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ID: 61432
Title: None
Author: Ecological status and socio-cultural significance of SEM Mukhem temple landscape in Garhwal Himalaya, India.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (5) 496-504 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Temple, Regeneration, Diversity, Conservation, Mythology.
Abstract: The present study was an attempt to access the ecological status and influence of the socio-cultural heritage/deities on conservation of Sem Mukhem temple landscape. The study reported 99 plant species representing 85 genera under 49 families. The recorded flora includes 23 tree, 34 shrub and 42 herb species. The species like Quercus floribunda, Quercus leucotrichophora, Berberis asiatica, Berberis aristata, Perilla frutescens and Achyranthes bidentata were dominant among different life forms. The Shannon and Simpsons diversity indices recorded for tree layer was (2.42) and (0.13) whereas for shrubs it was (3.24) and (0.05) respectively. Contagious pattern of distribution was observed for all the tree, shrub and herb species. Out of 23 tree species, 18 species were found at saplings stage, whereas only 11 showed survival at seedling stage. The temple located in the landscape is of Lord Krishna and different myths do exist among the surrounding communities. This landscape has preserved the socio-cultural heritage of the region and has kept intact local rituals in spite of growing modern culture, urbanization and other developmental activities around the region.
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Literature cited 1: Anderson J.L. (2001).Stone age minds on 21st century Science: how cognitive psychology can inform conservation biology. Conservation in Practice, 2: 18-27. Berger W.H. and Parke F. (1970). Diversity of planktonic foraminifra in deep-sea sediments. Science, 168: 1345-1347.
Literature cited 2: Beyond Belief. (2005).Linking faiths and protected areas to support biodiversity conservation WWF Report. Bray D.B., Merino-Perez L., Negreros-Casillo P., Segura-Warnholtz G. and Torres-Rojo V.H.F.M. (2003).Mexico ' s community forests as a global model for sustainable landscapes. Conservation Biology, 17: 672-677.

ID: 61431
Title: Tree diversity of the tropical Montane evergreen forest (Shola) in the Nilgiri Mountains, Western Ghats, India.
Author: C.Anbarasu and P.Balasubramanaian.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (5) 490-495 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Montane evergreen forest, Lauraceae, Endemic trees.
Abstract: Tree diversity in tropical montane evergreen forest (shoal) in the Nilgiri mountains, which is a unique ecosystem of the Western Ghats was enumerated. Two one hectare plots were established in the study sites of Longwood (LD) and Eppanadu (ED), in which all trees > 20 cm girth at breast height (GBH) were noted. Fifty five tree species belonging to 35 families were reported. Site ED harboured 7.3 % greater species richness than LD. Species diversity did not vary much between the two sites.874 individuals of 38 genera and 45 species of trees were encountered in site LD, whereas in ED1013 individuals belonging to 39 genera and 46 species were recorded. Twenty two endemic tree species were encountered in the study sites. Lauraceae was highly dominant family.
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Literature cited 1: Anitha K., Balasubramanian P.and Prasad S.N. (2007).Tree community structure and regeneration in Anaikatty Hills, Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry, 30 (3):315-324. Anonymous (2013).Report of the high level working group on Western Ghats. Vol.II. Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India.
Literature cited 2: Ayyappan N.and Parthasarathy N. (1999).Biodiversity inventory of trees in a large-scale permanent plot of tropical evergreen structure forest at Varagalair, Anamalais, Western Ghats, India. Biodiversity & Conservation, 12: 2331-2359. Cottam G.and Curtis J.T. (1956).The use of distance measures in phytosociological sampling. Ecology, 37: 451-460.

ID: 61430
Title: Effect of aspect and altitude on organic carbon pool in forest soils of Ankola Taluka.
Author: A.G.Koppad and Pavan Tikhile.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (5) 484-489 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Aspect, Altitude, Forest, SOC pool, Spatial analysis.
Abstract: The topographical factors such as aspect and altitude play an important role on carbon sequestration process and soil organic carbon pool in forest soil. The study was conducted in Ankola taluka o f Uttara Kannada district to assess the effect of aspect and altitude in dense and sparse forest on soil organic carbon pool. The result indicated that the western and eastern aspects have positive influence on carbon sequestration in soils of both dense and sparse forest as compared to northern and southern aspect. The mid altitude (200-400 m) favored the SOC sequestration significantly higher followed by lower altitude (0-200 m) and least SOC pool was found in higher altitude (>400 m).On an average the SOC pool in dense forest, irrespective of the aspect mid altitude recorded higher SOC pool (185.17 t/ha) followed by lower and higher altitude as 152.86 t/ha and 148.79 t/ha respectively. Similarly on spares forest mid altitude recorded higher average SOC pool (174.59 t/ha) followed by lower (172.08 t/ha) and higher altitude (154.84 t/ha).Based on the result it is concluded that western and eastern aspect with mid altitude favored the carbon sequestration in soils of both dense and spares forest of Ankola taluka in Uttara Kannada district.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad H., Athar F.and Manochehr G. (2010). Carbon sequestration under different physiographic and climatic conditions in north Karaj river basin. Proceeding: 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World.1-6 August 2010, Brisbane, Australia.pp.9-11. Bellingham P.J.and Tanner E.V.J. (2000) .The influence of topography on tree growth, mortality, and recruitment in a tropical Montane Forest.Biotropica, 32 (3): 378-384.
Literature cited 2: Birkeland P.W. (1984) Soils and Geomorphology. Oxford University Press, New York. Carolina V.de Castilho A. William E., Magnusson R., Nazare O., Regina C.C.L., Flavio J.L., Lima A.P. and Higuchi N. (2006).Variation in above ground tree live biomass in a central Amazonian Forest: Effects of soil and topography. Forest Ecology and Management, 234: 85-96.

ID: 61429
Title: Seed fertility in Anogeissus latifolia
Author: Ombir Singh, Dinesh Kumar Meena and K.P.Singh.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (5) 479-483 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Anogeissus latifolia, Infertility, Seed maturity, Seed germination, Seed storage.
Abstract: The seeds of Anogeissus latifolia mature in second fortnight of March each year when the seed moisture content is around 12 per cent and colour of fruits turns to blackish green. Seeds are about 95 % empty when collected from the trees. The germination percentage of seeds is only 1-2 per cent; however 50 % seeds are sound and viable. Seeds can easily be stored at 15? C in refrigerator in polythene bags at a moisture content of 9 per cent with slight decrease in viability up to two years. In addition to infertility/emptiness of seeds insect problem was also studied using entomological inputs. To control insect attack on fruits/seeds of A.latifolia, systemic insecticides were applied in the trees in the field and after six months of insecticide application seeds were collected from treated and untreated trees and tested in laboratory. The results showed that the number of half filled seeds was increased (about 10 %) over the seeds of untreated trees; however, there was no significant increase in number of filled seeds. Increase in half filled seeds of treated trees shows the effect of systemic insecticides on the suspected insect attack in the seeds of the species. These observations showed that infertility problem in the seeds of A.latifolia are related with the insect species. These observations showed that infertility problem in the seeds of A.latifolia are related with the insect infestation and needs further detail studies.
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Literature cited 1: Allen G.S. (1958a).Factors affecting the viability and germination behaviour of coniferous seed. Part-I. Cone and seed maturity. Tsuga heterophylla (Rafn).For.Chron, 34: 266-274. Allen G.S. (1958b).Factors affecting the viability and germination behaviour of coniferous seed.Part-II.Cone seed maturity.Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.).Franco.For.Chron. 34: 275-282.
Literature cited 2: Ching T.M. (1960). Seed production from individual cone of grand fir (Abies grandis Lindl.).Journal of Forestry, 58:959-961. DANIDA (2000).Guide to Handling of Tropical and Subtropical Forests Seed.DK-3050, Humlebaek, Denmark.

ID: 61428
Title: Traditional uses of medicinal plants of Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri Districts of West Bengal, India.
Author: R.S.Rathi, S.Roy, P.S. Mehta, A.K.Misra, K.S.Negi and A.Rayal.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 461-468 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Medicinal plants, Traditional helathcar3e system, North Bengal, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri.
Abstract: An ethno-botanical survey was carried out in Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts of North Bengal region of West Bengal, India during the period of October 31-November 8, 2012.The present survey has revealed 43 species of medicinal plants largely, used by the natives in these districts. These plant species are used to cure various diseases/ailments as medicines in their day to day life. This plant wealth was conserved by the natives in different ways such as in their house compound/kitchen gardens/dooryards/backyards as medicinal and ornamental plants. During the survey, it was observed that medicinal plants and related ethnobotanical information was declining very fast due to change in their Life style, unawareness and lack of interest of new generation. The surveyed districts of North Bengal region, warrants conservation in order to preserve the medicinal plant wealth and related traditional health care system.
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Literature cited 1: Arya K.R. (2002).Traditional uses of some common plants in indigenuous folklore of Dronagiri, a mythic hill of Uttaranchal. Indian J.Traditional Knowledge, 1 (1) 81-86. Dahanukkar S.and Thatte U. (2000). Ayurveda Revised. Popular Prakashan, Mumbai, 3rd Edition.
Literature cited 2: Dash B. and Sharma B.K. (2001) .Charak Samhita.Chaukhamba Sanskrit Series Office, Varanasi, India, 7th Edition. Dikshit V.K. (1999). Export of Medicinal Plants from India: Need for Resource Management. Biodiversity-North India Perspective: Peoples Participation in Biodiversity Conservation B.Kharbuli, H.Syem and H.Kayang.NEBRC, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, pp 85-88.

ID: 61427
Title: IS Olea ferruginea (Indian Olive) inferior to Olea Eoropaea (Common olive) in olive oil content?
Author: S.C.Joshi and V.Bhardwaj
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 455-460 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Olea ferruginea, Kahu, Multipurpose tree, Olive oil, Fatty acid composition.
Abstract: Olive oil is highly valued vegetable oil in the world over because of its nutritional and medicinal qualities. Various efforts including introduction of Olea europaea and its cultivars to various other parts of the world suitable for their cultivation are being made to meet increasing demand for olive oil. Olea ferruginea Royle, locally known as Kahu in North West Himalaya and Bairbanj in Garhwal Himalaya, is a multipurpose, zero waste evergreen tree species as it yields a number of useful items including quality fodder, fuelwood, timber, and has medicinal properties. The present study was undertaken to find out whether or not O.ferruginea could be used as a source of olive oil. Four populations of O.ferruginea (Kolibehar, Saioond and Kais) from Kullu district and (Thalaut) from Mandi district were selected as the sources of fruits and seeds. The olive oil contents in the fruits varied from 20.00 % to 27.40 %, and the oil content was maximum in the fruits of Thalaut population and minimum in the Kolibehar population. The olive oil content in the seeds varied from 7.50 % to 12.50 %; the oil content was the highest in the seeds of the Thalaut population and the lowest in the Saioond population. The fatty acid composition of the fruit oil showed that the oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (range 63-68%) and unsaturated fatty acids (range 79-84 %) and poor in polyunsaturated fatty acids (range 14-17 %) and saturated fatty acids (range 16-21 %). These values are similar to those reported for wild populations and various other cultivars of O.europaea. Based on the oil content data it may be suggested that the fruits of O.ferruginea may be a potential source of olive oil.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad H., Ahmad A. and Jan M.M (2002).The medicinal plants of Salt Range.J.Biol.Sci., 29:175-177. Ahmad S.S. (2007). Medicinal wild plants from Lahore-Islamabad motorway (M-2).Pak.J.Bot. 39:355-375.
Literature cited 2: Anon. (1997). The wealth of India, Vol.VII, Publication and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi.pp.91-94. AOAC (2005).Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International, 18th edition, Association of Official Analytical Chemists International, Gaithersberg, MD, USA.

ID: 61426
Title: Performance of Dichrostachys nutans and Leucaena leucocephala based Agroforestry system in arid Rajasthan.
Author: N.K.Sharma
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 452-454 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Agroforestry, Dichrostachys nutans, Fodder leaves, Fuel wood, Leucaena leucocephala.
Abstract: Performance of Dichrostachys nutans and Leucaena leucocephala and five seasonal rabi crops viz., isabgol (Plantago ovata), cumin (Cuminum cymium), fenugreek (trigonella foenum-graceum), asaliya (Lepidium sativum) and taramira (Eruca sativa) was studied under agroforestry system at Agricultural Research Station, Keshwana, Jalore (Rajasthan).Woody perennials were planted at 5.0m x 1.0 m spacing. Seasonal crops were sown between two rows of woody perennials. Dichrostachys nutans attained a plant height of 280 cm and provided 100.6 q/ha green fodder leaves and 180.6 q/ha fuel wood with 93.5 per cent survival after 8 years of plantation. However, Leucaena leucocephala attained a height of 498 cm with 71.2 q green fodder leaves and 201.6 q/ha fuel wood with 86.9 per cent survival after 6 year. Seed yield of all five intercrops recorded under agroforestry system was lower than the open field. The levels of yield reductions of seasonal cops were higher under L.leucocephala based agroforestry system.
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Literature cited 1: Arunachalam A, ArunachalamK. Tangjang S. and Deb S. (2007). Home garden systems in the humid tropics of north-eastern India. In: Agroforestry-Systems and Practices (Eds.S.Puri and P.Panwar), New Delhi Publishing Agency, New Delhi, India: pp.403-414. Rashid M., Lal S.B., Sen S. and Samreen (2007).Leucaena leucocephala: Promising forage and tree-crop resource for the tropics-a frontline agroforestry system. Range Management & Agroforestry, 28 (2): 419-420.
Literature cited 2: Roy M.M and Tewari J.C. (2012).Agroforestry for Climate resilient agriculture and livelihood in arid regions of India. Indian Journal of Agroforestry, 14 (1): 49-59. Singh B. (2012).Performance of agri-horti-silvi system in the hot arid region of Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Agroforestry, 14 (1): 29-33.

ID: 61425
Title: Survey report on hosts and haustoria of Helicanthus elastica (Desr.) Danser in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka and Kasaragod district of Kerala, India-A concise review plus some new additions.
Author: K.N.Sunil Kumar, A.Saraswathy and S.Amerjothy.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 448-451 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Haustorium, Host, Loranthaceae, Mango mistletoe.
Abstract: Plants of Loranthaceae and Viscaceae are the major type of hemiparasites on aerial parts of many trees and shrubs. Mistletoes can infect taxonomically unrelated hosts and their attack has been proved to be fatal to various trees and shrubs. Plant exploration trips were conducted to different selected adjacent districts of Kerala and Karnataka to collect the plant specimens belonging to Loranthaceae. Both the host and parasites collected were identified, mainly by using different floras. A total of forty six plant species have been recorded as host plant for Helicanthus elastica. Out of them, twenty seven hosts were recorded in the region during this study. Out of twenty seven, fifteen host species were investigated to be new hosts for H.elastica.Coiling, knotting, coupling, creeping and the haustorial roots infecting the mother plant have been recorded. The mistletoe is found to be very common on Mangifera indica and hence recommended to be named as ' mango mistletoe ' . A concise list of host records for this medicinal plant will be a ready reference for phyto-pharmaceutical academia and industry taking up the job of quality assessment of this mistletoe with reference to different host species.
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Literature cited 1: Cooke TCIE (1967).The Flora of the Presidency of Bombay (II Reprinted edition) I-III Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, p.38-42. Docteres Van Leeuwen (1954).On the biology of some Javanese Loranthaceae and the role of birds play in their life-history. Beaufortia, 4 (41): 105-207.
Literature cited 2: Gamble J.S. (1967). The Flora of the Presidency of Madras (II Reprinted edition) I-III. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta, p.873-878. Gill L.S. and Hawksworth F.G. (1961).The Mistletoes. A literature review. Technical bulletin No.1242.United States. Department of Agriculture, Washington DC.

ID: 61424
Title: Assessing the potential of incentive based plantation involving people ' s participation.
Author: Bhaskar Sinha, Shashidhar K.Jha and Anil Kumar Khare.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 439-447 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: CDM A R projects, Rehabilitation, Plantation, Incentive based plantation.
Abstract: To encourage more forestry projects under CDM and other incentive based mechanism, a pilot study was undertaken at household level in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh, India, which has a large area of agriculturally unproductive and degraded land. A total of 50 farmers were randomly chosen to know their perceptions and preference in order to take up plantation on modalities of CDM AR projects. The survey showed that majority of farmers expressed their willingness to raise plantation on private land on the basis of co-operative model. The study concluded that Ratlam district has the potential for taking up CDM A R projects and also for any other incentive based plantation, as majority of the pre-requisite factors and conditions required for making CDM A R projects can be fulfilled.
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Literature cited 1: Census of India. (2011) Houselisting and Housing Census Schedule. Ministry of Home Affairs. Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 23-8-2013. FSI. (2011) State Forest Report. Forest Survey of India Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Literature cited 2: IPCC (2013). Firth Assessment Report. Geneva, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Secretariat. Kishwan J., Pandey R., Dadhwal V.K. (2009). India ' s Forest and Tree Cover: Contribution as a Carbon Sink. Technical paper. Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education.Dehradun.

ID: 61423
Title: Variability and cluster analysis of morpho-physio traits of Terminalia tomentosa germplasm for identification of donor source.
Author: Gargi R.Kumar, I.Hembrom and M.K.Sinha.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 433-438 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Terminalia tomentosa, Variability, Cluster analysis.
Abstract: Terminalia tomentosa (Combretaceae) has been well recognized in tropical tasar silk industry as the most important primary food plant. Fifty accessions of T.tomentosa of diverse origin were selected for studying the genetic diversity for 36 morpho-physio-anatomical parameters. Analysis of variance indicated a significant difference among accessions for most of the quantitative characters studied. The maximum coefficient of variation was recorded for phenol (53.21 %) followed by proline (52.10 %), moisture (50.16 %) and protein (43.7 %), contents in the leaf. All the accessions were grouped into 7 clusters with maximum accessions (21) in cluster I followed by cluster II and cluster IV having 11 accessions each. Cluster III had 4 accessions and remaining clusters were represented by one accession each. The presence of variability in the 50 germplasm accessions was also reflected in the cluster means for traits studied. Maximum contribution towards genetic diversity (47.92 %) was recorded for proline followed by protein (26.37 %) contents, thereafter, reducing (10.53 %) and non reducing sugar (11.27 %) contributed for genetic diversity. The results indicated that pattern of distribution of genotypes into various clusters was at random indicating that geographical distribution and genetic diversity were not related.
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Literature cited 1: Arunachalam V.and Bandopadhyay A. (1984). Limits to genetic divergence for occurrence of heterosis.Experimental evidences from crop plants. IndianJ.Genet.and Pl.Breed, 44: 548-554. Dwivedi A.K. and Mitra S.K. (1996). Divergence analysis of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn) cultivar grown in West Bengal.Indian J.Genet, 56:486-489.
Literature cited 2: Mahalanobis P.C. (1936). On the genetic distance in statistics.Proc.Nat.Ins.Sci.India, 2:49-55. Mahadevan A. and Sridhar R. (1974). Methods in physiological plant pathology.Sivakami Publication, Chennai.

ID: 61422
Title: Invasive alien plant species in tropical forests of Eastern Ghats in northern Andhra Pradesh, India.
Author: M.Tarakeswara Naidu, O.Aniel Kumar and M.Venkaih.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 428-432 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Invasive alien species, Nativity, Eastern Ghats.
Abstract: The study undertaken to document the invasive alien plant species in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, with background information on family, habit and nativity. A total of 87 invasive alien plant species under 73 genera, belonging to 32 families were reported. Asteraceae is the most dominant family with 11 species; about 50 species of these alien species were introduced from American region. Analysis of habitat shows that herbs are dominant (46 species) followed by trees (17), shrubs (14), grasses (6) and climbers (4). The occurrence of the present share of alien species and their naturalization cannot be considered safe for native and endemic flora. A better planning is need for early detection to control and reporting of infestations of spread of new and naturalized weds to be monitored.
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Literature cited 1: Champion, H.G. and Seth, S.K. (1968). The revised forest types of India. Government of India, New Delhi. Daehler C.C (1998).The taxonomic distribution of invasive angiosperm plants: Ecological insights and comparison to agricultural weeds. Biological Conservation, 84: 167-180.
Literature cited 2: Gamble J.S.and Fischer C.E.C. (1915-1935). Flora of the Presidency of Madras. London: Adlard & Son.Vols.I-III. Hobbs R.J. and Humphires S.E. (1995).An integrated approach to the ecology and management of plant invasions. Conservation Biology, 9: 761-770.

ID: 61421
Title: Phytosiocological and Ethanobotanical study of trees in a tropical dry deciduous forest in Panchmahal district of Gujarat, Western India.
Author: P.K.Pilania, R.V.Gujar, P.M.Joshi, S.C.Shrivastav and N.S.Panchal.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 422-427 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Species diversity, Species richness, Economic importance, Tropical forests.
Abstract: The present work reports the important trees from selected eleven sites of the study area in Panchmahal district of Gujarat state. Total 31 species of 22 families were recorded. Te Shannon-Wiener diversity index (H) was 1.848, concentration of dominance (CD) 0.235, species richness 15.21 and species evenness 0.687 for the study area. Nine species are used for timber and sixteen are medicinally important. A number of species like Terminalia bellirica (Gaerth). Roxb, Eucalyptus globules Labill.and Boswellia serrata Roxb.are of immense economic significance in this area which leads to low density (10.251, 13.258 and 17.045 trees ha-1) due to extreme exploitation although species like Tectona grandis L.f. and Diospyros melanoxylon Roxb.with extreme economic importance encompass high density (9558.475 and 2703.973 trees ha-1) due to sustainable management.
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Literature cited 1: Alao J.S. and Popoola L. (2002). Valuation and Marketing of Garcinia kola (Linn) in Osun and Kwara state, Nigeria, NigerianJ.Fores. 32: 1-10. Barun E.L. (1950).The Ecology of the Forests of Eastern North America, Their Development, Composition and Distribution. Deciduous Forests of Eastern North America. McGraw Hill, New York, Blakiston.
Literature cited 2: Champion H.S. and Seth S.K. (1968). A Revised survey of forest types of India. Delhi manager of Publication, Delhi, Dehradun. Curtis J.T. (1959.) The Vegetation of Wisconsin, an Ordination of Plant Communities. University Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

ID: 61420
Title: Nitrogen mineralization in a clonal Eucalyptus plantation on sandy soil after clearfelling and residue burning.
Author: S.B.Dovey and B.Du Toit.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 411-421 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Atmospheric deposition, Immobilisation, Nitrification, Plantation forest.
Abstract: A study designed to compare in situ soil N fluxes in a clonal Eucalyptus plantation (mean annual increment 21 m3 ha-1 at 7 years.) on sandy low-Nsoils. The study was established in an undisturbed eucalypt and clearfelled eucalyptus plantation. Clearfelled plots were subjected to residue burning (Burn) and residue retention (No-burn) prior to re-establishment. A sequential open and closed soil coring method was used to determine cumulative N-mineralisation, surface leaching and root uptake fluxes in the top 0 to 30 cm soil layer. Mineralisation and immobilization in the undisturbed forest remained near zero over the study period, accumulating as net N immobilization. Clearfelling increased net N mineralization and nitrification, increasing mobile NO3 -N concentrations in the surface soil. Surface N leaching was increased and root uptake decreased after clearfelling. Surface N leaching was not altered by residue burning.Net N mineralization in the burn plots was less than in the no-burn plots, reduced after burning by nearly 53 % over the 20.1 month period. Atmospheric inputs strongly contributed to N inputs across all treatments.
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Literature cited 1: Aarnio T.and Martikainen P.J. (1992) Nitrification in forest soil after refertilization with urea or urea and dicyandiamide. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 24: 951-954. Adams M.A. and Attiwill P.M. (1986) Nutrient cycling and nitrogen mineralization in eucalypt forests of South-Eastern Australia 2.Indicies to nitrogen mineralization. Plant and Soil, 92 (3): 341-362.
Literature cited 2: Adams M.A., Polglase P.J., Attiwill P.M. and Weston C.J. (1989) in situ studies of nitrogen mineralization and uptake in forest soils; some comments on methodology. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 21 (3): 423-429.doi:10.1016/0038-0717 (89)90154-5. Alves B.J.R., Boddey R.M.and Urquiaga S.S. (1993) A rapid and sensitive flow injection technique for the analysis of ammonium in soil extracts. Communications in Soil Science and plant Analysis, 24 (3):277-284.

ID: 61419
Title: Evaluation of half sib progenies of Pinus roxburghii sergeant for Oleoresin yield.
Author: Kulwant Rai Sharma, Ravi Sikarwar, Chander Lekha and Bhupender Dutt.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 403-410 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Pinus roxburghii, Progeny, Oleoresin yield, Turpentine, Rosin.
Abstract: Progeny trial of Pinus roxburghii was conducted to evaluate the oleoresin yielding potential of half-sib progenies of chirpine. Trees of 60 progenies were enumerated an abstracted for diameter at breast height (d.b.h).The progenies having more than 30 cm d.b.h were selected for oleoresin tapping experiment. In total, 22 out of 60 progenies had minimum one tree above 30 cm d.b.h in at least two replications. Hence, these progenies were selected for stem oleoresin tapping. The maximum value of oleoresin yield was noted in Kopra-P5 (1527.5 g/season) and lowest oleoresin yield was found in Chretmansu-P4 (455.0 g/season).The highest percentage of turpentine content (25.5%) was found in Jubble Green Centre and lowest value of 18.19 per cent was obtained for Bagthan-PT-Black Base. Maximum percentage of rosin was observed in (80.06%) Bagthan-PT Black Base. The highest value of (80.25? C) melting point of rosin was noted in Kaldoo P10 and lowest melting point (68.25?C) was observed for Jubble Green Centre.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (1990).Himachal Pradesh Forest statistics. Department of Forest Farming Conservation, Shimla.229p. Borisov, I.P. (1966).Testing (plastic) film cups and resin collection once per season.Gidrol.Lesohim.Prom, 19 (3): 22-23.
Literature cited 2: Brahmi M.K., Kaushal A.N. and Sharma K.R. (1996). Influence of blaze width on oleoresin yield from lower diameter classes of Pinus roxburghii Sargent.Advances in Forestry Research in India, 12: 219-223. Burczyk J.Lewandowski A. and Cojnacki B. (1998).Resin production of scots pine trees may be associated with multicusallozyme variation. Arboretum Kornickie, 43:79-83.

ID: 61418
Title: Amelioration of phenol formaldehyde adhesive with silicic acid for applications in plywood.
Author: Shweta Bhatt, Sadhna Tripathi and D.P Khali
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (4) 397-402 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Glue shear strength, Phenol formaldehyde adhesive, Pressing time, Silicic acid, Trametes versicolor.
Abstract: Phenol formaldehyde adhesive is used in laminated as well as composite panels due to its good adhesion, high polymeric strength and excellent stability. The purpose of present study was to prepare plywood of good shear strength using silicic acid (2, 3 and 4%) in phenol formaldehyde adhesive. The effect of silicic acid on plywood was evaluated by testing glue shear strength (GSS) of plywood in dry and wet conditions. The mycological test was also conducted in plywood to test its efficacy against white rot fungus (Trametes versicolor).Results revealed that shear strength of plywood was increased by adding silicic acid (2 and 3%) in adhesive, whereas by increasing the concentration of silicic acid (4%) the glue shear strength was reduced but still met the requirement of shear strength as perl IS: 848. It was found that glue failure percentage was also reduced after adding silicic acid in PF adhesive.
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Literature cited 1: Anon. (1974).Specification for Synthetic Resin/Adhesives for Plywood (Phenolic and Aminoplastic).IS: 848.Bureau of Indian standards.9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India. Anon. (1983).Specification for the Methods of test for plywoods. IS: 1734.Bureau of Indian standards.9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India.
Literature cited 2: Anon. (1989). Plywood for general purposes-specification.IS: 303.Bureau of Indian standards.9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India. Anon (2013a).Phenolic novalac resol resins.http://www.plenco.com/phenolic-novolac-resol-resins.htm.Accessed on 20th April 2013.