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ID: 63711
Title: Plantation under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority transforming Jhum cultivation to a diverse agrofrestry system: introspection from Phalong Village, Manipur
Author: Krishna Giri, Niren Das and Navjyoti Bora
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (1) 19- 24 (2020)
Subject: Plantation under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority transforming Jhum cultivation to a diverse agrofrestry system: introspection from Phalong Village, Manipur
Keywords: CAMPA, Jhum paddy, Farm agro-biodiversity, Phalong village, Manipur
Abstract: CAMPA is a National Advisory Council for Monitoring, technical assistance and evaluation of compensatory afforestaion activities in entire nation. Monitoring and evaluation work of Tamenglong Forest Division, Manipur was carried out in 2018.The field observations from Phalong Village, Manipur revealed that additional compensatory afforestation undertaken in jhum paddy fields was excellently maintained by the farmer. The farm agro biodiversity of this plantation site was very high, which seems to be transforming rice monoculture in to adverse agroforestry system. This article aims to highlight the innovations of farmer in transforming jhum paddy monoculture to a diverse agroforestry model through plantation done under the scheme of CAMPA.
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Literature cited 1: Adhikari B., Williams F. and Lovett J.C. (2007).Local benefits from community forests in the middle hills of Nepal. Forest Policy Econ., 9: 464-478. F.No.-9-12/2014/GIM/CAMPA (2015) .Green India Mission, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt of India.
Literature cited 2: https://icar.org/wiki/Rongmei_Naga_accessed on 24.12.2018. https://icar.org.in/flies/state-specific/chapter/85.htm accessed on 24.12.218.

ID: 63710
Title: Tree species Composition and Diversity in Forest Ecosystem of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Author: Ekta, Malabika Ray and Deepak Kumar Thakur
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (1) 13- 18 (2020)
Subject: Tree species Composition and Diversity in Forest Ecosystem of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Keywords: Species diversity, Stem diversity, Basal area, Dominance, Frequency
Abstract: Tropical deciduous forests are rich in diversity and needs continuous conservation due to recent threats. The present study was done in these types of forests. A total of 30 trees species belonging to 14 families were recorded. Fabaceae was the dominant family having 12 species. Total stem density in the present study was found to be 1359.75 individual ha-1.Tree species density varied from 1.25-513.5 individual ha-1.Stem density was found to be maximum (545 ha-1) in the girth class 25-30 cm, which accounts for 40.08% of the total stem density. Basal area varies from 0.053-31.44m2 ha-1 for different species. Shorea robusta exhibited the highest IVI (48.59) which indicates that the forest is dominated by Shorea robusta trees. Forest showed rich diversity as Shannon-Wiener’s index and Simpson’s index for trees was found to be 2.46 and 0.83 respectively
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Literature cited 1: Anbarasu C. And Balsubramanian P. (2015) .Tree diversity of the Tropical montane evergreen forest (Shola) in the Nilgiri mountains, Western Ghats, India. Indian Forester, 141 (5): 490-495. Bhuyan P., Khan M.L. and Tripathi R.S. (2003) .Tree diversity and population structure in undisturbed and human-impacted stands of tropical wet evergreen forest in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas India. Biodiversity Conservation. 12:1753-1773.
Literature cited 2: Braun-Blanquet J. (1932) .Plant sociology (Conard HS, Fuller GD, Trans) .New York: McGraw –Hill. Brokaw N.V.L., Grear J.S., Tripplett K.J., Whitman A.A. and Mallory E.P., (1997) .The Quebrada de Oro forest of Belize: exceptional structure and high species richness. Tropical Ecology, 38:247-258.

ID: 63709
Title: Litterfall Pattern and Nutrient Dynamics of Swietenia macrophylla (King) Plantation in Terai Region, West Bengal, India
Author: S. Dinesha, A.N.Dey, Vineeta, Shovik Deb and M.K.Debnath
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (1) 7- 12 (2020)
Subject: Litterfall Pattern and Nutrient Dynamics of Swietenia macrophylla
Keywords: Plantation, Litter fall, Decomposition, Nutrient recycled, Mahogany
Abstract: The present study focuses the litter fall production, pattern and nutrient dynamics under Swietenia macrophylla plantation in Terai region of West Bengal, India. The total litter production was 6920.2 kg ha-1 yr-1 and 8387 kg ha-1 yr-1 in 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively. The increase in annual total litter production in 2017-18 was 17% higher than the year 2016-17.It was observed that leaf litter showed higher nutrients than that of rachis litter. The leaf fraction had the highest amount of nutrient in the decreasing order of N>K>S>P whereas the same trend was followed in rachis litter. The nitrogen return of 92.98 kg ha-1 and 12.14 kg ha-1 was recorded in leaf and rachis, respectively whereas the return of phosphorus was 7.95 kg ha-1 and 1.08 kg ha-1. Similarly, the potassium nutrient return was 58.73 kg ha-1 and 8.30 kg ha-1 and the return of sulphur nutrient was 19.58 kg ha-1 and 1.38 kg ha-1 in leaf and rachis, respectively.
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Literature cited 1: Addicot F.T and Lyon J.L. (1973) .Physiological ecology abscission. In: Physioloical Ecology Shedding of Plant Parts (T.T.Kozlowski, Eds), Academia Press, New York and London, pp.85-117. Anderson J.M. and Ingram J.S. (1993) .Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility: A handbook of methods.2nd edn, CAB International, Wallingford, UK 221 pp.
Literature cited 2: Bahar N. Kapoor K.S., and Jain A.K.(2001) .Litter production pattern of Eucalyptus tereticornis plantation in protected and unprotected areas of upper Gangetic Plain. Indian Forester, 127 (7):814-820. Becker J., Pabst H., Mnyonga J. and Kuzyakov Y. (2015) Annual litterfal dynamics and nutrient deposition depending on elevation and land use at Mt. Kilimanjaro. Biogeosciences, 12: 5635-5646.

ID: 63708
Title: Regional Volume of table for Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus delbergioides)
Author: I. Jaisankar, R.Ravi, B.Augustine Jerard, M.Rajkumar, Nebanite Ganguly and A. Velmurugan
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2020
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 146 (1) 1- 6 (2020)
Subject: Regional Volume of table for Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus delbergioides
Keywords: Tropical forest, Padauk, Wood volume, Best fit model, Yield prediction
Abstract: Andaman Padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergiodes Roxb) belongs to the Fabaceae family, endemic to the Andaman Islands. The suitable regional volume tables for Pterocarpus dalbergiodes were constructed and presented in this paper. Sample trees covered the entire diameter range and in turn dbh of all the sample trees ranged from 61.5 to 90.5 cm and height ranged from 7.85 to 25.7 m. Five different models viz., straight line, polynomial, logarithemic, power and exponential were tried using dbh, height and d2h as independent variables (x) .Among different growth parameters used for establishing prediction models, dbh and d2h proved to be more reliable independent variables for predicting the wood volume. Among the different equations tried, the power equation proved superior to other equations as evident from its greater values of co-efficient of determination (R2=0.827) as well as from lesser values of standard error (SE=0.138) and Furnival Index value (F1=0.043) for stem wood of Pterocarpus dalbergiodes. Prediction equation y=1.225x0.789 was used to calculate the stem wood volume of Pterocarpus dalbergoides. The stem wood volume ranged from 3.582 m3 to 29.358 m3 per tree when diameter ranges from 60-95 cm and height ranges from 7-37 m. The identified best-fit regression models for predicting stem wood volume of Pterocarpus dalbergiodes will be useful to researchers and plantation managers in assessing productivity estimation by non-destructive method.
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Literature cited 1: Ajit V.K., Gupta K.R., Kumar Sulanki R.V. and Datta A.(2000) .Modelling for timber volume of young Eucalyptus teriticornis plantation. Ind. J. For. 23 (3): 233-237. Buvaneswaran C. (2004) .Studies on Biomass production relations in Tectona grandis L.f.Plantations at different ages in Tamil Nadu, ph.D.Thesis, FRI University, Dehradun.
Literature cited 2: Chakrabarthi and Gaharwar K.S. (1995).A study on volume estimation of Indian Teak. Indian Forester .121 (6). 503-509. Chaturvedi A.N. and Khanna L.S. (1982) .Forest Mensuration. International Book Distributors, Dehradun.

ID: 63707
Title: Studies on Some Promising Fodder Plants of Hassan District, Karnataka
Author: G. M. Prashanth Kumar , N. Shiddamallayya
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1216- 1221 (2018)
Subject: Studies on Some Promising Fodder Plants of Hassan District, Karnataka
Keywords: Fodder plants, Rural people, Hassan
Abstract: The present communication describes 87 fodder plant species belonging to 83 genera and 34 families which are the sources of fodder. The local name of the plant, period of availability, occurrence, part used and other details with pertinent comments are enumerated. Family Poaceae was represented by 26 species, followed by Fabaceae and Moraceae (6 species each). The most preferred fodder plants as perceived by informants revealed that Echinochloa crusgalli was the most important fodder species.
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Literature cited 1: Bahru T., Asfaw Z. and Demissew S. (2014). Ethnobotanical study of forage/fodder plant species in and around the semiarid Awash National Park, Ethiopia. J. Forestry Research, 25(2): 445-454. Bharti V.K., Giri A., Rinchon T., Singh R.K., Chaurasia O. and Kumar B. (2016). Potential fodder plants of cold arid high-Altitude region for livestock feeding in health and production: A review. IOSR. J. Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, 9: 90-96.
Literature cited 2: Bhat K.G. (2014). Flora of South Kanara (Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District of Karnataka). Taxonomy Research Centre, Department of Botany, Poornaprajna College, Udupi. Chettri N. and Sharma E.A. (2009). Scientific assessment of traditional knowledge on firewood and fodder values in Sikkim, India. Forest Ecol. Manag., 257:2073-2078.

ID: 63706
Title: Variation, Heritability, Genetic Gain and Correlation in White Mulberry (Morus alba Linn.) Clones
Author: I.K. Thakur
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1211- 1215 (2018)
Subject: Variation, Heritability, Genetic Gain and Correlation in White Mulberry (Morus alba Linn.) Clones
Keywords: Clones, Variability, Correlation, Coefficient of variation, Selection
Abstract: Variability among different traits alongwith their inter - relationship were studied in twenty seven clones of Morus alba . Significant differences were observed among clones with respect to various morphometric traits. Moderate phenotypic coefficient of variation (PCV), genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV), heritability and genetic gain were recorded for green leaf yield, plant height, leaf length, leaf width and basal diameter indicating that these characters can be more reliable for effective selection in future. Plant height showed positive and significant correlation with basal diameter, number of branches, leaf length and green leaf yield. Basal diameter, leaf length and leaf width also exhibited positive and significant correlation with green leaf yield. Therefore, these correlations can be useful in the indirect selection of white mulberry. However, rest of the correlations were non-significant.
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Literature cited 1: Bari M.A., Qaiyyulm M.A. and Islam M. (1990). Estimation of genetic variability for some quantitative characters in Mulberry. Bull. Seric. Res., 1: 6-12. Burton G.W. and De Vane E.W. (1953). Estimating heritability in tall fescue (Festuca aurundineae) from replicated clonal material. Agronomy Journal, 4: 78-81.
Literature cited 2: Fotader R.K., Aslam M.A., Dhar K.L. and Bahakuni B.S.(1989). Evaluation and utilization of genetic variability in Mulberry. Indian J. Sericulture, 28 (2): 150-158. Johnson H.W., Robinson H.F. and Comstock R.E. (1955). Estimates of genetic and environmental variability in Soyabean. Agronomy Journal, 47: 314-318.

ID: 63705
Title: Inventory of Wetland Plants of Select Freshwater Environs of Kanyakumari District, with Emphasis on their Indigenous use
Author: G. Jerlin Deletta , S. Jeeva , V. Mohan , B. Parthipan
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1198- 1210 (2018)
Subject: Inventory of Wetland Plants of Select Freshwater Environs of Kanyakumari District, with Emphasis on their Indigenous use
Keywords: Wetland plants, Nelumbo nucifera, Neptunia oleracea, Polygonum barbatum
Abstract: Floristic studies were carried out for the period of two years (October 2014 and October 2016) in select ponds of Azhagapapuram village in Agastheeswaram taluk of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. A total of 65 angiosperm taxa belonging to 30 families, 53 genera, and 15 orders under 10 clades/groups were documented. The major clades were commelinids (23 species), lamiids (10 species) and monocots and asterids (7 species), Campanulids, Fabids and Malvids (5 species). Dominant families were Poaceae with 11 species followed by Cyperaceae (7), Fabaceae and Compositae (4 each), Convolvulaceae, Hydrocharitaceae and Amaranthaceae (3 each), Apocynaceae, Araceae, Commelinaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Onagraceae, Polygonaceae and Plantaginaceae were represented by 2 species each and the remaining 16 families by one taxon each. As regards morpho-ecologic characters, 32 taxa were found to be marshy and wetland plants, 16 emergent anchored hydrophytes, 7 floating anchored hydrophytes, 5 free floating hydrophytes and 5 submerged hydrophytes. Of the 65 taxa recorded 37 were found to have utility value. Most of the plants were recorded to have medicinal value, with 37 species being used in traditional system of medicine to treat over 55 ailments.
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Literature cited 1: Abdullah M.B., Sanusi S.S., Abdul S.D. and Sawa F.B.J. (2009). An assessment of the herbaceous species vegetation of Yankari Game Reserve, Bauchi, Nigeria. AmericanEurasian J. Agri. & Envir. Sciences, 6: 20-25. Adhikar S.B and Babu M.M. (2008). Floral diversity of Baanganga Wetland, Uttarakhand, India. Check List, 4: 279-290.
Literature cited 2: Agharkar S.P. (1923). The present position of our knowledge of the aquatic flora of India. Muslim A. S. and Vyas V. (2015). Assessment of macrophytic diversity in selected reaches of river Narmada at Hoshanabad district of Madhya Pradesh. Inter. J. sci. Engi. and Technology Research, 4(10): 3338-3344.

ID: 63704
Title: Diversity of Fern and Fern-Allies of Tarai West Forest Division, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand
Author: Bhasker Joshi , Sona Tewari , B.K. Shukla , Anupam Srivastava
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1194- 1197 (2018)
Subject: Diversity of Fern and Fern-Allies of Tarai West Forest Division, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand
Keywords: Fern and fern-allies, Ramnagar, Tarai West Forest Division, Uttarakhand
Abstract: Present paper deals with diversity of Fern and Fern-Allies of Tarai West Forest Division, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand. In the present study 14 species have been collected from the area. Systematic enumeration, morphological characters, India and abroad distribution along with ecological notes have been appendage in each species.
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Literature cited 1: Chowdhury N.P. (1973). The Pteridophytic Flora of the Upper Gangetic Plain. New Delhi: Navyug Traders. Dixit R.D. and Kumar R. (2002). Pteridophytes of Uttaranchal (A Checklist). Dehradun: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh.
Literature cited 2: Gaur R.D. and Painuli P. (1993). Some little known Pteridophytes from Garhwal Himalaya. Indian J. For., 16(1): 88-90. Joshi B., Kumar P. and Pant S.C. (2012). Traditional use of some fern and fern allies in Tarai and Bhawar of Kumaun Outer Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. In: Biodiversity Conservation and Envir. Management (Khanna, D. R. (eds.). New Delhi: Biotech Books.

ID: 63703
Title: Influence of Accelerated Ageing on Indian Pines Seed
Author: Nawa Bahar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1188- 1193(2018)
Subject: Influence of Accelerated Ageing on Indian Pines Seed
Keywords: Accelerated ageing, Germination, Seediing vigour index, Indian pines
Abstract: Effect of accelerated ageing on Indian pines seed namely Chir pine (Pinus roxburghii), Blue pine (P. waliichiana), Chilgoza pine (P. gerardiana) and Khasi pine (P. Khasiya) was investigated to evaluate their potential in term of germinability, seedling length, dry matter production and seedling vigour index. It Is evident from the results that the germination per cent of seed has little differences among the species and the highest seedling vigour index was estimated in chir pine (348.406). However, the lowest seedling vigour index was found in blue pine (271.296).
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Literature cited 1: Abdul - Baki A.A. and Anderson J.D. (1973). Vigour determination in soybean seed by multiple criteria. Crop Science, 13: 630 - 633. Anon. (1983). Seed Vigour Testing Handbook. Contribution No. 32. Association of Official Seed Analysts. 88pp.
Literature cited 2: Austin R.B. (1972). Effects of environment before harvesting. In E.H. Roberts (ed.), Viability of seeds (pp. 209 - 252). Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. Blancfie C.A., Elam W.W. Hodges J.D. Bonner F.T. and Marquez A.C. (1989a). Accelerated aging: a potential vigour test for long leaf and slash pine seed. Pp. 107 - 114 In: Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, 1-3 November 1988, Memphis.

ID: 63702
Title: Rooting Responses of Hardwood Stem Cuttings of Juniper to Exogenous Hormone Treatment
Author: M. A. Wani
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1179- 1187 (2018)
Subject: Rooting Responses of Hardwood Stem Cuttings of Juniper to Exogenous Hormone Treatment
Keywords: Vegetative propagation, Juniperus communis, Rooting, Indole-3-butyric acid, Indole-3-acetic acid, Naphthalene acetic acid.
Abstract: Vegetative propagation through stem cuttings of Juniperus communis was tested by treatments with different concentrations of root promoting hormones like Indole-3 acetic acid (IAA), Indol-3-butyric acid (IBA), Naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) and synergistic combinations of IBA & NAA in the range of 0.2M to 1M concentrations respectively. The trials were conducted under both greenhouse and open nursery conditions. Data collected on percentage rooting, average root length, average root number, bud sprouting and survival rate were subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the level of significance. The highest rooting rate (80 per cent) was recorded in the cuttings treated with 0.8M concentrations of IBA as compared with that of control which was recorded as only 20 per cent. Other treatments of IAA, NAA, IBA and synergistic combinations of IBA+NAA also exhibited improved response over the control, both under greenhouse and open conditions. It was concluded that IAA and IBA was a better applied concentration for rooting in Juniperus cuttings.
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Literature cited 1: Badola H.K. and Badoni A.K. (1990). Effects of STIK and GA3 on vegetative propagation in stem cuttings of Vitex negundo Linn. during winter. Indian Forester, 116 (5): 980983. Bagoury E.L., Olfat H., Allam A.I., Abdelghany A.M. and Attia A.E. (2006). IBA application to Stevia stem Cutting: Its productivity and quality of plant and ratoon crops, Egyptian J.Agricultural Research, 84 (3): 299.
Literature cited 2: Banko T.J. and Stefani M.A. (1986). Effects of wounding, IBA and basal trimming on rooting of box-wood cuttings. J.Environmental Horticulture, 4(3): 72-73. Blazich F.A. (1988). Chemicals and formulations used to promote adventitious rooting. In: Adventitious root formation in cuttings (Davis.T.D., Haissigand. B.E and Sankhla. N N Eds.). Dioscorides press, Portland, 132-149 pp.

ID: 63701
Title: Mathematical Models for Estimating Tree Site index for Agar Tree (Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk) Plantations in Bangladesh
Author: S.M. Zahirul Islam , M.A. Mansur Chowdhury , K. Misbahuzzaman
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1172- 1178 (2018)
Subject: Mathematical Models for Estimating Tree Site index for Agar Tree (Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk) Plantations in Bangladesh
Keywords: Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk, Bangladesh, Model, Site index, Validation
Abstract: Agar tree (Aquilaria malaccensis Lamk., Family- Thymeleaceae) has drawn unique position due to the production of world's most expensive essential oil used in fragrances and as medicine. It is one of the most valuable and economically important commercial tree species planted in some potential forest areas of Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to predict site index equation for estimating site quality of Agar tree in Bangladesh by difference equation method. The data have been collected from 372 sample plots with an area 0.02 ha were used to estimate the parameters of the model by means of regression analysis. In total, four (Power model, Schumacher models, Chapman –Richards model and Lars strand equation) models were tested to develop site index guide equation for Agar tree. These functions are checked by an examination of statistical and biological principles and by also a comparison with data not used for constructing the functions. The checks gave fairly satisfactory results for Schumacher models, and the model seem suitable for their purpose. Hence, the selected models derived in the study could be satisfactorily used for agar tree plantations having ages 4-20 years and site indices of 8- 20 m. based on a base age of 12 years.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmadi K. and Alavi S.J. (2016). Generalized heightdiameter models for Fagus orientalis Lipsky in Hyrcanian forest, Iran. J. FOR. SCI., 62(9): 413-421. doi: 10.17221/51/2016-JFS Alvarez G., Schroder J., Rodriguez S.R. and Ruiz G.A. (2002). Modeling the effect of thinning on the diameter distribution of even-aged maritime pine stands. For. Ecol.Manage., 165: 57-65.
Literature cited 2: Baksha M.W., Akhter S., Basak A.C. and Rahman M.S. (2009). Bangladeshy agar chas o agar kutirsilpo (Agar cultivation and cottage industry in Bangladesh). Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, Chittagong 20pp (a booklet in Bangla) Beaulieu J., Raulier F., Pregent G. and Bousquet J. (2011). Predicting site index from climatic, edaphic, and stand structural properties for seven plantation-grown conifer species in Quebec. Can. J. For. Res., 41: 682-693.

ID: 63700
Title: Evaluation of ex-situ Demonstrations of high quality Bamboo plantations in Uttarakhand
Author: Anshul Chandra
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1166- 1171 (2018)
Subject: Evaluation of ex-situ Demonstrations of high quality Bamboo plantations in Uttarakhand
Keywords: Bamboo, Fertilizer's treatment, Plantation.
Abstract: Five bamboo species viz. were Bambusa balcooa, Bambusa nutans, Bambusa bambos, Dendrocalamus hamiltonii and Dendrocalamus asper selected for establishment of plantation in different agro-climatic locations of Uttarakhand. For each species 3 types of demonstrations were carried out using conventionally raised seedlings, saplings obtained from vegetative propagation and tissue cultured plants. Each demonstration was planted with 4 different treatments specified as Nitrogen+ Potassium+Phosphorus (NPK) treatment, Farm Yard Manure (FYM) treatment, NPK+FYM treatment and Control (No Treatment). The plantations were raised at the spacing of 5X5m and 6X6m with 4 replicates of each treatment. The growth of plants in all plots was observed regularly at specified intervals. Among the treatments FYM+NPK was found to be the best treatment in all the species grown at 5X5m and 6X6m spacing.
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Literature cited 1: Divakara B.N., Kumar B.M., Balachandran P.V. and Kamalam N.V. (2001). Bamboo hedgerow systems in Kerala, India: Root distribution and competition with trees for phosphorus. Agroforest. Syst., 51: 189-200. Golley F.S., Mcginnis J.T., Clements R.G., Child G.I. and Duever M.J. (1975). Mineral cycling in a tropical moist forest ecosystem. Univ. Georgia Press, Athens. 248 pp.
Literature cited 2: Kumar B.M. (1997). Bamboos in the home gardens of Kerala: A shrinking resource base. J. Non-timber For. Products. Liese W. (1992). All division 5 confer, Nanon, International Union of Forestry Research Organization (IUFRO) First Century, IUFRO News. 21:11.4 (3/4): 156-159.

ID: 63699
Title: Propagation of Ulmus wallichiana from Divergent Sources of North India
Author: Anita Tomar , Dinesh Kumar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1162- 1165 (2018)
Subject: Propagation of Ulmus wallichiana from Divergent Sources of North India
Keywords: Ulmus wallichiana, Threatened species, Branch cuttings, IBA, Germplasm.
Abstract: Effectiveness of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) has been examined in adventitious root formation in branch cuttings of Ulmus wallichiana, a threatened species. Cuttings were collected from different districts (covering states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir) during the month of March. Four IBA treatments viz. 4000 ppm, 5000 ppm, 6000 ppm and 7000 ppm, in addition to control, were tested in four replications. Data on callus formation, rooting and plant per cent were recorded after twelve weeks of planting. Among all germplasm collections and IBA concentrations, the maximum rooting was 41.3 per cent recorded with 6000 ppm IBA for Mukteshwar (Nainital) and with 7000 ppm IBA for Munsyari (Pithoragarh) while the minimum rooting, excluding control, was 26.3 per cent for Bijoriya (Bageshwar) at 4000 ppm IBA. The plant percentage ranged from minimum 23.8 per cent to maximum 35.0 per cent. Without IBA, the rooting success was zero to 2.50 per cent. In view of similar rooting response of diverse germplasm, it was inferred that this species can be reliably propagated through branch cuttings with use of 6000 ppm IBA regardless of source of germplasm.
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Literature cited 1: Agarwal V.S. (2005). Directory of Indian economic plants.Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun. 563 p. Bhat G.M., Khan M.A. and Mughal A.H. (2007). Status, distribution and concentration of elm (Ulmus wallichiana Planchon): A multipurpose tree species in Kashmir. SKUAST J. Research, 9: 84-88.
Literature cited 2: Bhat G.M., Khan M.A. and Mughal A.H. (2008). Vegetative propagation of elm (Ulmus wallichiana planchon.) by cuttings. Ecology Environment and Conservation, 14 (1): 165-168. Bhatt B.P. and Todaria N.P. (1991). Seasonal rooting behaviour of stem cuttings of some agroforestry species of Garhwal Himalaya. Indian J. Forestry, 13 (4):362-364.

ID: 63698
Title: Population Structure and Regeneration of Mallotus philippensis in Sal Forests of Kumaun Himalaya
Author: Bhawna Adhikari , Neelu Lodhiyal , Bhawana Kapkoti , L.S. Lodhiyal , P.S. Rawat
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1158- 1161 (2018)
Subject: Population Structure and Regeneration of Mallotus philippensis in Sal Forests of Kumaun Himalaya
Keywords: Mallotus Philippensis, Associate tree species, Sal forest type and regeneration
Abstract: Present study deals with the population structure and regeneration of Mallotus philippensis in different forests i.e. sal dominant, sal mixed and sal open canopy forests of Kumaun Himalaya of Uttarakhand. The density of seedlings, saplings and trees ranged from 920 -1200, 13-160 and 7-127 ind.ha'', respectively. As far as regeneration of Mallotus philippensis Is concerned. It was found good regeneration in sal mixed forest and sal open canopy forest, whereas the sal dominant forest had shown fair regeneration. On the basis of study, it is concluded that the forest site which has sufficient nutrient, moisture and proper availability of sunlight, the regeneration of Mallotus philippensis was good.
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ID: 63697
Title: Preliminary Study to Distinguish Sal in Rajaji Tiger Reserve through RS & GIS Technology
Author: Rajeev Shankhwar , M.S. Bhandari , R.K. Meena , H.S. Ginwal
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2018
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 144 (12) 1151- 1157 (2018)
Subject: Preliminary Study to Distinguish Sal in Rajaji Tiger Reserve through RS & GIS Technology
Keywords: Sal, Forest genetic resources, Supervised image classification, Remote sensing, Geographical information system, Geocoordinates
Abstract: The forest genetic resources are taped for species distribution, mapping, demarcation, assessment of genetic diversity, population genetics study and adoption of conservation measures for protecting the species for their sustainable utilization. In the present investigation, a methodology was developed to map Sal forest areas by preparing eco-distribution maps with the help of Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) technology. Extensive surveys were conducted in Mohand and Sukh Blocks of Chillawali Range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve during 2016–17. To distinguish the Sal forest from dry mixed deciduous forest, both blocks were divided into 58 square grids (750x750m) and total area covered by each grid was 0.5628 km2. Three to four sample plots of size 6x6m were laid out; and 80 geo-coordinates were recorded in total of 24 grids, out of which 40 geo-coordinates belongs to Sal patches. Sixty per cent Sal patches were further used to train satellite imagery (LANDSAT–8) for supervised image classification. The Google Earth was used for better visual interpretation. Maximum likelihood rule was used to discriminate between Sal forest and dry mixed deciduous forest. Accuracy assessment was carried out with the other forty per cent Sal patches. Total area of both types of forest was found to be 28.14 km2 and area covered under Sal forest was 6.28 km2. The observed Sal dominated areas is in concurrence with the management plan of Rajaji Tiger Reserve but differed from the maps of Forest Survey of India, Dehradun.
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