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ID: 62107
Title: Progeny trial of Acacia catechu
Author: Mohit Gera, Ankur Awadhiya and Neelu Gera
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 727-733 (2016)
Subject: Comparative vegetation analysis and regeneration status of unlogged and logged over Forests
Keywords: Acacia catechu, Candidate plus tree, Variability, Progeny trial.
Abstract: Twenty eight Candidate Plus Trees of Acacia cat3echu were selected from within different locations of Jammu region based on their superior phenotypic characteristics. This progeny, in the form of seeds were collected, and the seedlings were raised and planted in four replications in the year 1999 in Basanter Bela, Samba district of Jammu region. Following maintenance, these plants were analysed in the year 2011for survival and growth characteristics of height, girth at breast height and crown area. It was observed that the differences in progeny characteristics observed between the families were highly significant. The growth parameters of height, girth at breast height and crown area were correlated to a high degree, but the degree of correlation with the parents was observed to be not significant. The maximum values of mean height, mean girth at breast height and mean crown area were 121.11%, 136.41 % and 161.57 % of the minimum values, respectively, as observed among the families. Based on the field observations three families i.e., 2, 11 and 14, on account of the maximum values of mean height, mean girth at breast height and mean crown area are recommended for future plantation purposes and further tree improvement work.
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Literature cited 1: Breure C.J. (1982).Factors affecting yield and growth of oil palm tenera in West New Britain. Oleagineux, 37 (5): 213-227. Ds N. (2014).The effect of seed sources variation and presowing treatments on the seed germination of Acacia catechu and Eaeocarpus floribundus species in Bangladesh.Inter.J.Forestry Research, 2014.
Literature cited 2: Gera M. and Gera N. (2006).Genetic variability and character association in Acacia catechu Wild. Indian Forester, 132 (7): 785-794. Gera M. and Gera N. (2012).Seed trait variation in Acacia catechu Wild. Annals of Forestry, 20 (1): 74-84.

ID: 62106
Title: Comparative vegetation analysis and regeneration status of unlogged and logged over Forests of South Andaman Island.
Author: Rajesh and Joju P.Alappatt
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (8) 717-726 (2016)
Subject: Comparative vegetation analysis and regeneration status of unlogged and logged over Forests
Keywords: South America Island, Logged and unlogged forests, Vegetation analysis, Regeneration status.
Abstract: South Andaman Island, one of the main constituents of the ' Great Andaman ' group is characterized by dense tropical forests. The tropical forests of the island together with the surrounding small island which form the South Andaman Forest Division with an area of 1665 km2 was studied for its regeneration status, composition and species diversity of commercial tree species both in the logged (worked) and unlogged (unworked) areas. It was noticed that the tree layer in unlogged forest was dominated by Dipterocarpus spp. (Gurjan) (IVI-90.49), Knema andamanica (Jaiphal) (IVI-48.14) and Tetrameles nudiflora (Thitpok) (IVI-29.28) respectively in Evergreen, Semi evergreen and Deciduous forests. In logged forests, Knema andamanica (IVI-91.44), Dipterocarpus spp. (IVI-38.94) and Pajanelia longifolia (Jhingam) (IVI-30.73) dominated in Evergreen, Semi evergreen and deciduous forests respectively. For all the three types of forests, the co-efficient of similarity between logged and unlogged areas of each forest types was more than 50 %.The composition of these species need to be maintained to manage these fragile areas so that the biodiversity rich areas are intact in its natural form.
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Literature cited 1: Alwyn H.G. and Calaway D. (1987).Contribution non trees to species richness of a tropical forest, Biotropica, 19 (2): 149-156. Campbell D.G. (1994).Scale and patterns of community structure in Amazonian forests. In: Larger-scales Ecology and Conservation Biology (eds. Edwards, P.J., May, R.M and Webb N.R.), Blackwell, Oxford.
Literature cited 2: Cannon C.H., Peart D.R. and Leighton M. (1998).Tree species diversity in commercially logged Bornean rainforest, Science, 28: 1366-1368. Champion H.G. and Seth S.K. (1968).A revised survey of the forest type of India. Manager of Publications, Govt. of India, New Delhi.

ID: 62105
Title: Preliminary investigation on spider fauna (Arachnida: Araneae) of Nauradehi wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author: Sachin R. Patil, Rita Bhandari and Kailash Chandra
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 697-701 (2016)
Subject: Preliminary investigation on spider fauna (Arachnida: Araneae) of Nauradehi wildlife
Keywords: Araneae, Spider, Diversity, Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
Abstract: The present paper is based on preliminary investigation of the spider fauna of Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary spread in Sagar, Narsinghpur and Damoh districts of Madhya Pradesh, India. There is no report on the spider fauna from this sanctuary. Altogether 51 species of spiders belonging to 25 genera under 12 families from the sanctuary are studied and reported for the first time in the present paper.
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Literature cited 1: Champion H.G. and Set S.K. (1968).A revised survey of forest types of India, Manager of Publications, Government of India, New Delhi: 404pp. Dwivedi A.P. (2003).Protected Areas of Madhya Pradesh, Government Printing Press, Bhopal: 254pp.
Literature cited 2: Dippenaar-Schoeman A.S. and Jacque R.(2006).Spider Families of the World, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, 1-336. Gajbe U.A., (2008).Fauna of India and the adjacent countries: Spider (Aracnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae), Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 3: 1-117.

ID: 62104
Title: Diversity status of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi from Rhizospheric soils of Medicinal and aromatic plants in Himachal Pradesh.
Author: Sunita Chandel
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 690-696 (2016)
Subject: Phytodiversity analysis of boudh district (Odisha) of Eastern India
Keywords: AM fungi, Medicinal plants, Glomus, Acaulospora, Entrophospora, Scutellospora, Diversity.
Abstract: Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are known to improve plant growth, nutrition uptake and defense mechanisms in plants.AM fungi have been observed to be associated with many plants including medicinal plants and aromatic plants. In the present study an attempt was made to study the diversity status of the AM fungi associated with medicinal and aromatic plants, Himachal Pradesh, India. It was noticed that the AM fungal spores were invariably present in the rhizospheres of all plants screened except Cichorium intybus, Saussurea lappa, Gentiana kurroo, Spilanthus acemella and Withania somnifera.Maximum number of AM fungal spores was recorded from soil samples collected from Solan district followed by Sirmour, Kinnaur and Mandi districts. Among different soil samples analysed, Solanum laciniatum harbours maximum AM fungal spores followed by Alpinia calcarata, Roscoea alpinia in Solan. A total of four different genera of AM fungi viz., Acaulospora, Glomus, Entrophospora and Scutellospora were isolated and identified. Among them, the genus Glomus was found dominant with maximum frequency percentage occurrence (80 %) when compared to other genera.
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Literature cited 1: Allen M.W., Swerson J.I., Overejeta L.M., Warburton E. and Tresede K.K. (2003).Ecology of mycorrhizae: A conceptual framework for complex interactions among plants and fungi, phytopath., 41:271-300. Barera J.M. (1991). Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae as modifies of soil fertility, Adva. Soil Sci., 15: 1-14.
Literature cited 2: Benny G.L., Humber R.A., am Morton J.B. (2001).Zygomycetes, Mycota vii., int. J. Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiol.,7:113-146. Bharat N.K. and Bhardwaj L.N. (2002).Association of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi with apple in Himachal Pradesh, Pl. Dis. Res., 17: 326-328.

ID: 62103
Title: Phytodiversity analysis of boudh district (Odisha) of Eastern India
Author: C.R. Sahu
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 684-689 (2016)
Subject: Phytodiversity analysis of boudh district (Odisha) of Eastern India
Keywords: Phytodiversity, Boudh, Floristic, Odisha
Abstract: The present paper deals with analysis of phytodiversity in Boudh district of Odisha, Eastern India. The district lies between 20?22` to 20?50` N Latitude and 83?34` to 84?49` E longitude and has a forest area of 3, 098 km2.i.e. 40.51 %.A total of 575 species belonging to 129 families are recorded across the study sites, of which 223 are herbs, 152 are trees, 101 are shrubs and 99 are other life forms. Among these Fabaceae (48), Poaceae (31), Asteraceae (24), Euphorbiaceae (23), Rubiaceae and Malvaceae (16 each) are the most abundant families. The Dicots and Monocots were represented by 99 and 19 families respectively. The ratio of family to genus was 1:3.3, family to species was 1:4.3 and genus to species was 1:1.35.It is concluded that present study will promote forest conservation, management, plant diversity research and as a reference of plant species distribution and availability.
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Literature cited 1: Behera S.K., Panda A. and Mishra M.K. (2006).Medicinal plants used by Kandhas in Kandhamal district of Orissa. Indian J. Tradi. knowledge, 5 (4): 519-528. Behera M.C. and Nayak S.K. (2012).Phytotherpeutic claims of Kandha and kolha Tribes of District Boudh.Indian Forester, 138 (4): 313-318.
Literature cited 2: Bentham G. and Hooker J.D. (1862-1883).Genera plantarum, 3 Vols., Reeve and Co., London Champion H.G. and Seth S.K. (1996).Conservation and utilization of medicinal plants in high hills of the central Himalayas.Environ.Conserv, 23:75-80.

ID: 62102
Title: Occurrence of Juglans sigilaata and Caryota obtuse in Nagaland: New distributional records and economic notes.
Author: K. Pradheep and Soyimchiten
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 680-683 (2016)
Subject: Occurrence of Juglans sigilaata and Caryota obtuse in Nagaland
Keywords: New distribution, Nagaland, Juglans sigillata, Caryota obtuse
Abstract: During survey and field collection of crop genetic resources in parts of Nagaland, authors came across the natural distribution of two wild species viz. Juglans sigillata Dode and Caryota obtuse Griff. These species are being utilized by the natives for many economic uses. Juglans regia L., mentioned in the floristic records of the state as being wild, infact refers to the closely related species, J. sigillata. Their description, phenology, habitat and other fields notes, and usefulness have been highlighted here.
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Literature cited 1: Aradhya M.K., Potter D., Gao F. and Simon C.J. (2007).Molecular phylogeny of Juglans (Juglandaceae): a biogeographic perspective. Tree Genetics & Genomes, 3 (4): 363-378. Behera M.D., Kushwaha S.P.S. and Roy P.S. (2002).High plant endemism in an Indian hotspot-eastern Himalaya. Biodiversity and Conservation, 11: 669-682.
Literature cited 2: Dominic R. Ramanujam S.N. (2012).Traditional knowledge and ethnobotanical uses of piscicidal plants of Nagaland, North east India. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources, 3 (4): 582-588. Grimshaw J. (2003).Notes on the temperate species of Juglans [online].International Dendrology Society, Kington, UK.[http://www.dendrology.org/site/en/tree-info/-127-i-juglans-i-notes-on-the-temperate-species-of-john-m-gromshaw-2003/accessed on 3 September 2014].

ID: 62101
Title: Effect of different pressure treatment methods on dimensional stabilization of chemically modified Pinus radiata wood.
Author: Sanjeet Kumar HOM, Pawan Kumar Poonia, Ajmal Samani and Sadhna Tripathi
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 675-679 (2016)
Subject: Effect of different pressure treatment methods on dimensional stabilization
Keywords: Chemical modification, Acetic anhydride, Pressure treatment, Weight per cent gain, Volumetric swelling coefficient, Anti-swelling efficiency.
Abstract: Wood is dimensionally unstable and hygroscopic in nature due to presence of large number of hydroxyl groups in the polymeric constituents. Chemical modification is one way of improving this property and acetylation provides dimensional stability of wood, due to cell wall bulking. In the present study Pinus radiata wood samples were modified with pyridine catalyzed acetic anhydride by combination of pressure and heat treatment for different time periods. Weight Percentage Gain, Volumetric Swelling Coefficient and Anti-Swelling Efficiency were determined. Samples were immersed in water for a time period of 1hr to 120hrs to calculate Volumetric Swelling Coefficient and Anti-Swelling Efficiency for estimating dimensional stability. Schedule of applying pressure of 20lbs per inch2 at 120?C for 1 hr showed maximum dimensional stability.
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Literature cited 1: Ajdinaj D., Lato E., Quku D. and Cota H. (2013).Modification of some Albanian wood properties through chemical treatment.Int.J.Physical Sciences, 8 (9): 356-361. Donath S., Militz H. and Mai C. (2004).Wood modification with alcoxysilanes.Wood Science Technology, 38: 555-566.
Literature cited 2: Hansmann C., Weichsberger G., and Gindl W. (2005).A two-step modification treatment of solid wood by bulk modification and surface treatment.Wood Science Technology, 39: 502-511. Hill C.A.S (2006).Wood modification: chemical, thermal and other processes. John Wiley and sons ltd.

ID: 62100
Title: Evaluation of Sapindus mukorossi population in Himachal Pradesh
Author: Vinod Kairon, H.P.Sankhyan and N.B.Singh
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 670-674 (2016)
Subject: Evaluation of Sapindus mukorossi population in Himachal Pradesh
Keywords: Sapindus mukorossi, Populations, Oil content, Oil quality traits and D.B.H. class
Abstract: Twenty four populations of Sapindus mukorossi Gaertn. Scattered over a wide range up to 1500 m elevation in Himachal Pradesh were evaluated to observe variation in seed oil contents and seed oil quality traits. Significant variation among different populations were observed for per cent seed oil content and seed oil content and non significant for oil quality traits. Maximum oil content was recorded in Garsa (18.92 %) population. D.B.H classes did not show distinct variation for seed oil content and oil quality traits. Study concluded that on an average, the populations of Garsa (Kullu Forest Division) of Himachal Pradesh was found to be best over all other populations for both traits. This investigation will be useful for further improvement of the species for improved genetic grain.
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Literature cited 1: AoAC. (1995).Official Method of Analysis of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists, 16th Ed. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Washington, D.C., USA. Bahar Nawa and Singh V.R.R. (2007).Seed source selection of Sapindus mukorossi in HP. Indian Forester, 133 (6): 731-736.
Literature cited 2: Farooq Anwar, Hussain A.I., Muhammad A., Jamall A. and iqbal S. (2006).Effect of salinity on yield and quality of Moringa oleifera seed oil, Grasasy Aceites Sevilla, 57 (4): 394-401. Ginwal H.S., Rawat P.S., and Srivastava R.L. (2004).Seed source variation in growth performance and oil yield of Jatropha curcas L. in Central India. Silvae Genetica, 53(4): 186-192.

ID: 62099
Title: Effect of organic manures on seed germination and seedling growth of Khirni
Author: Malay Samir, Ratna Rai and Birendra Prasad
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 666-669 (2016)
Subject: Effect of organic manures on seed germination and seedling growth of Khirni
Keywords: Manilkara hexandra, Germination, Organic manures, Growing media, Seedling vigour.
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to study the effect of organic manures on germination and growth behaviour of khirni seedlings. The experiment comprised of eight media formulated by mixing soil, sand, FYM, vermicompost, poultry manure, cocopeat and spent mushroom compost in different combinations. The study indicated that seed germination and seedling growth parameters of khirni seeds were greatly influenced by growing media. The results revealed that the combination of Soil+ Sand +FYM proved superior in terms of seed germination, seedling length, number of leaves, root length, root dry weight, seedling dry weight, seedling vigour index-I and II whereas greater shoot length, stem diameter and dry weight of shoots were recorded in the media containing Soil+ Sand+ Vermicompost.
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Literature cited 1: Abdul-baki A. and Anderson J.D. (1973).Vigour determination in soybean seed by multiple criteria. Crop Science, 13: 630-633. Abirami K., Rema J., Mathew P.A., Srinivasan V. and Hamza S. (2010).Response of nutmeg seeds to different nursery media. Indian J. Horticulture, 67 (4):584-586.
Literature cited 2: Agbo C.U. and Omaliko C.M. (2006).Initiation and growth of shoots of Gongronema latifolia Benth stem cuttings in different rooting media.AfricanJ.Biotechnology, 5: 425-428. Edwards C.A. Dominguez J. and Arancon N.Q. (2004).The influence of vermicompost on plant growth and pest incidence. In: Soil zoology for sustainable development in the 21st century (S.H. Shakir and W.Z.A. Mikhail, Eds), Cairo, pp. 397-420.

ID: 62098
Title: Effect of Forest composition on regeneration of Chir Pine
Author: Abhay Mahajan
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 659-665 (2016)
Subject: Effect of Forest composition on regeneration of Chir Pine
Keywords: Regeneration, Chir pine, Forest composition
Abstract: The present investigation was carried out in Forest Division of Himachal Pradesh (H.P) from nearly 1100 m to 1400 m amsl. Study was conducted in three periodic blocks (PB-I, IN andIV) under pure and mixed crop. The maximum number of recruits of Pinus roxburghii Sarg. (Chir pine) was found in PB-I followed by PB-IN of pure Chir pine crop. While the unestablished regeneration of Pinus roxburghii was absent in PB-IV of mixed Chir pine crop. The maximum regeneration success was in PB-I and maximum established stocking per cent was in PB-IV of the Chir pine species was found in pure crop. Regeneration success of Chir pine followed the sequence PB-IV>PBI>PB-IN. The results of the present study suggest that there is no well defined and clear effect of the neighbouring vegetation on Chir pine regeneration
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Literature cited 1: Adhikari B.S. (1996).Regeneration status of high altitude forests in parts of Kumaun Himalaya, Annals of Forestry, 4 (1): 41-46. Anita K. (2001).Effect of forest fire on species diversity of Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sargent) forests in mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. M.Sc. Thesis, Dr. Y.S. Parmar UHF, Nauni, Solan-India: 118pp.
Literature cited 2: Anon (2002).Revised working plan for the forests of Solan Forest Division 2002-03 to 2016-17, HP Government Forest Department, Vol I and II. Anon (2005).State forest report, Government of India, Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment Forest Department, Vol I and II.

ID: 62097
Title: Identification of stable genotypes in Rauvolfia serpentine (L.) Benth. Ex Kurtz.
Author: Gufran Usmani, Syed Naseer Shah, Pravin H.Chawhaan, Yogeshwar Mishra and Asim Kumar Mandal
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 654-658 (2016)
Subject: Identification of stable genotypes in Rauvolfia serpentine
Keywords: Rauvolfia serpintana L., Reserpine, Stability
Abstract: Genotype x environment interaction was studied using 25 populations of Rauvolfia serpentina collected from 11states of India. Significant Gx E interaction revealed that genotypes responded differently to different environments. Genotype A14 was found to be most stable over environment, on the other hand genotype A17 was responsive to favourable environment. The study indicated power of stability analysis in identifying stable genotypes.
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Literature cited 1: Rajendra K.D.and Souza L. (1999).In vitro propagation of ayurvedic plants, In: Role of Biotechnology in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Khan, I.A. and Khanum, A. (eds).Ukaaz Pub., Hyderabad, pp.207-215. Jain S.P., Singh J. and Singh S.C. (2003).Rare and endangered medicinal and aromatic plants of Madhya Pradesh. J. Economic Taxon. Botany, 27:925-932.
Literature cited 2: Dhruv K.S., Srivastava B. and Sahu A. (2004).Spectrophotometric determination of Rauvolfia alkaloids: Estimation of reserpine in pharmaceuticals. Analytical Sciences., 20:571-573.

ID: 62096
Title: Dillenia pentagyna Roxb (Dilleniaceae) in central India: A plea for its conservation
Author: R.L.S.Sikarwar, P.C.Dubey and Arun Prasad Tiwari
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 649-653 (2016)
Subject: Dillenia pentagyna Roxb (Dilleniaceae) in central India
Keywords: Dillenia pentagyna, Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Conservation
Abstract: Dillenia pentagyna roxb. (Dilleniaceae) is a moderate deciduous tree usually found in dry deciduous forests of Central India. It is critically endangered species in Central India with very scant distribution. A detailed threat assessment cum ethnobotanical study was carried out by the authors during the year 2005-2009.The present paper provides data on its distribution, threat status and causes of depletion, ethnobotanical uses and conservation measures of the species.
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Literature cited 1: Agarkar D.S., (1969).Enumeration of the plants of lower Chambal Valley Ravines, Madhya Pradesh. Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India. Arora C.M. (1968).The botany of Bailadilla, Bastar state, M.P.Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India, 1:61-66.
Literature cited 2: Balapure K.M., (1966).A botanical tour to the marble rocks, Jabalpur (M.P).Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India, 8:189-196. Dubey P.C., Sikarwar R.L.S., and Tiwari A.P. (2007.Biodiversity Concept and its threat assessment I n Vindhya Region. Forest Department, Research and Extension Circle, Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.

ID: 62095
Title: Biomass and carbon storage in trees grown under different Agroforestry systems in SEMI arid region of Central India.
Author: Ram Newaj, S.B.Chavan, Badre Alam and S.K.Dhyani
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 642-648 (2016)
Subject: Effect of Different growth promoting microbes as Bio-inoculants
Keywords: Agroforestry, Allometric equation, Biomass productivity, Carbon sequestration, Root: Shoot ratio
Abstract: The biomass and carbon storage was assessed in a well established agroforestry experiment on Albizia procera and Dalbergia sissoo under irrigated condition and Emblica officinalis and Hardwickia binata under rainfed conditions during 2011.A. Procera accumulated maximum biomass (120.42 t ha-1 at 11 year age) followed by D.sissoo accumulated 84.75 t biomass ha-1 at age of 17-year under irrigated conditions. Similarly, biomass accumulation in E. officinalis was 14.99 t ha-1 at age of 15-year and H. binata accumulated 101.34 t biomass ha-1 at age of 20-year.A.procera being a fast growing tree had have higher biomass productivity (10.95 t ha-1 at age of 20-year.A.procera being a fast growing tree had have higher biomass productivity(10.95 t ha-1yr-1) followed by D.sissoo (4.99 t ha-1yr-1) and H.binata (5.10 t ha-1yr-1).E.officinalis is being a fruit bearing plant having minimum biomass productivity (1.03t ha-1yr-1) among all the species. The carbon storage in A.procera was maximum (57.03 t C ha-1) followed by D.sissoo (36.62 t C ha-1) under irrigated conditions. Carbon storage in E.officinalis at 15-year age was 7.12 t C ha-1 and in H.binata, it was 46.13 t C ha-1 at 20-year age under rainfed condition.
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Literature cited 1: Ajit Das D.K., Chaturvedi O.P., Jabeen N. and Dhyani S.K.(2011).Predictive models for dry weight estimation of above and below ground components of populous deltoides in India: Development and comparative diagnosis. Biomass and Bioenergy, 35 (3): 1145-1152. Ajit, Dhyani S.K., Ram Newaj ,Handa A.K., Prasad R., Alam B., Rizhvi R.H., Uma and Amit Jain. (2013).Modeling analysis of potential carbon sequestration under existing agroforestry systems in three districts of Indo-gangetic plains in India. Agrofreestry Systems, 87 (5): 1129-1146.
Literature cited 2: Albrecht A. and Kandji S.T. (2003).Carbon sequestration in tropical agroforestry systems. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment, 99: 15-27. Arora G., Chaturvedi S., Kaushal R., Nain A., Tewari S.L., Alam N.M. and Chaturvedi O.P. (2014).Growth, biomass, carbon stocks, and sequestration in an age series of Populus deltoides plantations in Tarai region of central Himalaya. Turkish Journal of Agriculture Forestry, 38: 1-11.

ID: 62094
Title: Effect of Different growth promoting microbes as Bio-inoculants on the growth improvement of Ailanthus excelsa Seedlings in Nursery.
Author: S.S.Sreedhar and V.Mohan
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 631-641 (2016)
Subject: Effect of Different growth promoting microbes as Bio-inoculants
Keywords: AM fungi, Azospirillum, Azotobacter, Phosphobacterium, Ailanthus excels.
Abstract: In the present study, an attempt was made to determine the effect of commercially available beneficial microbes as bio-inoculants on growth enhancement of economically important fast growing indigenous tree species, Ailanthus excels in nursery. It was observed that dual application of bio-inoculants was found to be better than a single inoculations indicating the synergistic effect. Further, dual combinations involving both Nitrogen fixer and Phosphorus solubilizer/mobilizer were found to be highly effective.
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Literature cited 1: Awswarya R. (2008).Selection of suitable bio-fertilizers and bio-manures forth growth improvement of Tectona grandis. Ph.D. Thesis, Forest Research Institute University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.222 pp. Balasubramanian A. and Srinivasan A. (1995).Response of certain tree species to vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizae inoculation. In: Mycorrhizae: Bio-fertilizers for the future, Adholeya, A. and Singh, S., (eds).Proc.Third Natl.Conf.on Mycorrhizae, 13-15 March, 1995, TERI, New Delhi, India, 550 pp.
Literature cited 2: Barua A., Gupta S.D., Mridha M.A.U.and Bhuyan M.K. (2010) .Effect of arbuscular mycorrrhial fungi on growth of Gmelina arborea in arsenic-contaminated soil.J.Forestry Research, 21 (4): 423-432. Brahmaprakash G.P. and Sahu P.K. (2012).Biofertilizers for Sustainability.J.Ind.Inst.Sci., 92 (1): 37-62.

ID: 62093
Title: Can our laws save species like Eria Meghasaniensis?
Author: Shashi Paul
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (7) 625-630 (2016)
Subject: Can our laws save species like Eria Meghasaniensis?
Keywords: Eria meghasaniensis, Threatened species, Biological Diversity Act, 2002.
Abstract: Eria meghasaniensis is one of the endemic Orchids of Odisha with a single population of nearly 150 plants found in Simplipal area of Odisha. It needs immediate measures to ensure its recovery and survival. On examination of various provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and the Odisha Forest Act, 2002, takes care of such species. However, the mechanism in place to implement this section to its full scope needs strengthening. For this purpose the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of USA and Species at Risk Act (SARA) of Canada were examined and it is found that they have good provisions to focus on rehabilitation of species at risk and to save them from extinction. It is highly required to develop a robust mechanism to implement the provisions of section 38 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, by using acts like ESA and SARA as guiding features. By developing an open and transparent process, based on scientific data available, with an actionable and time bound recovery plan and with the involvement of all stakeholders, it may be possible to save species like Eria meghasaniensis from extinction.
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