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ID: 62077
Title: Assemblages of Macrobenthic insect larvae of the Sankosh river basin in the areas bordering India and Bhutan
Author: Anish V.Pachu, C.Kunhikannan, V.Mohan, Sudhir Kumar and N.Rama Rao
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 498-501 (2016)
Subject: Assemblages of Macrobenthic insect larvae of the Sankosh River
Keywords: Sankosh River, Benthid, Macro-invertebrates, Insects, Biomonitoring
Abstract: A preliminary investigation on macrobenthic insect larvae of the Sankosh River and its permanent headwater streams carried out during the period from 2009 to 2010 has revealed significant results on the assemblages of various ecologically sensitive taxa. Beatidae, Simuliidae, Hydropsychidae, Chironomidae and Heptageniidae were the dominant taxa among the total of 37 insect families and Ephemeroptera, Diptera and Trichoptera were the dominant taxa among the total of 9 insect orders. Order Trichoptera was the richly represented taxa with 9 insect families followed by Diptera with 6 families and Hemiptera and Odonata with 5 families each. The abundance (%) of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) taxa which account for 60.70 % than that of all the other taxa was highly significant. A fairly good Biological Monitoring Working Party (BMWP) Score with an average of 50.31 out of the total 1308 was obtained for the 26 sampling stations, indicating relatively good water quality of the river system. The study, therefore, revealed the importance of aquatic macrobenthic insect diversity and its monitoring for better management of the river ecosystem.
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Literature cited 1: Allen D.J., Molur S. and Daniel B.A. (2010).The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayas. Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, and Coimbatore, India: Zoo Outreach Organisation, pp.1-88 Anon. (2012).Preliminary report on freshwater biodiversity in Wangchuck Centennial Park, Bumthang.Published by Wangchuck Centennial Park, Bumthang, Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta and WWF Bhutan, Thimpu.
Literature cited 2: Armitage P.D., Moss D., Wright J.F., and Furse M.T. (1983).The performance of a new biological water quality system based on macroinvertebrates over a wide range of unpolluted running water sites, water Research, 17 (3): 333-347. Atwood T. and Richardson J.S. (2012).Trophic interactions between insects and stream-associated amphibians in steep, cobble-bottom streams of the Pacific Coast of North America. Insects, 3:432-441.

ID: 62076
Title: Current status of poplar based Agroforestry for economic development: a case study of Haridwar and Yamunanagar districts
Author: Rambir Singh, Charan Singh, Ajay Gulati and Sandeep Kujur
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 487-492 (2016)
Subject: Current status of poplar based Agroforestry for economic development
Keywords: Agroforestry, Block and Boundary plantation; Economic analysis
Abstract: The study is the outcome of current status and economic evaluation of Poplar based agroforetry followed by farmers in Haridwar and Yamunanagar. Tree species like Populus delotides, Eucalyptus spp., Mangifera indica and Delbergia sisoo, were dominant species of commercial agroforestry. The patterns of planting were block (53.74 %) and (88.47%) followed by boundary plantation (46.26%) and (11.53%) in Haridwar and Yamunanagar districts respectively. Composition of different species was poplar (77.12% and 90.64%) followed by eucalyptus (18.26% and 7.92%), mango (3.36% and 0.72%) and other (1.26 and 0.72%) in Haridwar and Yamunanagar districts. The net return from block system (Rs 1, 96, 950) ha-1 annum-1 in block system (Rs 1, 02, 249) ha-1annum-1 in agri-silviculture system. The net return from tree produce (Rs.1, 48, 067) ha-1annum-1 in block system was higher than the bund system of (Rs.48, 833) ha-1 annum-1respectively.In commercial region, B: C ratio was found higher for poplar based agricilviculture block planting (3.85) than Poplar based agri-silviculture bund system (2.22).Comparatively as per net returns and B: C ratio the block systems were found mere economic to bund systems. Therefore, commercial agroforestry seems better promising as compared to traditional agroforestry and also relevant to the farmer ' s livelihood.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Dhiman R.C. (2009).Carbon footprint of planted poplar in India. ENVIS Forestry Bulletin, 9 (2): 70-81 Dwivedi R.P., Kareemulla K., Singh R., Rizvi R.H. and Chauhan J. (2007).Socio-economic analysis of agroforestry in Western Uttar Pradesh. Indian Res.J.Ext.Edu., 7 (2 &3): 18-22.
Literature cited 2: Kareemulla K., Rizvi R.H., Kumar K., Dwivedi R.P. and Singh R. (2005).Poplar Agroforestry Systems in Western Uttar Pradesh: A Socio-economic analysis. Forests, Trees and Livelihoods, 15(4): 375-382. Kaushik N., Kaushik R.A., Kumar S., Sharma K.D., and Dhankar O.P. (2011a).Comparative performance of some agri-silvi-horticulture systems with drip irrigation under arid regions. Indian J.Horticulture, 68 (1): 12-17.

ID: 62075
Title: Growth and yield attributes of wheat and paddy intercroped under Dalbergia sissoo RoxB. Based Agri-silvicultural system on partially improved salt affected soil in Faizabad district.
Author: O.P.Rao, Chhavi Sirohi and S.K.Verma
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 481-486 (2016)
Subject: Growth and yield attributes of wheat and paddy intercropped under Dalbergia sissoo RoxB
Keywords: Growth yield, Agri-silvicultural, Different distances, Variety, Dalbergia sissoo
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the growth and yield of wheat and paddy under four year old Dalbergia sissoo based agri-silviculture system on sodic soil in eastern Uttar Pradesh. The experiment was laid out with treatment consisting of three varieties of wheat (NW-1067, NW-1014 and HD-2643) and paddy (Sarjoo-52, Narendra Usar-2 and Narendra Usar-3) grown in factorial Randomized Block Design. The study reveals that plant height (89.33 cm and 98.00 cm) and straw yield (1.15 t ha-1) varieties of wheat HD-2643 and paddy Narendra Usar-2 were found better respectively, when the crop were grown at 1.0 m away from D.sissoo tree base in alley cropping. However, maximum number of per ear/panicle and 1000 grain test weight (grain yield 2.32 t ha-1 and 2.33 t ha-1) varieties of wheat NW-1067 and paddy Narendra Usar-2 were recorded respectively, when crop were grown in open area. Amongst different varieties viz.NW-1067 (wheat) and Narendra Usar-2 (paddy) were found better for cultivation under D.sissoo based agri-silviculture system. Wheat variety-NW 1067 and paddy variety Narendra Usar-2 were found better for cultivation under D.sissoo based agri-silviculture system in salt affected soil.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (2000).Wastelands Atlas of India. Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources, Govt. of India, New Delhi.81 pp. Anon. (2013).Vision 2050.National Research Centre for Agroforestry (NRCAF), Jhansi (UP.)p.30
Literature cited 2: Dhanda R.S. (1999).Performance of farm forestry plantation in Punjab poplar case studies. Pages 48-60, In: Proceedings of National Symposium on Role of Agribusiness Enterprises in Agroforestry and Wasteland Development.Association of Agri-Plantation Corporation of India, New Delhi. Dhillon M.S., Singh S., Atwal A.S., and Dhillon G.S. (1984).Developing agri-silvicultural practices. Effect of Dalbergia sissoo and Acacia nilotica on the yield of adjoining crops. Indian J.Ecol., 11 (2): 236-249.

ID: 62074
Title: Status of Mangrove wetlands of Nellore and Prakasam Districts, Andhra Pradesh, India
Author: N.S.R. Krishna Rao
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 471-480 (2016)
Subject: Status of Mangrove wetlands of Nellore and Prakasam Districts
Keywords: Mangrove wetlands, Biodiversity, True mangroves, Mangrove associates
Abstract: A comprehensive survey along the 295 Km. coastline of Nellore and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh was conducted to assess the present status of mangrove wetlands and their diversity. Total extent of mangrove cover in these two districts in 2541 ha occurring in 30 different locations of which 23 are in Nellore district and seven are in Prakasam district. Twelve true mangroves from six families and nineteen mangrove associates from eleven families were recorded in the present study. Avicennia marina, Rhizophora mucronata, Exoecaria agallocha and Aegiceras corniculatum are the dominant mangroves in the major wetlands of the two districts. Kandelia candel is a new record for the state while Sonneratia apetala is confined to Ponnapudi wetland in the Iskapalli lagoon of Nellore district. The mangrove wetland is under threat lie other parts of the world.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Anon (2005).Millenium Ecosystem Assessment. Ecosystem and Human Well-being. Biodiversity Synthesis. World Resources Institute. Washington DC. Allongi D.M. (2002).Present state and future of world mangroves, Environmental Conservation, 29 (3): 331-349.
Literature cited 2: Banerjee L., Sastry A.R.K. and Nayar M.P. (1989).Mangroves associates and salt Marshes of Godavari and Krishna Delta, Andhra Pradesh-India.BSI ENVIS, Calcutta.pp128. Clark J.R. (1996).Coastal Zone Management Handbook; Lewis Publication, CRC Press LLC, Florida 694 pp.

ID: 62073
Title: Recent Advances in understanding the role of growth regulators in plant growth and development in vitro-1.conventional growth regulators.
Author: Suresh Kumar, Rohtas Singh, Sanjay Kalia, S.K. Sharma and Rajwant K. Kalia
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 459-470 (2016)
Subject: Recent Advances in understanding the role of growth regulators in plant growth
Keywords: Abscisic acid, Auxin, Cytokinin, Ethylene, Gibberellins, Plant growth regulators
Abstract: Growth regulators, a diverse array of organic compounds, are critical components in determining developmental pathways in plants. They interact at the cellular level to produce physiological and morphological effects. Our understanding about transport, metabolism and mode of action of growth regulators in plants has considerably increased in the recent years. Discovery of the chemicals that interfere with synthesis, transport and action of endogenous growth regulators have further improved our knowledge regarding the role of plant growth regulators (PGRs) in plant ' s growth and development. A number of PGREs are being used in plant cell, tissue and organ cultures for decades, while many of them have recently been discovered and tested for their effects in vitro. In this review, we attempted to summarize the remarkable progress that has been made over the past decades towards understanding PGRs. The progress is further improving our knowledge of the molecular mechanisms of their action, and beginning to explain how PGRs not only have direct influence on cellular growth, but also control various aspects of plant ' s growth in vivo as well as in vitro.
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Literature cited 1: Abeles F.B., Morgan O.W. and Sahveit M.E. (1992).Ethylene in plant biology, 2nd ed. Academic Press, San Diego Adams D.O. and Yang S.F. (1979).Ethylene biosynthesis: identification of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid as an intermediate in the conversion of methionine to ethylene. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 76: 170-174.
Literature cited 2: Ammirato P.V. (1988).Role of ABA in regulation of somatic embryogenesis. Hort Sci., 23: 520. Arnold S.V., Sabala I., Bozhkov P., Dyachok J. and Filonova L. (2002).Developmental pathways of somatic embryogenesis. Plant Cell Tiss Org Cult., 69: 233-249.

ID: 62072
Title: Evaluation of clonal Divergence in Dalbergia sisoo RoxB. for developing production populations
Author: Shivani Dobhal, Ashok Kumar and S.Ravichandran
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 451-458 (2016)
Subject: Tree Insurance-An innovative intervention in industrial Agroforestry
Keywords: Genetic parameters, Divergence, Clustering, Quantitative traits, Heterosis.
Abstract: Forty eight clones of Dalbergia sisoo Roxb. were subjected to genetic divergence studies using Mahalanobis D2 statistics. The clones were field planted in two geographical locations at Hissar, Haryana (N 29?30 ' 17.7? E 75?33 ' 14?) and Hoshiarpur, Punjab (N31?33 ' 31.7? E 75? 49 ' 0.5?) to analyze different genetic parameters and divergence. At the age of eighteen months, height ranged from 41.17 cm (Clone 94) to 112.52 cm (Clone 5003) and collar diameter ranged from0.59 cm (Clone 31) to 2.02 cm(Clone 5006).Mean value based on both primary quantitative traits expressed superiority of thirteen clones over the locations. Using Tocher ' s method 48 genotypes were grouped into nine clusters, whereas Cluster III and VI consists maximum eight clones each. Cluster VIII was reported to be a solo cluster. The maximum D value (1.62) was observed between clone 1003 (Uttarakhand) and Clone 5007 (Uttarkahand).It was therefore obvious that these divergent clones could be planted in seed orchards so that high degree of heterosis could be exhibited. Additionally such clones could possibly play an important role in production of new recombinants with maximum acquisition of traits of economic importance.
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Literature cited 1: Bhattacharya M., Singh A. And Ramrakhyani C. (2014).Dalbergia sisoo: variability in Morphology. J. Medicinal Plants Studies, 2 (3): 8-13. Burton G.W. (1952).Quantitative inheritance in grasses. Pro 6th International Grass Id. Congress, 7: 277-283.
Literature cited 2: Burton G.W. and Devane E.H. (1953).Estimating heritability in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) from replicated clonal material.AgronomyJ., 45:478-481. Cotterill P.P. and Dean C.A. (1990).Successful tree breeding with index selection. Pp 79, CSIRO, Melbourne.

ID: 62071
Title: Tree Insurance-An innovative intervention in industrial Agroforestry
Author: K.T. Partibhan
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 445-450 (2016)
Subject: Tree Insurance-An innovative intervention in industrial Agroforestry
Keywords: Tree insurance, Farm grown trees, Perils, Premium
Abstract: The Forest College and Research Institute of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has implemented a project on ?A Value Chain on Industrial Agroforestry in Tamil Nadu? funded by ICAR, NAIP through a consortium mode involving research organizations ,wood based industries, tree growing farmers an financial institutions. Through this consortium approach high yielding short rotation varieties in Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Melia, Sababul, Gmelina, Ailanthus and Dalbergia sissoo have been promoted and this has witnessed increased wood production (150 ton/ha) and reduction in rotation (3-5 years).These activities have attracted several farmers towards tree husbandry and over 45000 ha.have been planted during the last 6 years in association with all stake holders. This successful industrial agroforestry plantations have experienced problem through cyclone and damages due to wild animals which necessitated development of comprehensive tree insurance programme to benefit the farmers. Hence the research group lead by the current author has conceived a comprehensive insurance plan in association with United India insurance. This tree insurance model can be extended to the rest of the Country through participation of all stake holders which will ensure protection of farm grown trees against all through abiotic and biotic damages and also protect the farmer ' s economic benefits. This tree insurance model may be an effective tool for legal security of agroforestry species for ravening farmers in India.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (1988).National Forest Policy (1988), MoEF, New Delhi Dinamalar (2011).Thane cyclone effect flashed on 30.12.2011
Literature cited 2: FAO (2009).Indian Forestry Outlook study. Working Paper No.APFSOSii/WP/2009/06. Parthiban K.T., Vennila S., Kumar P., Saravanan V. and Subbulakshmi V. (2014).Industrial Agroforestry-A value Chain approach in Tamil Nadu.In:Industrial Agroforetry-Perspectives an Prospectives (Eds.K.T.,Parthiban, R.Umarani ,S.Umesh Kanna ,I.Sekar, P.Rajendran and P.Durairasu), Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur.Pp: 7-32.

ID: 62070
Title: Economic losses due to forest fire as a climate change incidences in Sidhababa community forest of Bara District, Nepal.
Author: Shiv Kumar Manjan and Yusuf Ansari
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 437-444 (2016)
Subject: Forest Cover Change Detection in Andaman and Nicobar Islands using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques.
Keywords: Climate change, Forest fire, Carbon emission, Sequestration of CO2, Economic valuation.
Abstract: Climate change is major concern of the world due to global warming. It plays vital role to increase forest fire incidences and causes huge economic losses and human death. Fire-induces loss of soil cover negatively affects hydrological regimes and soil properties. Therefore the research was conducted on his topic. The field work approaches included forest inventory and contingent valuation. Similarly laboratory test, secondary data and formulae assumed to conclude the result of carbon emission and loss in sequestration and their economic values. The economic loss due to burning of timber, leaf litter, fuel wood of the forest and emission of CO2 due the burning of leaf litter, timber and fuel wood was estimated as IRs96686.04 per hector per annum in the community forest. Sequestration losses were not found in the forest because there was no damage caused in standing trees during the surface forest fire. The most devastating crown forest fire was not recorded in the forest. But small shoots of the regeneration and NTFPs was found to be damaged. On return of favorable condition most of the regenerations and NTFPs again come up but very small and intolerable seedlings was seen as completely damaged due to forest fire.
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Literature cited 1: Acharya K.P. and Sharma S.P. (2009).Present Status, Legal Provisions and Practical Problems on Wild land Fire Management in Nepal, Paper presented in a national workshop on Development of a National Strategy for Wild land Fire Management in Nepal 22 June Kathmandu. Bahuguna V.K. and Singh S. (2002).Fire situation in India.Int.Forest Fire News No.26
Literature cited 2: Banerjee A. and Chowdhury M. (2013).Forest degradation and livelihood of local communities in India: A human rights approach. J. Horticulture and Forestry, 5 (8): 122-129, September, 2013 DOI 10.5897/JHF2013.0305. BISEP-ST/Technical paper (2007).Basic statistical report 2062, BISEP-ST Hetauda unit, Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Government of Nepal. Pp 47-59.

ID: 62069
Title: Forest cover change Detection in Andaman and Nicobar Islands using Remote sensing and GIS techniques.
Author: L.K. Tiwari, S.K. Sinha and S. Saran
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 427-436 (2016)
Subject: Forest Cover Change Detection in Andaman and Nicobar Islands using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques
Keywords: Land Use/Land Cover, Change detection, Remote Sensing, On-screen Visual Interpretation.
Abstract: Prior to the year 1978, issues related to forest encroachment in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India have been resolved under the observation of Indian courts. However, forest encroachment continued post-1978 in various parts of the islands for several reasons. The paper discusses land use and land cover change detection analysis with reference to forest encroachment in Baratang Island of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Careful selection of satellite imageries based on various attributes including radiometric resolution, spatial resolution, cloud-free coverage and interpretation of multi-temporal remotely sensed images of Landsat-5 Thematic Mapper ? with spatial resolution of 30 m, IRS-1D LISS-III (23.5 m) and Resourcesat-2 LISS-III (23.5 m) for the years 1989, 2003 and 2013 for studying forest encroachment post-1978.The geocode data has been interpreted on the scale of 1:50, 000.Ground truthing and delineation of the forest encroachment pockets were achieved with the help of Global Positioning System (GPS) readings combined with the remotely sensed images, in addition to the knowledge-base of forest encroachment in the area provided by the forest Department of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The study successfully detected forest encroachment area of 21.3 ha, 197.5 ha. and 201.3 ha. for the years 1989, 2003 and 2013, respectively.
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Literature cited 1: Anitha K., Joseph S., Chandran R.J., Ramasamy E.V. and Prasad S.N. (2010).Tree species diversity and community composition in a human dominated tropical forest of Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India, Ecological Complexity, 7 (2): 217-224. Anon. (2006).Working plan for Baratang Forest Division 2006-2016, Forest Department, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Literature cited 2: Anon. (2015).Website of Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, http://www.and.nic.in/andaman/,accessed on 10.06.2015. Ardila J.P., Bijker W., Tolpekin V.A and Stein A. (2012).Multitemporal change detection of urban trees using localized region-based active contours in VHR images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 124: 413-426.

ID: 62068
Title: Structure of Herbaceous vegetation of recovering forest stands in Koraput Region of Odisha, India
Author: Abhay K Pathak and Malaya K Misra
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 415-426 (2016)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Basal area, Density, Ground vegetation, Herb, Importance value index, Log-normal distribution
Abstract: The Paper presents the assessment of the impact of local protection of degraded forest stands for 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 20 year periods in the Koraput region of Odisha, India on the structural characters of the herbaceous vegetation. The individuals of all herbaceous species recorded were 84, 62, 65, 66, 58, and 53 plants m-2 in 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 20 years stands, respectively. Herbaceous stand basal area was 3.4, 1.83, 1.83, 1.86, 1.62, and 1.45 cm2 m-2 in 4,6,8,10,12 and 20 year stands, respectively. Importance value index (IVI) revealed that Chrysopogan aciculatus, Desmodium triflorum,Vicoa indica, Capillipedium assimile, Jasminum arborescens and Ageratum conyzoidis predominated in 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 20 year stands respectively. Dominance-diversity curve for the six herbaceous stands showed lognormal distribution. Shannon ' s diversity index (H ' ) and Simpson ' s dominance index ? for the six herbaceous stands were almost same in all the six stands. The shift in dominance of herbaceous species with longer protection age suggests the initiation of stabilization process and establishment of shade tolerant species.
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Literature cited 1: Anon, (2013).India State of Forest Report 2013.Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. Behera S.K. and Misra M.K (2006).Floristic and structure of the herbaceous vegetation of four recovering forest stands in Eastern Ghats of India. Biodiversity Conservation, 15:2263-2285.
Literature cited 2: Cottam G. and Curtis J.T. (1956).The use of distance measures in Phytosociology sampling. Ecology, 37: 451-460. Das P.K. and Misra M.K. (2000).Vegetation and floristic studies on Koraput district of Orissa. Higher Plants of Indian Sub-continent IX: 115-130 (Add. series of Indian J. Forestry, XI)

ID: 62067
Title: Perception of stakeholders on forest governance under JFM: A case study from Odisha
Author: B.K.P.Sinha and Minaketan Behera
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (5) 409-414 (2016)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Stakeholders, Forest governance, JFM, Odisha, Sustainable forest management
Abstract: Forest governance is an important factor for poverty eradication and sustainable forest management. A field study was conducted to understand the parameters of governance in four different JFM implemented models (FDA, OFSDP, UJFM and RLTAP) in four forest division of Odisha. The data were collected from FSS members, forest personals, PRI members and civil society (NGOs) to identify and establish building blocks if forest governance. The parameters of Forest Governance covered are based on the Good Forest Governance Framework. The finding of h study revealed that maximum gap was observed in livelihood sustainability followed by transparency, democratization and accountability. The achievement in totality accounts for 77 per cent with corresponding gap of 23 per cent in overall forest governance. Among the four JFM models under study OFSDP was found to be the best available JFM model suiting to condition of the State of Odisha and fulfilling the requirements of forest dependents.
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Literature cited 1: Government of Orissa (2005).Economic Survey of Orissa, Government of Orissa, Bhubaneswar Govt.of India (2010).National mission for a green India, draft mission document, MoEF, GOI.
Literature cited 2: World Bank (2004).Sustaining forests: A development strategy. Washington DC: World Bank. World Bank (2009).?Roots for Good Forest Outcomes: An Analytical Framework for Governance Reforms ' , Agriculture and Rural Development Department, Washington D C, Report No.49572-GLB.

ID: 62066
Title: Studies on seed Borer, Plodia interpunctella Hubner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) infesting seeds of Chilgoza pine (Pinus gerardiana Wall.).
Author: Pawan Kumar
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (4) 394-399 (2016)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Chilgozapine, Seed borer, Pest, Species, Taxonomy.
Abstract: Chilgoza seeds which are produced by Chilgozapine (Pinus gerardiana Wall) are economically important and are heavily attacked by both insect borers and pathogens. The seed borer identified as, the Indian meal moth, Plodia interpunctella Hubner (Indian meal moth) is reported for the first time infesting the seeds of Chilgozapine (Pinus gerardiana Wall).It is a Pyralid moth belonging to the family Pyralidae (Lepidoptera).Its Larvae (caterpillar) are commonly known as ' waxworms ' . During the present study genital and wing venation of this species has been studied to update the taxonomic characterization. Complete biology had been studied on the new host (seeds of Chilgozapine).
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad S., Ahmad R.and Ghani M.A. (1977).Notes on the incidence and biology of some parasites of the pine cone-borers in Pakistan.Entomophaga, 22 (1): 107-110. Ghani M.A. and Cheema M.A. (1973).Biology, ecology and behaviour of principal natural enemies of major insect pests of forest trees in Pakistan. Miscellaneous-Publication, Commonwealth-Institute-of-Biological-Control.(4) :[5] +100.
Literature cited 2: Kumar P., Sharma S. and Srivastava A. (2008).Tortricids (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) as new records from North-West Shivaliks (India).J.entomological research, 32 (4):349-354. Nasir N. (2005).Diseases caused by Ganoderma spp. on perennial crops in Pakistan.Mycopathologia, 159 (1):119-121.

ID: 62065
Title: Standardization of seed storage conditions for Cedrus deodara (RoxB). G.Don
Author: P.A.Sofi, A.R.Malik, J.S.Butola, G.M.Bhat andC.S.Dhanai
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (4) 390-393 (2016)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Cedrus deodara. Germination, Storage, Temperature, Container, Himalaya.
Abstract: Cedrus deodara (Roxb.) G.Don (Deodar) is one amongst the prominent conifer species of temperate region of India. Good seed year in this species occurs once in 4-5 years and the seeds do not retain viability for more than one season. under normal ambient temperature. Standardization of suitable storage condition is pre-requisite for the management of its germplasm. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to assess the effect of storage temperatures and type of containers on viability and germination during different storage periods (3,6,9,12,15 and 18 months).The seeds were stored in three different types of containers (Polybags, Earthen pots and plastic containers) and kept at three different temperature regimes (Room temperature, 4.0 ?1.0?C and 8.0 ? 1.0?C).Results revealed that seed stored in earthen pots at 4.0 ?1.0?C retained significantly (P<0.05) higher viability (73.0%),germination (70.0%) and germination value (19.50) after 18 months of storage as compared to other storage conditions. Notably, a sharp decline in viability and germination was recorded in seeds stored in polybags placed at room temperature. Possible reasons of such variation in results have been discussed. The implementation of these results for conservation management especially nursery development and sustainable utilization of Deodar in Himalayan region have been suggested.
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Literature cited 1: Abdul-Baki A.A. and Anderson J.D. (1970).Viability and leaching of sugars from germinating barley. Crop Science, 10: 31-34. Adams R.P. (1991).Cedar wood oil: analyses and properties. Modern methods of plant analysis, 12:159-173.
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ID: 62064
Title: Gregarious flowering of strobilanthes tomentosa (Nees) J.R.I wood in North East India from Meghalaya.
Author: H.B.Naithani and P.Kharbuli
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (4) 384-389 (2016)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Gregarious flowering, Strobilanthes tomentosa, Meghalaya
Abstract: Strobilanthes tomentosa (syn.Aechmenthera tomentosa, A.gossypina) has a gregarious flowering cycle of 12 years. It has many flowering records from Uttarakhand Himalaya and last flowered in 2011.During its gregarious flowering in Chaudans Uttarakhand; the famous ' Kangdali festival ' starts every 12 years in the month of October after Dusshera festival. The production of honey increases during this period. In October 2015 Strobilanthes tomentosa called ' Jah Khei ' and ' Lakhi ' gregariously flowered at Meghalaya. This is its first gregarious flowering record from Northeast India.
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ID: 62063
Title: Income-health expenses and use of medicinal plants by tribal communities in Panch Mahal district of Gujarat.
Author: R.S. Jat, Ruchi Bansal, J.K. Jadav and Raj Kumar.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (4) 379-383 (2016)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Ethnomedicinal, Socio-economic, Income, Medicinal pant, Tribal community, Panch Mahal district.
Abstract: A semi-structured ethnomedicinal survey from Godhra region in Panch Mahal district of Gujarat was conducted during 2013-2014 to gather information from the tribal community elders. During the survey, 50 tribal farmers were interviewed for socio-economic and ethnomedicinal information ' s like; income, land holding, expenditure on medicines, use of medicinal plants for ailments and diseases, and use methods. Results showed that majority of the farmers were marginal and spending 12-17 % of their income on healthcare facilities. In this region, most frequently occurring diseases were cold and fever, and mostly treated with medicinal plants available in the periphery. The highest informants consensus factor (ICF) value (1.0) for the use of medicinal plants was reported for Jaundice, gastric problems, tooth problem and wounds. Among medicinal plants, Ocimum sanctum and Azadirachta indica with use value of 0.92 for the treatment of fever and tooth problems were playing significant role in traditional medicines. The most common method of use of medicinal plants was either decoction or leaf extract or juice of the plant.
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