Pangtey and S.C. Joshi (Eds) ,Gyanodaya Parakashan ,Nainital,pp.121-155. Bhandari P.K.C. Bhusal P., Paudel G., Upadhayaya C.P. and Chhetri B.B.K.(2019) .Importance of community forestry funds of rural development in Nepal. Resources, https://doi.org/10.3390/resources8020085.

ID: 63808
Title: Altitudinal variation in Fruit, seed and seedling characteristics of Schleichera oleosa (Lour) Oken. In Doon Valley of Uttarakhand
Author: Pravin Rawat, Ombir Singh, Manish Thapliyal, Neha and Praveen Kumar Verma
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (9)848- 853 (2020)
Subject: Altitudinal variation in Fruit, seed and seedling characteristics of Schleichera oleosa
Keywords: Germination, Schleichera oleosa, seedling characteristics, seed source and Variation
Abstract: The present study was conducted to investigate the morphological variations in fruit, seed and seedling characteistics of Schleichera oleosa (Lour) .Oken.along the altitudinal gradient in Doon valley of Uttarakhand. The seeds were collected from three different altitudinal zones viz. lower altitude (250-500m) , middle altitude (500-750m) and upper altitude (750-1000m) in natural distribution area of the species. The germination trial was conducted in laboratory, the seedlings of which were transplanted into nursery after one month and growth parameters viz., root length, shoot length and collar diameter were measured after three months of transplanting. The results showed that the fruits collected from lower altitude (250-500 m) were significantly (p<0.05) large in size, heavier in weight, having large and heavy seeds with more germination percentage and produced healthy and vigorous seedlings. Altitude had significant (p<0.01) negative correlation with fruit size (length and width), seed size (length), weight (fruit and seed) and these parameters were significantly (p<0.01) positively correlated with germination percent, root length, shoot length and collar diameter. Thus, fruit size (length and width), seed size (length) and weight (fruit and seed) can be used as indicators while collecting fruits to produce healthy, vigorous seedlings and quality planting material.
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Literature cited 1: Abdul-Baki A.A. and Anderson J.D. (1973) .Vigor determination in soybean seed by multiple criteria. Crop Science, 13:630-633. Chauhan S., Singh B., Bhatt B.P. and Todaria N.P. (2007). Effects of the altitude of seed origin and storage on germination of three Terminalia species, Garhwal Himalaya, India. Forests Trees and Livelihoods, 17: 339-344.
Literature cited 2: Espahmodi K., Nodoushan H.M., Tabari M., AkbariniaM.,Jalali S.G.and Hosseini S.M. (2007) .Seed source effects on seed emergence , seedling survival and growth on wild service (Sorbus torminallis) seedlings. International Journal of Agriculture and biology, 1560-8530. Ghildiyal S.K., SharmaC.M. and Gairola S.(2009) .Additive genetic variation in seedling growth and biomass of fourteen Pinus roxburghii provenances from Garhwal Himalaya Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 2: 37-45.

ID: 63807
Title: Mahua flower collection sheets-A simple intervention for facilitating collection of Mahua flowers and reducing forest fire
Author: Jayant kulkarni and Prachi Mehta
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (9)838- 842 (2020)
Subject: Mahua flower collection sheets
Keywords: Central India, Mahua, Mahua flowers, NTFP, Forest fire, fire control
Abstract: All over central India, collection of mahua flowers is carried out by burning the undergrowth under mahua trees, often causing forest fire. Trials were conducted in Melghat Tiger Reserve using mahua collection sheets made from old saris. Use of mahua collection shwerets obviated the need for burning the undergrowth and could be effective in preventing forest fire. A comparison was made of the benefits of using mahua collection sheets vis-a-vis the traditional method. The most significant benefit was the reduction in time required for mahua collection, from 6.78±0.79 hours to 1.58±0.29 hours each day. There were other benefits such as reduction in manpower requirement and reduction in encounters with wild animals. These benefits will encourage the adoption of this technique by forest dwelling communities for mahua collection.
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Literature cited 1: Dash S.K. (2017) .Post –harvest management and value addition for tribal areas .Cited from https://zpd7icar.nic.in/dr%20S%20K%20Das.pdf,Accessed 6 June , 2020. Kumar R,Kuar J. and Siddiqui M.H. (2018) .Studies on production and collection aspects of Mahua (Madhuca latifolia) in Jharkhand. J.Pharm.and Phytochemistry, 7 (1S) :2154-2158.
Literature cited 2: Nanda, Pritam Kumar and Sutar, P. Chandro (2003) .Management of forest fire through local communities: a study in the Bolangir, Deogarh and Sundergarh districts of Orissa, India. In community –based fire management: case studies from China, The Gambia, Honduras, India, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic and Turkey.FAO Project Fire Fight South East Asia. Accessed 5June, 2020.https://coin.fao.org/coin-static/cms/media/9/13171073526480/pdf,pp:84-96. Panda B.B, Mishra P. Kan Thakur R. (2010) .In: Report of the study on Mahua sub Sector. The Livelihood School, Bhopal.

ID: 63806
Title: Plant diversity in Sacred groves of North Gujarat
Author: R.J.Mevada, M.B.Tandel, D.R.Prajapati, H.K.Desmukh and V.M.Prajapati
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (9)838- 842 (2020)
Subject: Plant diversity in Sacred groves of North Gujarat
Keywords: Sacred groves, Plant diversity, North Gujarat
Abstract: The present study showed the plant diversity in sacred groves and documentation of the sacred groves in north Gujarat. There were 42 sacred groves documented in different districts of north of Gujarat i.e. Banaskantha, sacred groves was distributed among 51 different families, out of which Mimosaceae family reported a maximum number of species. Out of total 90 species, 62 (68.89%) were trees, 7 (7.78) shrubs, 15 (16.67%) herbs, 2 (2.22 %) grasses and 4 (4.445) climbers. Considering all the dimensions of sacred groves, it is clear that these are considered as one of the most species-rich areas for plants. This plant diversity is providing multiple uses to local people and plays an important role in conserving the indigenous biodiversity, habitat and ecosystem.
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Literature cited 1: Anon (2015) .http://www.cpreecenvis .nic.in.Database/sacred_1617.aspx Dated: 10 May 2019. Anon.(2018) https://forests.gujarat.gov.in.overview.htm Dated :1 August 2019
Literature cited 2: FSI (2017) .State of forest report. Forest survey of India. Ministry of environment and forests .Govt of India. Gadgil M. and Vartak V.D. (1975) .Sacred groved in India a plea for continued conservation. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 73:623-647.

ID: 63805
Title: Propagation technique of Litsea glutinosa (Maida lakri)
Author: Nawa Bahar and Ram Gopal
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (9)833- 837 (2020)
Subject: Propagation technique of Litsea glutinosa
Keywords: Litsea glutinosa (Maida lakri), Macro-proliferation technique
Abstract: Seed germination of Litsea glutinosa was completed with six weeks with 30.04 percent germination in nursery conditions. However, seeds treated with gibbeellins (500 ppm) gave 41.48 per cent germination under controlled conditions. Two years old plants were firt for planting out in the field. Air-layering trials were carried out during March to May and developed the callus but rooting was not initiated. Shoot cuttings prepared from juvenile plants gave 43.00 percent rotting. Macro-proliferation technique was developed for mass multiplication of this endangered species which is found-cost effective, eco-friendly and innovative.
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ID: 63804
Title: Performance comparison of four-year-old trees of two short-rotations Species Modified by High Temperatue Thermal Process for Producing Furniture Artifacts
Author: S.R.Shukla, M.Varghese, P.G.Suraj and R.Kamalakannan
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (9)821- 832 (2020)
Subject: Performance comparison of four-year-old trees of two short-rotations Species Modified by High Temperatue Thermal Process for Producing Furniture Artifacts
Keywords: Populus deltoids, Clonal variation, Nitrogen fertilization, Nursery conditions
Abstract: Four-year-old trees of two fast growing species, namely Crymbla citriodora (Vi) and Eucalyptus hybrid (E.camaldulensis x E.urophylla) (V2) were subjected to high temperature thermal processing technique for improving certain wood quality parameters. Although, these species are generally grown for pulpwood production, value-added solid wood applications in furniture and other lifestyle artifacts can be produced after modifying the wood by eco-friendly thermal treatments. Small billets from bottom portion ( 2 meters) of trees were converted into wooden planks which were subjected to heat treatment at 175±5˚C for fixed duration of 4 hours under partial vacuum condition. Effect of heat treatment on physical and mechanical properties such as equilibrium moisture content (EMC) , density , water absorption (WA) , shrinkage , flexural strength ( modulus of rupture –MOR) and stiffness ( modulus of elasticity –MOE) , compressive strength parallel and perpendicular to grain and surface hardness was evaluated in both species and compared with respective controls. The moisture related wood properties such as EMC, WA and shrinkage were observed to be reduced significantly after thermal modification. Anti-shrinkage efficiency (ASE) increased by 43% in V1 compared to 31% in V2.MOE and maximum compressive strength values improved significantly in heat treated wood compared to respective controls. Recuction in MOR due to thermal processing was lower in V1 compared to V2.V1 samples showed greater enhancement in several desirable wood properties than V2.Basal portion of short rotation Corymbia citriodora (Vi) trees can be thermally modified to improve aesthetic and techno-mechanical parameters for making value-added artifacts such as furniture , wall panelling etc. In non-structural industry sectors, as an alternative to traditionally used species.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (1986) IS: 1708 .Indian standards for ‘Methods of testing small clear specimens. Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi. Non. (2003) .Thermo Wood Handbook, Finish Thermowood Association, Wood Focus Oy, P.O .Box. 284 (Snellmaninkatu 13), FIN-00171 Helsinki, Finland.
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ID: 63803
Title: Clonal Variation in Growth response of Populus deltoids Bartr. To Nitrogen Fertilization under Nursery conditions
Author: Ashfaq A. Mir, T.H.Masoodi, Naseer A.Mir, P.A. Sofi and T.A. Rather
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (9)815- 820 (2020)
Subject: Clonal Variation in Growth response of Populus deltoids
Keywords: Populus deltoids, Clonal variation, Nitrogen fertilization, Nursery conditions
Abstract: Populus deltoids, an extensively planted poplar in Jammu and Kashmir and is one of the ten most prominent tree species grown in the State. A strapping clone x fertilizer interaction was observed for diameter, height and biomass. Growth response of six male clones of this species to three levels of nitrogen (50, 75 and 100 kg ha-1) was evaluated in nursery for two years to produce healthy and vigorous nursery stock. While application of N-fertilizer @ 75 kg ha-1 recorded maximum height, diameter, number of branches plant, number of leaves plant, leaf area plant, intermodal length and total biomass (fresh and dry) plant, the application of 100 kg N ha-1 was observed to exert toxic effects and reduced the growth performance. In terms of efficient utilization of Nitrogen fertilizer (NUE), the application of 50 kg N ha-1 yield maximum biomass per unit of N-used by the plant. The male clones have recently received a lot of attention due to the increasing cotton mince produced by female clones in Kashmir valley. In current scenario male clones are the better perspective to replace the female ones without comprising the economy generated by this species.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad A.A, Ali A.F. and Taha R.A.A.(2006) .Comparative study between two poplar species species grown in sandy calcareous soils using certain compost levels. Min. Journal of Agricultural Research and Development, 26: 663-681. Bhuiyan M.Z.A., Hossain M.K.and Osama K.T. (2000) .Effect of inorganic fertilizers on the initial growth performance of Casuarina equisetifolia seedlings in the nursery. Indian Journal Forestry, 23: 296-300.
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