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ID: 63610
Title: Developmental Activities in Relation to Change in the Diversity-Distribution of Medicinally Important Plants in Vicinity of Serlui-B Hydel Project, Mizoram, India
Author: B.P. Mishra and Sangeeta Sunar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (12) 1157- 1165 (2019)
Subject: Developmental Activities in Relation to Change in the Diversity-Distribution of Medicinally Important Plants in Vicinity of Serlui-B Hydel Project, Mizoram, India
Keywords: Developmental activities, Diversity-distribution, Medicinal plants, Serlui-B- dam.
Abstract: Dams are beneficial to the society in many ways, but developmental activities on construction site have detrimental effects on plant wealth and certain medicinal species are eliminated eliminated before fully assessed and validated. The findings of the present investigation on diversity distribution of medicinal plants under undistributed and distributed forests stands in the vicinity of Serlui-B hydel Project in Mizoram reveal that there is a drastic change in the plant community structure and botanical composition. Altogether, 140 species (118 species from 104 genera and 56 families in the undisturbed stand and 71 species from 63 genera and 31 families in the disturbed stand) belonging to 120 genera and 59 families were recorded from both the stands. The species sensitive to the disturbance were eliminated in the disturbed stand. From the ethnomedicinal knowledge inherent in some elderly aged local indigenous people it can be enumerated that most of the species recorded were used for the treatment of various ailments (fever, gastrointestinal diseases, dermatitis, dental, respiratory, cardiac, cuts and wounds).Habit-wise distribution of species indicates pre-dominance of woody species and herbaceous species in the undisturbed and disturbed stands, respectively. The shift in position of the species and habit-wise changes could be linked with disturbance at a large.
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Literature cited 1: Adhikari B.S., Uniyal S.K. and Rawat G.S. (2009) .Vegetation structure and community patterns of Tehri Dam submergence zone, Uttarakhand, India. EurAsia J. BioSci., 3:40-49. Anyinam C. (1995).Ecology and ethnomeicine: Exploring links between current environment crisis and indigenous medical practices. Soc. Sci. Med, 40 (3): 321-329.
Literature cited 2: Baillie J.E.M., Hamilton –Talor C. And Stuart S.N. (2004) .How many threatened species are there? A global species assessment .The IUCN species survival commission, (The IUCN species programme rue Mauverney 28 CH-1196 Gland, (Switzerland), pp-217. Bhutani K.K. (2008) .Herbal Wealth of North-East India. Department of Natural Products, NIPER, Punja, pp-399.

ID: 63609
Title: Intercropping of Andrographis paniculata under Emblica officinalis in Western Himalayan Sub-Tropics
Author: Sandeep Sehgal and Stanzin Landol
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (12) 1152- 1156 (2019)
Subject: Intercropping of Andrographis paniculata under Emblica officinalis
Keywords: Intercropping, Agric-horticulture; Emblica officinalis; Andrographis paniculata, Agroforestry
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to determine the feasibility of intercropping Andrographis paniculata Nees. and Emblica officinalis Gaertin .at Dryland Regional Sub Station of Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu. The objectives were to study the effect of ten-year-old Emblica officinalis trees on the growth and yield of Andrographis paniculata. Andrographis was intercropped at three different spacing viz., 30 cm X 45 cm; 30cm x 30 cm; 45 cm x 45 cm. Recommended spacing of 30 cm x 45 cm without trees served as control. The results showed that due to competition among the various components of the system, Andrographis paniculata grown as an intercrop registered a decrease in growth and productivity compared to open. However, on practical point of view, out of the three different spacing, plant spacing of 45 cm x 45 cm was found most suitable for successful cultivation of Andrographis paniculata as an intercrop under Emblica officinalis. We concluded that Andrographis paniculata-Emblica officinalsis intercropping system can be practical and beneficial in the region. However, the distance between crops and tee rows should be adjusted to minimize interspecies competition.
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Literature cited 1: Bijalwan A. (2012) .Structure , Composition and Diversity of Horticulture Trees and Agricultural Crops Productivity under Traditional Agri-Horticulture System in Mid Hill situation of Garhwal Himalaya, India. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 3: 480-488. Cannell M.G.R., van Noordwijk.M.and Ong.C.K. (1996) .The central agroforestry hypothesis: the trees must acquire resources that the crop would not otherwise acquire. Agroforestry Systems, 34: 27-31.
Literature cited 2: Chadha Y.R. (1985).The Wealth of India: raw materials, Vol 1 A.CSIR, New Delhi, p 264. Das D.K., Chaturvedi O.P., Jha R.K and Rajeev Kumar (2011) .Yield, soil health and economics of anola (Emblica officinalis Gaerth). Based agri-horticultural systems in eastern India. Current Science, 101 (6): 786-790.

ID: 63608
Title: Enhancing productivity of Ailanthus Excelsa Roxb.by planting Grafted Female Trees
Author: U.K.Tomar, T.R.Rathore and N.Bala
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (12) 1147- 1151 (2019)
Subject: Enhancing productivity of Ailanthus Excelsa Roxb.by planting Grafted Female Trees
Keywords: Dioecious, Grafting, Clones, Biomass and Economics
Abstract: Alilanthus excels (Ardu), a dioecious tree species, is an important fodder tree of Rajasthan. It is also valued for timber, fuel-wood and ethno-medicines in many parts of India. Literature and field observations indicate that female plants of this species exhibit better growth forms as compared to male plants. However, it is hard to identify female plants at the sapling stage. Cloning of Ardu through macro and micro-propagation methods is difficult and economically non-viable. Using grafting method developed and improved byArdi Forest Research Institute (AFRI) a trial of male and female plants was established inAugust2008.The result shows that female trees are superior to male trees in all the parameters except the length of primary root. Maximum difference was observed in the leave fresh (fodder) weight and number of branches, in which 71% and 69% higher biomass was recorded in female plants, respectively. Economics of this trial revealed that the higher cost of raising grafted female plantations is recovered within five years through fodder component only. Twenty per cent higher wood (timber and fuel) production by female plants is a benefit over plants raised through seedlings with an assumption that plantations raised through seedlings have 50 % male plants.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Allen G.A., Antos J.A. (1998) .Relative reproductive effort in males and females of the dioecious shrub Oemleria cerasiformis, Oecologia, 76: 111-118. Barrett H.C.S., Hough J. (2012) .Sexual dimorphism in flowering plants, Journal of experimental botany, 64 (1): 67-82.
Literature cited 2: Chandak V.S., Jaimini S.N. (2004) .Variability in Ardu (Ailnthus excels) In: Multipurpose trees in Topic. IUFRO Conference 2004, Scientific Publishers (India).Jodhpur, pp.257. Charlesworth D., Chalesworth B., Marai G. (2005) .Steps in the evolution of heteromorphic sex chromosomes, Heredity, 95:118-128.

ID: 63607
Title: Effect of Four Land uses on Soil Edaphic Properties and Soil Organic Carbon Stock in Mizoram, North-East India
Author: Alice Kenye, Uttam Kumar Sahoo, Soibam Lanabir Singh and Anudip Gogoi
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (12) 1139- 1146 (2019)
Subject: Effect of Four Land uses on Soil Edaphic Properties and Soil Organic Carbon Stock in Mizoram, North-East India
Keywords: Land use types, Soil physic-chemical properties, Soil depth, Soil organic carbon stock
Abstract: The present study was aimed at assessing the effect of four land uses namely properties and soil organic carbon in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram, northeast India. A permanent plot of 250 & 250 m was demarcated in each land use and soils were collected randomly from four points at depth 0-20 cm, 20-40 cm and 40-100 cm within the plot. Bulk density, soil texture, soil moisture content and soil pH were estimated .Bulk density was lower in dense forest as compared to the other three land uses and increased with increasing depth. Soil moisture content and pH were found to be highest in dense forest. All the land uses were grouped under sandy textural class. The highest mean SOC concentration (%) for the entire soil depth (0-100 cm) was found in dense forest and the least in open forest with 4.06% and 1.88 % respectively. All the land use types followed a pattern of SOC concentration decreasing with increasing depth. The highest mean SOC stock for the entire depth was recorded in dense forest with 88.66 Mg C ha-1 and least in pine plantation with 49.16 Mg C ha-1 .SOC stock in 0-40 cm in all the land uses accounts for more than 50% of the total SOC stock up to 1 m soil depth. The estimated highest SOC stock loss was observed when dense forest is converted to pine plantation ( 39.5 Mg C ha-1) followed by dense forest to open forest ( 39.15 C ha-1) and dense forest to grass land ( 20.7 Mg C ha-1) .
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Literature cited 1: Abera Y. and Belachew T. (2011) .Effects of landuse on soil organic carbon and nitrogen in soils of bale, southeastern Ethiopia. Tropical and Subtropical Agroeco. Systems, 14: 229-235. Anderson J.M. and Ingram J.S.I. (1989) .Tropical soil biology and fertility: A handbook of methods.CAB International, Wallingford.
Literature cited 2: Baishya J. and Sharma S. (2017) .Analysis of physico-chemicals properties of soil under different land use system with special reference to agro ecosystem in Dimoria development block of Assam, India. International Journal of Scientific Research Education, 5: 6526-6532. Batjes N.H. (1996) .Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world. European Journal of Soil Science, 47:151-163.

ID: 63606
Title: Identification and Assessment of Forest Fire in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) with GIS
Author: Sanjay Kumar Swain and Kishore Chandra Swain
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (12) 1131- 1138 (2019)
Subject: Identification and Assessment of Forest Fire in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) with GIS
Keywords: Forest Fire, STR, GIS, Climate change, Forest resources
Abstract: Forest fire is a major environmental issue, creating economical and ecological damage while endangering human lives. Similipal, situated at the Indian state of Odisha, is the only tiger reserve in the world, where the melanistic form of tiger is found and is properly conserved. The paper has tried to identify and evaluate the forest fire incidences in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) using Remote Sensing (RS) and GIS technique for four years, such as 2006, 2009, 2013 and 2016.Primary fire incidences data were collected from respective meteorological offices along with location coordinates with prevailing weather conditions. The forest fire incidences are mapped in Arc GIS 10.1 software environment .It shows unusual distribution of forest fire incidences in STR. The year 2009 has the maximum number of forest fire incidences in STR underlined by extremely hot weather and low precipitation condition. Groundtruthing in the STR hot weather and low precipitation condition, Groundtruthing in the STR shows disturbances due to anti-social activities in some patches of the area, limiting the scope for preventive measures, caused large number of forest fire incidences. Forest fire caused by local people (man-made) associated with the presence of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) also are increased in numbers. Forest fire incidences can be reduced drastically with future planning and using modern technologies under most unfavourable climatic conditions.
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Literature cited 1: Bond T.C. ,Streets D.G., Yarber K.F., Nelson S.M., Woo J.H. an Klimont Z. (2004) .A technology –based global inventory of black and organic carbon emissions from combustion, Journal of Geophysics Research, 109-D14203. Chuvieco E. ( 2008) .Earth Observation of Global Change: The Role of Satellite Remote Sensing in Monitoring the Global Environment, Springer Publications, 223 pages.DOI:10.1007/978-1-4020-6358-9.
Literature cited 2: Giglio L.Randerson J.T.van der Werf G.R., Kasibhatla P.S., Collatz, G.J., Morton D.C. and DeFries .S. (2010) .assessing variability and long-term trends in burnt area by mergingmultiple satellite fire products, Biogeoscience 7 (3): 1171-1186. Giri C., Shreshtha, S. (2000), Technical note: Forest fire mapping in Huay Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand, International Journal Remote Sensing, 21 (10): 2023-2030.

ID: 63605
Title: Study of Lady Mushroom-Phallus indusiatus Vent.ex.Pers.in 24-Parganas (N), West Bengal, India
Author: S.K.Ghosh, S.Mitra and S.Mukherjee
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1116- 1120 (2019)
Subject: Study of Lady Mushroom-Phallus indusiatus Vent.ex.Pers.in 24-Parganas (N), West Bengal, India
Keywords: Lady mushroom, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Phalus indusiatus
Abstract: Surveys were conducted in the bamboo bushes and hap of rotten leaves present beside the canals during June July 2015 in 24 Parganas (N) for searching the mushroom Phallus indusiatus, previously named Dictyophora indusiata. The present investigation is to study the occurrence, ecology and taxonomical description of this mushroom which is medicinally and pharmaceutically important. It has some important socioeconomic effects in China. In India it is also reported from Eastern Ghats, Assam and Santiniketan. The work on ecology, taxonomy, pharmaceutical of Phallus indusiatus is very limited.
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Literature cited 1: Bakshi D. and Mandal N.C. (2006) .Activities of some catabolic and anabolic enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism during developmental phases of fruit-bodies of Dictyophora indusiata and Geastrum fornicatum. Current Science, 90 (8): 1062-1064. Dash P.K., Sahu D.K., Sahoo S. and Das R. (2010) .Phallusindusiatus Vent & Pers (Basidiomycetes) –a new generic record for Eastern Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa., 2 (8): 1096-1098.
Literature cited 2: Deng C. Fu, H. Teng L., Hu ,Z., Xu X., Chen J. and Ren T. ( 2013) .Anti –tumor activity of the regenerated triple-helical polysaccharide from Dictyophora indusiata.Int.J.Biol Macromol., 61:453-8. Deng C., Hu, Z., Fu, HM. Xu X. and Chen J.(2012) .Chemical analysis and antioxidant activity in vitro of a ẞ-D glucan isolated from Dictyophoa indusiata.Int. J Biol Macomol., 51 (1-2): 70-5.

ID: 63604
Title: Variation in Physico-anatomical properties of Delbergia sissoo Roxb ex DC. Wood procured from local markets of Himachal Pradesh
Author: Pavin Praize Sunny, Bhupendra Dutt, Kulwant Rai Sharma, Heena and Yogesh Yadavao Sumthane
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1110- 1115 (2019)
Subject: Variation in Physico-anatomical properties of Delbergia sissoo
Keywords: Moisture, Fibre, Vessel, Dlabergia sissoo
Abstract: The study revealed significant variation in physical and mechanical properties of wood of shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) collected from different timber market sites. The maximum moisture content (20.170 %) was observed in the wood samples of Nalagarh site. Highest specific gravity of (0.644) was observed in Dattowal and lowest (0.748) in Nalagarh site. Maximum vessel diameter (0.126 mm), fibre diameter (0.020 mm) and fibre length (1.66 mm) was found in the wood samples from Ghumarwin, Dattowal and Ghumarwin respectively.
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Literature cited 1: BIS (1986) .Methods of testing of small clear specimen of timber. Bureau Indian Standards, New Delhi. Desch H.E., and Dinwoodie J.M. (1996) .Timber: structure, properties, conversion and use.7th ed.Houndmills: Mcmillian Press, Basingstoke, United Kingdom 360 p.
Literature cited 2: Johansen D.A. (1940).Plant microtechnique. Mcgraw-Hill Book Company, New York.523p. Luna R.K.2005.Plantation trees (1st Edn). International Book Distributors, Dehradun, India 975p.

ID: 63603
Title: Efficacy of Preservatives against Sapstain Fungi on Pinus radiata and Bombax ceiba
Author: Heena Thakur, Sadhna Tripathi and Shweta B.Kukreti
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1105- 1109 (2019)
Subject: Efficacy of Preservatives against Sapstain Fungi on Pinus radiata and Bombax ceiba
Keywords: Alternaria alternata, Bombax ceiba, Pinus radiata, Preservatives, Sap stain
Abstract: Pinus radiata and Bombax ceiba are susceptible to discoloration by sap stain fungus i.e., Alternaria alternata resulting significant losses of raw material for the wood industries. In the present study, efficacy of CCA, CCB, Borax-Boric acid and ZiBOC was tested against sap stain fungi on pinus radiata and Bombax ceiba under laboratory conditions. Results showed least fungal infestation in Pinus radiate treated with CCB and ZIBOC followed by CCA and Borax –Boric acid by Alternaria alternata Whereas, in case of Bombax ceiba, minimum growth of Alternaria alternata was noted in samples treated with ZiBOC followed by CCA, CCB and BBA.
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Literature cited 1: Anon., (2018) .What causes cancer? https://www.canncer/cancer-causes/arsenic.html.Retrieved on 23 November 2018. AS5604 (2003).Australian Standard: Timber-Natural durability ratings. Standards Australia: Sydney.
Literature cited 2: ASTMD4445-09a (2009).Standard Test Method for Fungicides for Controlling Sapstain and Mold on Unseasoned Lumber (Laboratory Method), DOI: 10.1520/D4445-09A.ASTM International. Bootle R.K. (2005), Wood in Australia: Types, properties and uses. The McGraw Hill Companies, 452pp.

ID: 63602
Title: Variations in certain wood quality parameters of Melia dubia Cav.
Author: Priyanka Shrivastava, Ashok Kumar, P.K.Pande and P.K.Gupta
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1098- 1104 (2019)
Subject: Variations in certain wood quality parameters of Melia dubia
Keywords: Melia dubia, Wood parameters, Genetic analysis, Heritability, Genetic gain.
Abstract: Melia dubia Cav. has established an alternate species under various agro-forestry systems. Consequently plantation area has increased substantially over the years, particularly under irrigated conditions. The species not only has wider adaptability across geographical regions over varying soil types but has also been reported to be productive with clear bole and merchantable biomass. Therefore, analysis of certain wood properties for varying genetic resources of species quality was conducted at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun for screening quality planting stock of the species so to enable growers to choose planting stocks with known wood parameters. The wood samples were collected from thirty nine genotypes of thirteen progenies and subjected to analyze growth and wood traits. All the progenies had significant variations for all growth and wood parameters. Specific gravity and fibre length were found to be the most important parameters for heritability. The progenies were grouped into five clusters, though Cluster V had maximum number of progenies (5), cluster one was found to be most productive for growth and wood parameters. Correlation analysis reveals no significant relationships among the growth and wood quality parameters; hence it could be inferred that further propagation of superior trees can be done based on wood quality parameters only, without considering the growth traits.
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Literature cited 1: Abu-lrub I., Christianson J.L., Madsen S., Sevilla R. and Ortiz R. (2004).Assessing tassel, kernel and ear variation in Peruvian highland maize. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter, 137:34-4. Burley J. and Palmer R.R. (1979).Pulp and Wood densitometric properties of Pinus caribaea from Fiji.CFI.Occasional Paper No.6, p66.
Literature cited 2: Burton G.W. and Devane E.H (1953).Estimating heritability in tall fecue (Festuca arundinaceae) from replicated clonal material .Agronomy Journal, 45:478-481. Cardi T., Mazzel M. Frusciante L. (2002).Field variation in tetraploid progeny by selfing a Solnum commersonic (+) Solanum tuberosum somatic hybrid: A multivariate analysis. Euphytica, 124: 111-119.

ID: 63601
Title: Source Variation in Fruit, Seed Germination and Seedling characteristics of Diploknema butyracea (Roxb.) H.J.Lam
Author: Nawa Bahar
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1090- 1097 (2019)
Subject: Source Variation in Fruit, Seed Germination and Seedling characteristics of Diploknema butyracea
Keywords: Diploknema butyracea, Seed sources variation, Edible oil
Abstract: Diploknema butyracea is a fast growing species and known for the yield of edible oil from kernels. Studies on source variation for quality seedling production undertaken on fifteen seed sources sampled from different locations in Uttarakhand. Variation for most of the studied characters showed that non-clinical. Variation for most of the studied characters showed that non-clinical. The population of Harkate was found to be the best on the basis of weight, germination per cent and vigour index of seed as an important criterion for delineation the superior seed source. This preliminary investigation will pave the way for further improvement of the species for better productivity.
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Literature cited 1: Abdul-Baki A.A and Anderson J.D. (1973).Vigour determination in soya bean seed by multiple criteria. Crop Science, 13: 630-632. Ahmed Z.U., Hassan M.A., Begum ZNT, Khondker M., Kair SMH, Ahmed M. and Ahmad ATA (eds) 2009.Encyclopedia of flora and Fauna of Bangladesh: Angiosperms: Dicotyledons: Ranunculaceae-zygophyllaceae.Vol.10 Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka, 1-580.
Literature cited 2: Armstrong D.P. and Westoby M. (1993) .Seedlings from large seeds tolerate defoliation better test using phylogenetically independent contrast. Ecology, 74:1090-1100. Awasthi Y.C., Bhatnagar S.C. and Mitra C.TR. (1975) .Chemurgy of Sapotaceous Plants: Madhuca species of India. Economic Botany, 2:380-389.

ID: 63600
Title: Identification, structural and Phylogenetic Analysis of Lignin Biosnthesis Pathway 4 CL Gene in Timber Species: Cedrus deodara Roxb. (G.Don)
Author: Neha Goel and H.S. Ginwal
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1082- 1089 (2019)
Subject: Identification, structural and Phylogenetic Analysis of Lignin Biosynthesis Pathway 4 CL Gene in Timber Species
Keywords: Phenylpropenood pathway, Coumurate ligase, AMP binding domain, Populus tomentosa, Cedrus deodara
Abstract: Lignification process allows plants flexibility to deal with various environmental stresses, and conferring on them a striking ability to remain viable even when human interventions altered lignin biosynthetic-pathway genes. The 4-coumurate ligase catalyzes the synthesis of lignin precursors as important phenylpropanoid.4CL protein is responsible for high lignin content but severe suppression affects carbohydrate metabolism which makes deodar wood useful for timber industry. In this research evolutionary analysis, tertiary structure prediction followed by the validation for emphasizing the annotation of 4-coumurate ligase protein (4CL).The model structure showed the suitability with a member of family AMP binding enzymes and catalyzes the hydroxycinnamate-CoA thioesters as the lignin precursor from Populus tomentosa. As the future perspective molecular docking, genome wide prediction can be study for the response in defence mechanism against the pathogens and it shall be more beneficiary among the defence pathway of deodar.
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Literature cited 1: Altschul S.F. , Gish W., Miller W., Myers E.W. and Lipman D.J. (1990) .Basic local alignment search tool. Journal of Molecular Biology, 215 (3): 403-410. Eswar N., Eramian D., Webb B., Shen M.Y. and Sali A. (2008) .Protein structure modelling with MODELLER. In Structural proteomics (pp. 145-15), Human Press.
Literature cited 2: Gouet P., Robert X and Courcelle E., (2003) .ESPript/ENDscript: Extracting and rendering sequence and 3D information from atomic structures of proteins. Nucleic Acids Research, 311: 3320-3323. Gulick A.M. (2009) .Conformational Dynamics in the AcylCoA Synthetases, Adenylation Domains of Non-ribosomal Peptide Synthetases, and Firefly Luciferase.ACS Chemical Biology, 4 (10): 811-827.

ID: 63599
Title: Comparative Account of Floral Diversity of Four Major Islands (Bets) in Little Rann of Kachchh (LRK), Gujarat, India
Author: Ashok M. Suthar, Kethan S. Tatu and R.D. Kamboj
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1076- 1081 (2019)
Subject: Comparative Account of Floral Diversity of Four Major Islands (Bets) in Little Rann of Kachchh (LRK), Gujarat, India
Keywords: Bets, Floral species, Frequency, Grasses, Herbaceous, Little Rann of Kachchh, LRK, Per cent Cover, Species diversity, Wild Ass.
Abstract: The present study compares floral diversity of four major islands (bets) in Little Rann of Kachchh (LRK) in Gujarat. During the study, transect and Daubenmire quadrat methods were used for collecting qualitative and quantitative data i.e. frequency and per cent cover of herbaceous plants. The study has revealed occurrence of 9 species of trees, 10 species of shrubs, 5species of climbers, 21 species of herbs and 12 species grasses. The study indicated more diversity of plant species on Jilandhar bet than that on Mardak bet, Nanda bet and Pung bet each. Aeluropus lagopoides (a grass) had higher per cent cover and frequency than those of other grass and herb species recorded in quadrats. The similarity and dissimilarity indices for plant species of the four bets of LRK were found to be 28 % and 72 % respectively.
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Literature cited 1: Daubenmire R. (1959) .A canopy –coverage method of vegetational analysis. Northwest Sci.33:43-64. Koyani R., Patel H., Patel P., Dharaiya N. And Patel R.(2009) .Study on Microbial Diversity of Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, India. The Icfai University Journal of Life Sciences, 3 (1): 1-8.
Literature cited 2: Parmar M.J., Chaudhary J.S., Singh P. and Pandey C.N.(2014) .Management Plan for Wild Ass Sanctuary .Dharangadhra: Dharanadhra Wildlife Division, Gujarat Forest Department. Shah V.N. and Pilo B. (1993).Ecology of Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur) in Little Rann of Kutch. Vadodara: The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

ID: 63598
Title: Estimation of Genetic Parameters in Progenies of Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. Ex DC.) Wight & Arn
Author: Hemant Kumar, S.B. Lal and Afaq Majid Wani
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1070- 1075 (2019)
Subject: Estimation of Genetic Parameters in Progenies of Terminalia arjuna
Keywords: GCV, PCV, Heritability, Genetic advance, Terminalia arjuna, Morphological traits
Abstract: Efficient tree improvement strategies depend upon specific knowledge of genotypic composition of population which was visualized by their genetic parameters. The traits with high heritability along with high genetic gain is effective for further improvement programme , since they indicate the heritable additive component of variance. In context to above discussion, Terminalia arjuna a fast growing tree species having immense economic potential in various industries viz., pharmaceutical , timber , paper, soap, tannin, dye, match, food, fodder and fuel has been studied. Present study revealed significant variations between progenies (CPTs) for genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variance, heritability, genetic gain and genetic advance. High range of variability was observed for morphological parameters viz., fresh and dry shoot/root weight, plant height, bark content and total biomass. Genotypic coefficient of variation ranged between 1.24-44.72.However, highest GCV was recorded for fresh shoot weight (44.72 44.72.However, highest GCV was recorded for fresh shoot weight (44.72 %) followed by dry shoot weight (44.49%) while lower GCV were recorded for wood specific gravity (1.24).Heritability for different character shows significant variation (52.47-99.85).Highly heritable traits were fresh root weight (99.85), fresh shoot weight (99.80), total biomass (99.71) and plant height (98.68) while low heritability is shown by wood specific gravity (52.47) .Genetic gain ranged from 1.85-92.03 and recorded highest for fresh shoot weight (92.03 %) followed by dry shoot weight (91.49 % ) ,bark content (90.77 %) and total biomass (89.10%) while lowest for wood specific gravity (1.85).
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Title: Estimation of Biomass, Nutrient content in Grasses and Soil at Different Elevations in Langate Forest Division, Kashmir Himalaya, India
Author: Muneer Ahmad Margy, Suhail Bashir war, Vaishnu Dutt and Sapna A. Narula
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1053- 1061 (2019)
Subject: Estimation of Biomass, Nutrient content in Grasses and Soil at Different Elevations in Langate Forest Division, Kashmir Himalaya, India
Keywords: Above ground biomass, Nutrient analysis, Dominant grasses
Abstract: The aboveground biomass of different grasses present at different elevations revealed that the maximum production was at higher elevation (2500-3000 m) followed by middle (2000-2500 m) and lower elevation (1500-2000 m) with maximum contribution from ,Poa pratens is at higher elevation followed by Chrsopogon echinulatus at middle elevation and Cynodon dactylon at lower elevation. The nutrient content of different dominant grasses present at the sites/elevations revealed that the nitrogen (N) , phosphorus (P) , potassium (K) , Crude Protein (CP) of dominant grass species at different elevations of the Rajwar Range of Langate Forest Divison increased from lower to middle elevation and was highest for upper elevation while in case of calcium (Ca) and Magnesium (Mg) it showed a declining trend from lower to middle and was lowest in upper elevation. The chemical properties of soil contents [Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K)] of different locations/elevations in Rajwar Range of Langate Forest Division increased with the increase in elevation and were maximum for upper elevation followed by middle elevation and lowest lower elevation.
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Literature cited 1: Aggarwal S.K., Saxena N. And Kau P. (1978) . Herbage production and nutrient composition of grasses in arid grasslands as related to season and rainfall: Cenchrusciliaris and Cenchrussetigerus grass species, Forage Research, 4:149-157. Anitha K., Joseph S., Joh C.R., 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: 217-224.
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Title: Ecodendrometric Characterization of Atlas Pistachio (Pistacia atlantica Desf) Stands in the Ain Ben Khelil Region (Southwestern Algeria)
Author: Guerine Lakhdar and Hadjadj Kouider
Editor: Aarti Chaudhary
Year: 2019
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 145 (11) 1053- 1061 (2019)
Subject: Ecodendrometric Characterization of Atlas Pistachio
Keywords: Atlantic Pistachio, Ain Ben Khelil, Ecodendrometric, Regeneration, Floristic richness
Abstract: The Atlantic Pistachio (Pistacia atlantica Desf) forest has a valuable pioneering species heritage in the arid and semi-arid regions. It is described as the most original and remarkable species in the high steppes for both ecological and social value. The results of ecodenrometric characterization of this species in Ain Ben Khelil region show the dominance of big and very big woods. About 62 % of the studied population. The natural regeneration of Atlantic Pistachio is closely related to the nurse plant effect (Jujube-Atlantic Pistachio). The rates recorded are respectively: 6.7 % (grove 1) , 8.3 % (grove 2), 12.6 % (grove 3) and 23.7 % for the 4th grove. The floristic diversity of the Atlantic pistachio is characterized by three strata, namely a tree strata, shrub strata and herb strata containing a significant floristic richness.
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Literature cited 1: Aidoud A. (2005) .Functioning of Mediterranean ecosystems. Conferences, University of Rennes: 11 pp. Amara M. (2014) .Contribution to the study of Pistacia atlantica sub sp atlantica groupings in northwestern Algeria.Ph.D, Thesis, Tlemcen University: 264 pp.
Literature cited 2: Amghar F. and Kadi-Hanifi H. (2008) .Dignosis of the floristic diversity of five steppe stations in southern Algiers, Les Cahiers d’ Orphee, 1: 386-395.