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ID: 62122
Title: Genetic improvement in Pongamia pinnata (Linn).Pierre for production of Bio-fuel.
Author: Ashok Kumar, Shivani Dobhal and Savita
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (9) 809-812 (2016)
Subject: Genetic improvement in Pongamia pinnata
Keywords: Bio-diesel, Oil content, Plus tree, Progeny, Storing
Abstract: Pongamia pinnata has become an extremely important tree species for extraction of oil for bio-diesel. The study conducted on various stages of storage revealed that the freshly harvested seeds produce maximum oil of 35.27 %, which reduces substantially with storing duration. The seeds stored at 4?C for six months were found to have 33.34 % oil. The same was further reduced when seeds were stored at temperature for six months to 32.49 %.The oil content also varies from progeny to progeny an progeny 81 was found to contain highest oil content of 41.43 %.Therefore, utilization of seeds of such genotypes for bio-diesel could play significantly important role in bridging the gap between demand and supply.
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Literature cited 1: Beniwal R.S. (2011).Pongamia pinnata as an alternative source of renewable energy. APAN Newsletter: Asia Pacific Agroforestry Newsletter, 38:13-15. Cotterill P.P. and Dean A. (1990). Successful tree breeding with index selection. CSIRO Publications, Melbourne, 80p.
Literature cited 2: Divakara B.N. and Das R. (2011).Variability and divergence in Pongamia pinnata for further use in tree improvement.J.Forestry Research, 22: 193-200. Foster G.S. and Shaw D.V. (1988). Using clonal replicates to explore genetic variation in a perennial plant species. Theor.Appl.Ganet, 76:788-794.

ID: 62121
Title: Bellandur an Varthur Lakes Rejuvenation Blueprint
Author: T V Ramachandra, Durga Madhab Mahapatra, Vinay S, Sincy V, Asulabha K S, Sudarshan P.Bhat, Bhararth H.Aithal
Editor: T V Ramachandra
Year: 2017
Publisher: Energy and Wetalnds Research Groups
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Bellandur and Varthur Lakes Rejuvenation Blueprint ETR:116Page no1-101, April 17
Subject: Bellandur an Varthur Lakes Rejuvenation Blueprint
Keywords: Bellandur, Varthur, Lakes, Rejuvenation, Blueprint
Abstract: Lakes and Water bodies also reffered to as wetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems contributing to ecological sustainability thereby providing necessary linkages between land and water resources.The quality and hydrologic regime of these lakes and wetlands is directly dependent on the integrity of its watershed.In last couple of decades, rapid urbanization coupled with the unplanned anthropogenic activities has altered the wetland ecosystem severely across globe.Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) in wetland catchments influence the water yield and water quality for the lakes.Apart fromLULC changes, the inflow of untreated domestic wastewater, industrial effluents, dumping of solid wastes and rampant encroachments of catchment has threatened the subtenance of urban wetlands.
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Literature cited 1: Awashthi, S.K. (2000), Prevention of food adulteration act no 37 of 1954.Central an state rules as amended for 1999 (3rd ed).New Delhi: Ashoka Law House. Mahapatra, D.M., Chanakya, H.N., Ramachandra T.V. (2011).Assessment o treatment capabilities of Varthur Lake, Bangalore, India.Int.J.Environ.Technol.Manag.14, 84-102.
Literature cited 2: Mahapatra, D.M., Chanakya, H.N., Ramachandra, T.V., (2010).VARTHUR LAKE:PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE, In: Proceedings of the Lake Symposium. Mahapatra, D.M., (2015).Algal bioprocess development for sustainable wastewater treatment and biofuel production, Ph.D Thesis, IISc, Bangalore, 2015.

ID: 62120
Title: Protection of Bamboo by Neem Seed Oil
Author: Anshul Chandra
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 792-794 (2016)
Subject: Protection of Bamboo by Neem Seed Oil
Keywords: Antifungal activity, Neem oil, Nematicidal
Abstract: The present study is an exploration of neem seed oil against bamboo decaying fungi. The neem tree is considered to be a storehouse of various biologically active compounds such as azadirachtin, salanin, nimbin, quercetin etc., all of them are reported to possesses marked anti-bacterial properties. The neem seed oil exhibited maximum protection of bamboo at its highest concentration and statistically proved to be the best treatment.
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Literature cited 1: Alitonou G., Alvessi F., Bocossa I., Ahoussi E., Dangou J. and Sohounhloue D.C.K. (2004).Composition chimique at activities biologiques de I ' huile essentielles de Lantana camara Linn.Comptes RendusChimie, 7: 1101-1105. ASTM 1980.American Society for Testing and Materials. Standard method of testing wood preservatives by laboratory soil block cultures.American Society of Testing Material Design (ASTMD) Philadelphia, 1413-1461.
Literature cited 2: Cartwright K.St.G. and Findlay W.P.K. (1958).Decay of timber and its prevention. His Majesty ' s Stationery Office, London, 282-296. Chandra A., Harsh N.S.K., Tripathi S. and Lepcha S.T.S. (2010).Efficacy evaluation of Lantana camara for bamboo protection. Indian Forester, 136 (9): 1261-1270.

ID: 62119
Title: First report of botryosphaeria dothidea bark split and canker disease in eucalyptus clone No.413 from Haryana, India.
Author: Suresh Chandra, Jagdish chander and N.S.K. Harsh
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 788-791 (2016)
Subject: First report of botryosphaeria dothidea bark split and canker disease in eucalyptus
Keywords: Eucalyptus clone No.413, Bortryospaaeria dothidea, Bark canker
Abstract: Eucalyptus clone No. 413 which is being planted in a big way all over north India has been found attacked by a bark split and canker disease in farmer ' s fields. The disease has been studied in detail and is found to be caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea. The damage was assessed and suitable control measure was developed.
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Literature cited 1: Arya A., Pandey R.S and Bihari Lal, (1987).Stem canker and die back disease of certain fruit trees. Acta Botanica Indica, 15: 141-142. Chandra S., Prasad R., Harsh N.S.K.,Ahuja R. an Khatri S. (2014).Bark Canker and Die-back of Dalbergia sissoo in Haryana and Punjab Caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae.Indian Forester, 140 (1):76-79.
Literature cited 2: Davison E.M. and Tay C.S. (1983).Twig, branch and upper trunk cankers of Eucalyptus marginata. Plant Disease, 67:1285-1287. Gupta G.K. and Verma K.D. (1986).Fungi associated with die back of Almond (Prunus amygdalus) and apricot (Prunus armeniaca).Indian phytopathology, 39 (2): 315.

ID: 62118
Title: In-vitro plant regeneration in Celastrus paniculatus willd: An endangered Medicinal plant
Author: V.B.Rahane, S.V.Pawar, B.D.Pawar and A.S.Jadhav
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 784-787 (2016)
Subject: Further contribution to the monotypic genera of angiosperms in Indian Flora
Keywords: Celastrus paniculatus, In-vitro, Nodal segment, Shoot tip, BAP, TDZ
Abstract: Ceastrus paniculatus Willd., is an important medicinal plant. However, overexploitation of C.paniculatus has posed a serious threat to its existence. Therefore, in-vitro plant regeneration protocol was developed using nodal segment and shoot tip explants in celastrus paniculatus Willd.Out of different explants nodal segment was found to be the most suitable for callus induction and further shoot regeneration. Highest callusing was obtained on MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l BAP and 0.1 mg/l indole acetic acid (IAA).Earliest shoot initiation (10.6 days), highest per cent shoot multipliaion (85.6 %) and maximum number of shoots per explants (5) was observed in nodal segment explants on MS medium supplemented with 2.5 mg/benzyl amino purine (BAP) an 0.5 mg/thidiazuron (TDZ).Developed shoots were subjected to rooting on ? MS medium with 1.5 mg/IBA (indole butyric acid) and the rooted plants were hardened in polycarbonatd polyhouse.
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Literature cited 1: Arya V., Singh R.P. and Shekhawat N.S. (2001).A micropropagation protocol for mass multiplication an off-site conservation of celastrus paniculatus.J.Sustain.Forest.14 (1): 107-120. Martin G., Geetha S.P., Raja S.S., Raghu A.V.,Balachandran I. and Ravindran P.N.(2006).An efficient micropopagation system for Celastrus paniculatus Wiild.A vulnerable medicinal plant.J.For.Res., 11: 461-465.
Literature cited 2: Murashige. T., and Skoog F. (1962). A revised medium for rapid growth and bio9assays with tobacco tissue cultures.Physiol.Plant, 15: 473-497. Nair L.G. and Seeni S. (2001).Rapid in vitro multiplication and restoration of Celastrus paniculatus (Celastraceae), a medicinal woody climber.

ID: 62117
Title: Further contribution to the monotypic genera of angiosperms in Indian Flora
Author: K.K. Khanna and Anand Kumar
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 781-783 (2016)
Subject: Further contribution to the monotypic genera of angiosperms in Indian Flora
Keywords: Monotypic genera, Angiosperms, India
Abstract: The paper deals with enumeration of 39 monotypic genera of angiosperms occurring in India. The present list is an addition to 189 monotypic genera earlier reported from Indian flora thus totaling the list to 228.
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Literature cited 1: Mabberley D.J. (2008).Maberley ' s plant-book.A portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses.ed.3.Cambridge Univ.Press. Uniyal B.P.and Mathur R. (1994).Monotypic genera of Angiosperms in Indian Flora Need for conservation.Bull.Bot.Surv.India, 376: 169-177.
Literature cited 2: www.theplantlist.orgVersion1.1 (2013).

ID: 62116
Title: Efficiency of some common coatings in controlling water vapour absorption by wood substrate.
Author: Sachin Gupta, Shikhar Shukla and V.S. Kishan Kumar
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 774-780 (2016)
Subject: Efficiency of some common coatings in controlling water vapour
Keywords: MEE, Melamine, Melia dubia, Moisture sorption, Lacquer, Polyurethane, Water vapour transmission
Abstract: The efficiency of four common wood coatings was investigated in this study on Melia dubia wood substrate. The per cent weight gain of coated samples and the per cent increment over initial moisture contents of the coated samples were compared. It is found that Lacquer and N C lacquer coated samples gave the least increments in MC after 25 days of exposure to high humidity. Lacquer coated samples resulted in only half Percent weight gain compared to uncoated samples in the same duration. Though all the coating showed high MEE values in the beginning of the experiment, only the two lacquer coatings could retain 45-56 % of their initial MEE values. Melamine and PU coated samples could retain only 9-16 %.The water vapour transmission rates of Lacquer and Nitro cellulose lacquer samples also exhibited minimum values. The study illustrated the superiority of lacquer and NC Lacquer in restricting moisture entry into M. dubia wood substrate.
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Literature cited 1: Ahrens W.H., Cox D.J. and Budhwar G. (1990).Use of arcsine and square root transformation for subjectivity determined percentage data. Borgin K. (1961).The effect of water repellents on the dimensional stability of wood.Norsk Skogindustri, 11:507-521.
Literature cited 2: Cakicier N. (2012).Scavenge moisture and cut pinholes in a trice. European Coatings Journal, 6:18-21. Cassens D.L and Feist W.C. (1986).Finishing wood exterior: Selection, Application, and Maintenance. Research Paper of U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Agriculture Handbook No. 647, Forest Products Laboratory Madison, WI 60 p.

ID: 62115
Title: Micropropagation of pittosporum eriocarpum Royle-An endangered and endemic medicinal tree of North-West Himalaya.
Author: G.S.Panwar, Amber Srivastava and S.K.Srivastava
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 769-773 (2016)
Subject: Micropropagation of pittosporum eriocarpum Royle
Keywords: Conservation, Pittosporum eriocarpum, Narcotic, Expectorant, Bronchitis, Micropropagation, Vermiculite.
Abstract: Pittosporum eriocarpum (Pittosporaceae). Commonly known as agni, is an endangered an endemic species of North-West Himalaya and facing a grim situation in the wild. Bark of the species is widely used for the preparation of traditional medicines for the treatment of narcotic, expectorant, bronchitis as well. Micropropagation of the species has been carried out by using the shoot tip explants an 93.54 % shooting was reported in MS medium supplemented with BAP (5.7 ?M) and NAA (1.59?M) with 24.6 average number of shoots and 5.8 cm shoot length. The in vitro regenerated shoots were shifted to the rooting medium and quarter-strength basal MS medium fortified with IBA (7.3?M) was observed as the optimum medium for the root induction and 95.78% rooting was reported with 17.4 average numbers of roots and 3.6 cm root length. After proper development of roots (3 weeks) with average root length 3.6 cm, 50 plantlets were washed properly and shifted to polythene bags containing mixture of vermiculite and soil (1:1 w/v) and maintained in the green house. Initially the pots were covered by the transparent polythene bags to ensure the required humidity content and watered with ? modified Hoagland ' s solution on alternate day. These acclimatized plants were transferred to the field with survival rate of about 84 %.
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Literature cited 1: Chowdhery H.J. and Wadhwa B.M. (1984).Flora of Himachal Pradesh, Vol. II. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta. Dhar U., Upreti J. and Bhatt I.D. (2000).Micropropagation of Pittosporum napaulensis (DC.) Rehder & Wilson-a rare, endemic Himalayan medicinal Tree, plant Cell, Tissue and organ cult, 63: 231-235.
Literature cited 2: Duncan D.B. (1955).Multiple range and multiple F test, Biometrics, 11: 1-42. Hajra P.K. (1983).In: An assessment of threatened plants of India. Jain, S.K and Rao, R.R. (eds).Botanical Survey of India, Howrah.p.35.

ID: 62114
Title: Modifications in Lignin during Oxygen delignification and its impact on pulp fibers of Eucalyptus tereticornis.
Author: Anju Bhatnagar
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 763-768 (2016)
Subject: Modifications in Lignin during Oxygen delignification
Keywords: Delignification, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Methoxyl, Hydroxyl, Phenolic, Carbonyl, Carboxyl and IR spectroscopy, Tensile strength, Tear strength and Burst strength.
Abstract: The objective of the paper is to study the structure of lignin of Eucalyptus tereticornis kraft pulp during oxygen delignification for evaluation of pulp fibers and dissolution behaviour of lignin. Eucalyptus tereticornis kraft pulp of kappa number 44.91 and 26.46 were delignified by 8 kg/cm2 oxygen pressure, by varying reaction temperature (90-120?C) and charge of sodium hydroxide (0-5%).Oxygen bleachability was found to b correlated to the incoming kappa number and charge of sodium hydroxide employed. The residual lignin in the oxygen delignified kraft pulp of kappa number 21.32, 12.84, 13.03 and 12.18 samples was isolated and characterized by 3elemental composition, functional groups analysis an IR spectroscopy. Elemental composition and empirical formula of lignin derived from these values indicated that oxygen treated pulp lignin have lower amount of carbon an higher amount of hydrogen and oxygen as compared to kraft pulp lignin. Methoxyl, hydroxyl and phenolic contents were decrease on blaching.IR spectroscopic studies were also indicated the decrease in methoxyl content. Oxygen delignified pulps were enriched with ?-Carbonyl groups and carboxyl groups. The physical strength properties of oxygen delignified pulps were assessed in terms of tensile strength, tear strength and burst strength. The results are discussed in the paper at adequate length.
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Literature cited 1: Aulin Erdtman G., Bjorkman, Erdtman H. And Haggluna S.E. (1967).Lignin and lignans: Advances in chemistry, Svensk paperstidn, 50: 81-85. Bhandari K.S. and Bhatnagar A. (2001).optimization of oxygen treatment parameters for E. tereticornis kraft pulp. Indian Forester, 127 (3): 315-324.
Literature cited 2: Chiang H.M. an Ericsson G. (1967).Wood Chemistry, Tappi, 50: 572-575. Chiang V.L. and Funaoka M. (1990).Methods in lignin chemistry.Holzforshung, 44: 147-155.

ID: 62113
Title: Occurrence of Pinus merkusii and vegetational analysis of its forest from Aruncachal Pradesh, India
Author: H.B.Naithani
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 759-762 (2016)
Subject: Occurrence of Pinus merkusii and vegetational analysis of its forest from Aruncachal
Keywords: Pinus merkusii, Arunachal Pradesh, Vegetational analysis
Abstract: Pinus merkusii is the only pine that occurs naturally in south of the equator, distributed in Myanmar, Lao, Cambodia, Vietnam, South China. It has been reported from Anjow district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Its detail description, distribution, uses, photographs and vegetative analysis for its associated, density, frequency and abundance has been mentioned.
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Literature cited 1: Curtis J.T. (1959).The vegetation of Wisconsin: An Ordination of Plant Communities. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, pp 657. Curtis J.T. and Mcintosh R.P. (1950).The interrelation of certain analytic and synthetic phytosociological characters.Eecology, 31: 434-455.
Literature cited 2: Dallimore W. and Jackson A.B. (1966).A handlebook of Coniferae and Ginkgonaceae.4th edition. (Rev.S.G.Harisson).Edward Arnold Ltd.London.XIX+pp.729. Hooker J.D. (1888).Gymnosperms, Fl.Brit.India 5: 652-653, L.Reeve & Co., London.

ID: 62112
Title: Evaluation of Throughfall variation under Aegle marmelos, syzygium cumini and Tamarindus indica in central highlands eco-region of India.
Author: M.L. Sahu
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 754-758 (2016)
Subject: Evaluation of Throughfall variation under Aegle marmelos
Keywords: Throughfall, Aegle marmelos, Syzygium cumini, Tamarindus indica, Rainfall class.
Abstract: In-situ rainwater harvesting is foremost step to combat future storage of water. About 3000 millions trees outside the forest of the country can play pivotal role in in-situ rainwater harvesting. Rainfall is redistributed in the form of stemflow, throughfall and interception loss under vegetation. The throughfall can be recharged into ground water by increasing the opportunity time by inexpensive land configuration. The major objective of the study was the quantification of throughfall. The study was carried out under the fifteen year old plantation of A.marmelos, S.cumini and T.indica at JNKVV, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, during the year 2004 and 2005.The effect of species on throughfall was highly significant. Significantly lower throughfall was noted in T.indica (60.7 %) as a compare to S.cumini (74.1 %) and A.marmelos (79.1 %).The highest (92.1 %) and lowest (51.6 %) throughfall was recorded respectively in rain class III (5-10 mm) and II (2.5-5.0 mm) under A. marmelos. The highest (72.5%) and lowest (57.4%) throughfall was respectively in rainclass III (5-10 mm) and IV (10-20 mm) under S.cumini. Whereas under T.indica highest (60.2 %) and lowest (32.2 %) throughfall was observed respectively in rain class (below 2.5 mm) and II (2.5-5.0 mm).
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Literature cited 1: Buvaneswaran G., George M. and Mohan S. (2003).Distribution of rainfall under teak plantation. Indian Forester, 129 (5): 571-577. Clements J.R., (1972).Evaluating summer rainfall through a multi layered large tooth Aspen Community. Forestry Abstracts, 33 (2): 229.
Literature cited 2: Dabral B.G. and Subba Rao B.K. (1969).Interception studies in Sal (Shorea robusta) and Khair (Acacia catechu) plantations. New Forest. Pandit B.R., Chava S.R.K. and Rao V.V.S.V. (1991).Inter relationship of rainfall throughfall and stemflow in Teak forest.Ind.J.For. 14 (4):287-289.

ID: 62111
Title: Genetic Divergence in Pod and seed Traits of Pongamia pinnata (L)
Author: A.K.Singh and Afaq Majidwani
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 748-753 (2016)
Subject: Genetic Divergence in Pod and seed Traits of Pongamia pinnata (L)
Keywords: Seeds, Genetic divergence, Cluster analysis, Pongamia pinnata
Abstract: Pongamia pinnata is a medium-sized fast growing leguminous nitrogen fixing tree commonly known as Karanj. It is an excellent multipurpose tree with each and every part of the tree having specific use. Thirty Candidate Plus Trees (CPTs) of P.pinnata were selected from different locations in Uttar Pradesh for the study of genetic divergence in pod and seed characters. The eight Principal Component (PCs) explained large portion (97.12 %) of the total variation. The study revealed that the cluster analysis performed on the scores of the first eight PCs resulted into five clusters with cluster IV comprised highest number of ten candidate plus tree followed by cluster II,III,V and I having 7,7,5 and 1 CPTs, respectively. Seven PTs in cluster II (S2`, S3`, S13`,S22`, S23`,S26` and S27`). Had high mean values and combination of desirable traits and can be directly selected for further genetic improvement programme.
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Literature cited 1: Andrew I.A (1973).Variation in leaf morphology among provenance of Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehn.Rhodisia Agriculture Research, 11:159-169. Bhat G.S.and Chauhan P.S. (2003).Seed source variation in seed and seedling traits of Albizia lebbeck Benth.J.Tree Science, 21 (1-2): 52-57.
Literature cited 2: Chaturvedi O.P., and Pandey, N. (2004).Correlation and path analysis studies between biomass and other characters in Bobbax ceiba L.Silvae Genetica, 53 (5-6): 269-272. Divakara B.N. and Krishnamurthy R. (2009).Genetic variability, association and divergence studies in seed traits and oil content of Madhuca latifolia Macb.accessions.J.oilseeds Res., 26: 686-689.

ID: 62110
Title: Three new additions to the flora of united Andhra Pradesh
Author: L.Rasingam, J.Swamy, M.Sankara Rao and S.Nagaraju
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 745-747 (2016)
Subject: Three new additions to the flora of united Andhra Pradesh
Keywords: Flora, New additions, Tiger Reserve, Trichosanthes bracteata, Leucass lanata, Cyperus pulchellus
Abstract: Three species viz. Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam) Voigt (Cucurbitaceae), Leucas lanata Wall. ex Benth.var. Candida Haines (Lamiaceae), Cyperus pulchellus R.Br. (Cyperaceae) are reported here as additions to the flora of united Andhra Pradesh. Detailed descriptions and line drawings are provided for easy identification.
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Literature cited 1: Pullaiah T. (1997).Flora of Andhra Pradesh. Vol.III.Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur. Pullaih T. and Chennaiah E. (1997).Flora of Andhra Pradesh.Vol.I.Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur.
Literature cited 2: Pullaih T. and Moulali A. (1997).Flora of Andhra Pradesh.Vol.II.Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur. Sudhakar Reddy C., Reddy K.N. and Raju V.S. (2008).Supplement to Flora of Andhra Pradesh, India. Deep Publications, New Delhi.

ID: 62109
Title: Physico-chemical properties and microbial Biomass carbon
Author: Bhabesh Gogoi and T.C.Bhuyan
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 739-744 (2016)
Subject: Physico-chemical properties and microbial Biomass carbon
Keywords: Bamboos, Soil properties, SMBC, Comparative assessment
Abstract: Bamboo can regenerate very fast without replanting and is highly effective in restoring soil degradation. However, impacts of bamboos on soil properties differ at species level. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to quantify and to make a comparative assessment in the status of soil properties after 123 years of bamboo plantations. In the study, significant variations were observed in physico-chemical properties viz. bulk density, water holding capacity, pH, electrical conductivity and organic carbon of soil. Soil available N, P and K were increased over initial in case of all bamboo species under study. Result revealed that the soil microbial biomass carbon measurement ranged between 294 and 510 ?g/g, which represented 2.00 to 3.47% of total organic carbon in soil. The present paper describes in detail the physico-chemical and biological properties of soil as affected by 12 year plantations of 10 different bamboo species in an Inceptisol of Assam, India.
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Literature cited 1: Anderson T.H. and Domsch k.h. (1989).Ratios of microbial biomass carbon to total organic carbon in arable soils. Soil Biology Biochemistry, 21: 471-479. Arunachalam A. and Arunachalam K. (2002).Evaluation of bamboos in eco-restoration of ' jhum ' fallows in Arunachal Pradesh: ground vegetation, soil and microbial-biomass. Forest Ecology Management, 159:231-239.
Literature cited 2: Baruah T.C. and Borthakur H.P. (1997).A text book of soil analysis. Vikas publishing House Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi. Gogoi Bhabesh (2011).Rejuvenation of degraded land through bamboos: a biological approach. In: productivity Enhancement and Value Addition of Bamboos (S.Singh and R.Das, Eds.), Excel India Publishers, New Delhi, pp.68-74.

ID: 62108
Title: Soil carbon sequestration under Different Agroforestry land use systems
Author: Bilal Ali Khaki, Akhlaq Amin Wani, D.R. Bhardwaj and V.R.R.Singh
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 734-738 (2016)
Subject: Soil carbon sequestration under Different Agroforestry land use systems
Keywords: Soil organic carbon, Agroforestry, Horti-silvipastoral, Silvi-pastrol, Agri-silvicultural
Abstract: Trees are known to maintain soil organic matter and nutrient cycling through the addition o litter and root residues into the soil. There is a large potential of sequestering carbon in soil and vegetation by adopting suitable agro forestry systems. The present investigation was conducted during January-June 2007 at Poanta Valley of Himachal Pradesh, located at an elevation o 350 m amsl. Six agroforestry systems were selected viz. hortipastoral system (HP) (Mango+ natural grasses), silvi-pastorl system (SP) (Dalbergia sissoo +natural grasses), agri-silviculture system (AS) (Sal+wheat), hortisilvipastoral(HSP) (Mango+Poplar +natural grasses), Pure Forest (F) (Sal),naturalgrassland (NG) (Pure grasses).At 0-20 cm depth, soils under natural grassland was having higher bulk density (1.28g cm-3) among all the systems while lowest bulk density (1.16 g cm3) was observed under forest. In 20-40 cm depth, the results also showed significant variation at 5% level of significance. Soil organic carbon (SOC) at the soil depth 0-20 cm was highest under forest (3.64 %) while silvi-pastoral system showed that the lowest (1.30 %).In general, SOC pool in the 0-20 cm layer was quite higher than that of 20-40 cm layer. The total SOC pool for different Agroforestry system followed the decreasing order as PF (1373.7 Mg ha-1) >Mg ha-1) >HSP (719.6 Mg ha-1) >AS (697.3 Mg ha-1) >NG (696.5 Mg ha-1) >HP (646 Mg ha-1) >SP (599.10 Mg ha-1).
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