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ID: 60930
Title: CONTRIBUTION OF POPULUS DELTOIDES TO FARM ECONOMY OF PUNJAB.
Author: A.S.DOGRA, S. NAUTIYAL AND D.P. NAUTIYAL.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 140 (8) 758-762 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Agroforestry, Crop rotations, Growth and yield, Bole wood, Stump.
Abstract: Progressive farmers of Punjab and the adjoining states have adopted agroforestry intensively keeping in view its good economic returns by growing trees in conjunction with agricultural crops on field boundaries and as inter-culture with field crops. The present paper deals with the economics of growing Populus deltoids Bartr. Ex.-Marsh on farm lands in Punjab. The total area under poplar plantation in Punjab, mostly agroforestry, is estimated to be 75,000 ha and is steadily increasing. Poplar-based agroforestry in Punjab is economically viable and more profitable to the farmers than many other crop rotations. The bole biomass was found to vary with site, ranging from 19.8 t ha-1 at 8 years on average sites to 36.2 t ha-1 on excellent (site quality 1) sites. The biomass of branches, twigs, bark and roots would be in addition to these values.
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Literature cited 1: Chandra J.P. and Joshi B.C. (1997). Cultivation and management of poplar in agroforestry system. Indian Farming, 30 (6): 3-7. Chauhan S.K., Dhillon W.S., Singh N., Sharma R. (2012). Physiological behavior and yield evaluation of agronomic crops under agri-horti-silviculture system. International Journal of Plant Research, 3 (1): 1-8
Literature cited 2: Dogra A.S. Upadhayay Anoop, Sharma S.C. and Chauhan S.K. (2007). Potential of Agro forestry as a Land Use Option in Punjab, India. Indian Forester, 133 (11): 1437-48. Jain S.K. and Singh P. (2000). Economic analysis of industrial agroforestry: Poplar (Populus deltoids) in Uttar Pradesh (India). Agrofor Syst., 49: 255-273.

ID: 60929
Title: NATURAL HYBRIDIZATION BETWEEN POPULUS SUAVEOLENS FISCH. AND POPULUS DELTOIDES WALL. EX ROYALE.
Author: R.C. DHIMAN, J.N. GANDHI AND P.K. PANDE.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 140 (8) 753-757 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Natural hybridization, Cluster analysis, progeny seedlings.
Abstract: Paper presents morphological characterization of 64 half-sib progeny seedlings raised from seed collected from a single female Populus suaveolens Fisch. Tree growing in the vicinity of P. ciliate and two saplings one each of P. ciliate and P. suaveolens raised from stem cuttings. K-Means clustering of leaf and branch morphological traits of progeny seedlings resulted in forming two clusters each of them represented with a sapling each of P. ciliata and P.suaveolens. The 95.45% individual seedlings (62 in number) were clustered with P.suaveolens (female parent) and 4.55% (2 in number) with P. ciliata (male parent). Some traits like, number of glands at the base of leaf blade, pubescence on the lower surface of leaf blade and leaf tip in progeny seedlings were associated with male parent -P.ciliata and two progeny seedlings with these traits got clustered with this species, whereas, the remaining progeny seedlings had leaf and stem traits similar to female parent-P.suaveolens.
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Literature cited 1: Baxter D.V. (1956). Skogar saga, Pacific Discovery, 9 (3): 9-14 Chaturvedi A.N. (1982). Poplar Farming in U.P.U.P. Forest Bulletin No.45.
Literature cited 2: Chisman H.H (1955). The Natural Hybrid Oaks of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania State Forestry School, Research Paper 22, pp.5. Dhiman R.C. and Gandhi J.N. (2012) Clonal development and diversity in WIMCO ' S poplar programme. ENVIS Forestry Bulletin, 12(1): 40-48.

ID: 60928
Title: OBSERVATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF TECTONA GRANDIS LINN. AND GMELINA ARBOREA ROXB.
Author: A.K. BISARIA, SHIV RAM TYAGI AND MOHAMMAD ABASS AHANGER.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 140 (8) 747-752 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Tectona grandis, Gmelina arborea, Plant height, Plant girth, Flowering percentage.
Abstract: Eighteen month old plants of Tectona grandis and Gmelina Arborea were established at Tapovan, Gwalior (M.P). The growth parameters studied were plant height, width, flowering percentage, percent reduction in number of plants and plants successfully established. Saplings of Tectona grandis showed better adaptation as compared to Gmelina arborea. Though per cent establishment of Gmelina arborea was less but their height was greater as compared to Tectona grandis.
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Literature cited 1: Akinsanmi F.A. (1985): Effects of rainfall and some edaphic factors on teak growth in South-Western Nigeria. Journal of Tropical Forest Resources, 1: 44-52 Alexander, R.M. (1968). Size and shape. Edward Arnold London. Pp. 87
Literature cited 2: Aparanji S.L. (2000). Influence of Site Factors on Growth of Teak Stands in the Western Ghats. (M.Sc Thesis) Sirsi, University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad. Arzai A.H. and Aliyu, B.S. (2010). The relationship between canopy width, height and trunk size in some tree species growing in the savanna zone of Nigeria, Bayero Journal of Pure and Apllied Sciences, 3(1): 260-263.

ID: 60927
Title: EVIDENCES AND ASPECTS OF FOREST TRANSITION IN INDIA.
Author: M.P. SINGH, P.P. BHOJVAID, S.R. REDDY AND JAWAID ASHRAF.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2014
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 140 (8) 737-746 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Afforestation, Conservation, Forest cover change, Forest transition, Deforestation, Forest degradation, Policy implications.
Abstract: The shift from decrease to a trend of increasing forest cover associated with economic development of a nation or to a geographical region is referred to as forest transition. Studies indicate that earlier stage of human development is marked by high forest cover and low deforestation but increase in incomes accelerate the rate of deforestation leading to loss of forest cover; but at incomes beyond a certain level, the rate of deforestation reduces; then the trend reverses and a slow increase in forest cover is seen. Evidences of Indian forest transition were tried to be traced from the Land Use and Land Cover Change for the period 1880-1980. Supplementing this data with the recent forest cover data of FSI from 1990 onwards, an attempt has been made to characterize forest transition in India. Deforestation was the dominating aspect in the initial temporal phase (till 1980), large scale afforestation/rehabilitation, social forestry and agro-forestry programmes of the state and central governments dominated the temporal phase of forest transition in India during the period of 1980-2000. Conservation and sustainable management of forests dominated the later phase (Beyond 2000). Timber production from government forests gradually declined about 2 million m3 from the forests (excluding trees outside forests) in 2010 while most of the wood produced in the country come from trees outside forests (TOF) grown in private lands under agro-forestry, along the roads, canal, homesteads, etc. It ' s predicted that in a business as usual scenario, the forest transition in India will follow the trend as established in the last three decades and it is projected that the forest cover will increase to 71.34 million hectare in 2020. Forest transition trajectory in the forest transition curve indeed serves an easy instrument for testing the effectiveness of government interventions and policy implications.
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Literature cited 1: Angelsen A. and Rudel T.K. (2013). Designing and Implementing Effective REDD + Policies: A Forest Transition Approach. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 7: 91-113. Culas R.J. (2012). REDD and Forest Transition: Tunnelling through the Environmental Kuznets Curve, Ecological Economics, 79: 44-51.
Literature cited 2: Chhabra A. and Dadhwal V.K. (2004). Assessment of major pools and fluxes of carbon in Indian forests, Climate Change, 64: 341-360, 2004. D ' arcy W.E. (1898). Preparation of Forest Working -Plans in India, 3rd edition. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India.

ID: 60926
Title: Toxicity determination of some insecticides against Trichogramma chilonis Ishii.
Author: Arvind Kumar and Pooja Khulbe.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 333-337 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Chlorpyriphos, Cypermethrin, Imidacloprid, Monocrotophos, Toxicity, Trichogramma chilonis.
Abstract: The screening of some insecticides viz. monocrotophos, chlorpyriphos, cypermethrin and imidacloprid was done to determine the LC50 values against Trichogramma chilonis. Imidacloprid was found most toxic to Trichogramma chilonis, at thirty minute, one, two and six hour after treatment with their lowest LC50 value of 0.07, 0.03, 0.075, and 0.00004 percent respectively followed by cypermethrin.While, chlorpyriphos and monocrotophos was found least toxic to the T.chilonis with its higher LC50 value. Thus, the monocrotophos and chlorpyriphos can be safely used in field application with T.chilonis in I.P.M.programme. While, imidacloprid should be avoided or used in alternatively with T.chilonis under strict supervision in field application.
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Literature cited 1: Abbott W.S. (1925). A method of computing the effectiveness of an insecticide, J.Econ.Ent, 18: 263-267. Kaur A., Singh N.N. and Kumar M. (2009) .Screening of insecticide against egg parasitoids Trichogramma brasiliensis Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), Indian J.Ent., 71 (3) 244-248.
Literature cited 2: Bhattacharya A., Jaiswal A.K., Singh J.P. (2008) Management of lac insect predators through IPM based biorational approaches. Emerging trends of researches in insect pest management and environmental safety, 1: 221-226. Bhattacharya A. Kumar S. Jaiswal A.K., Kumar K.K (2006). Efficacy of the egg parasitoids, Trichogramma spp. for the management of Eublemma amabilis Moore 9Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) a predator of Indian lac insect, Entomon, 31 (2): 121-124.

ID: 60925
Title: Grazing effects on the easily measurable plant functional traits of Quercus Semecarpifolia SM. Seedlings.
Author: Tshewang Dorji, Dorji Gyaltshen, Damber KR. Ghemiray, Pema Wangda and Kenji Fukuda.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 324-332 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Brown oak, Functional traits, Seedlings, Leaf mass per area, Leaf nitrogen content, Forest grazing.
Abstract: In a temperate broadleaf forest of Western Bhutan dominated by old growth brown oak (Quercus semicarpifolia sm) with a history of overgrazing, we aimed to study the grazing response of oak seedlings by comparing grazed and ungrazed seedlings based on some easily measurable plant functional traits such as plant height, leaf area and leaf mass area ratios (LMA). Our study found that grazing was strongly associated with shorter plant height, thicker leaves, smaller leaf area and high leaf mass per area ratios (LMA) of quercus semecarpifolia seedlings. Seedling collar diameter increment was not affected by grazing. LMA was found to be the best plant trait that could optimally predict the grazing response on plant growth. Shorter plant height, higher LMA and leaf thickness coupled with presence of more surface spines in the leaves of grazed plants could be some forms of grazing resistance or herbivory tolerance rather than adaptations to survive repeated herbivory. The study concludes that higher LMA values do not necessarily be limited to plants of nutrient poor sites or those growing under climatic stresses as generally assumed but are also attributed by anthropogenic activities like overgrazing.
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Literature cited 1: Adams A.S. and Rieske L.K. (2001). Herbivory and fire influence white oak (Quercus alba L). seedling vigor. For. Sci., 47 (3): 331-337. Belsky A.J. (1987). The effects of grazing: confounding of ecosystem, community, and organism scales.Am.Nat, 129: 777-83.
Literature cited 2: Bussotti F. (2008). Functional leaf traits, plant communities and acclimation processes in relation to oxidative stress in trees: a critical overview. Global change biology, 14: 2727-2739. Casotti G. and Bradley, J.S. (1991). Leaf nitrogen and its effects on the rate of herbivory on selected eucalypts in the jarrah forest. Forest ecology and management, 41 (3-4): 167-177.

ID: 60924
Title: Screening of pine Needle ' s Extractives against wood and bamboo decaying Fungi.
Author: A.Sumi, S. Tripathi and N.S.K.Harsh.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 319-323 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Extractives, Resin, Essential oil, Preservative.
Abstract: Extractives from the pine needles (Pinus roxburghii.Sarg.) are rich in resin and essential oil and are effective in protecting wood and bamboo products. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of pine needle ' s extractives at different concentrations against white rot (Trametes versicolor L. Ex Fries.), brown rot (oligoporous placentas.Murr.) and some common bamboo decaying fungi-Xylaria acuminate Hill.ex Schrank. And Hypochnicium punctulatum (Cooke) J. Erikss.by malt-agar bioassay with an objective to screen its activity as preservative. Results revealed an effectiveness of pine needle ' s extractive in inhibiting the growth of the decaying fungi completely at low concentration.
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Literature cited 1: Brias. V. and Hunde T. (2009). Bamboo cultivation manual. Guidelines for cultivating Ethiopian highland bamboo. Eastern Africa bamboo project. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ethiopia and Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Kenya. United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, Austria, 51pp. Goyal P. and Dev I. (1982). Effect of extractives on durability of Sal (Shorea robusta) wood. Journal of Timber Development Association (India). 28 (4): 12-16.
Literature cited 2: Hunt G.M. and Garratt G.A. (1967). Wood preservation. Third Edition.The American Forestry Series. McGraw-Hill, New York. IS-4873. (2008). Method of laboratory testing of wood preservatives against fungi and borers (powder post beetles). Bureau of Indian Standards 9, Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, India.

ID: 60923
Title: Growth analysis and yield of wheat in Agrisilviculture system in Tarai region of North-west India.
Author: R.P.Yadav, O.P.S. Bana, R. Kaushal and P.R. Rajput.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 313-318 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Agrisilviculture, Fertility levels, Growth indices, Jatropha curcas, Pruning.
Abstract: A field study was carried out to assess the effect of pruning at different height i.e.at 50, 100 and 150 cm in jatropha (Jatropha curcas Linn.) with control (no pruning) and fertility levels 50 %, 100 % and 150 percent of recommended dose of NPK in wheat on crop growth parameters and yield in agrisilviculture system. The pruning in jatropha favoured growth parameters with varying magnitudes. The growth indices like CGR, RGR, NAR, LAR, LAI, RLGR and SLW were observed to be higher under various pruning heights than under no pruning. Magnitude of reduction varied with pruning heights and fertility levels. The relative crop growth rate in terms of NAR and LAR has been higher under pruned compared to unpruned jatropha. Grain, straw and biological yield reduced by 16.56, 12.56 and 13.85 %, respectively under jatropha in comparison to sole crop which indicate that pruning is essential for improving wheat yield under jatropha based agrisilviculture system.
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Literature cited 1: Chaturvedi A.N. (1981). Poplar for planting. In: Uttar Pradesh Department Bull.India: no-50 Lucknow, pp 27. Duke, J.A. (1985). CRC-Handbook of medicinal herbs.CRC Press Inc., Boca Raton, FL.
Literature cited 2: Dutt V. and Thakur V.S. (2004). Bioconomics of cropping systems combining medicinal and aromatic herbs with commercial timber tree species. Indian J. Agrofo. 6:1-7. Friend D.J.C., Nelson V.A. and Fisher J.E. (1965).Changes in the leaf area ratio during growth of Marquis Wheat as influenced by temperature and light intensity. Canadian J.Bot, 43 (1): 15-29.

ID: 60922
Title: The effect of organic manures, Azotobacter and spacing on growth of Solanum Nigrum Linn.
Author: Ashwani Kumar and Kulwant Rai Sharma
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 308-312 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Growth, Spacing, Solanum nigrum.
Abstract: The present investigation was carried out in experimental area in Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Naunj, Solan during 2004-2006. The study area falls in mid hill zone of HP, where temperature ranges between 0-36? and annual rain fall varies between 1000-1300mm. Seven different treatments viz. T1 (Control), T2 (FYM), T3 (Azotobacter), T4 (FYM + Azotobacter), T5 (Vermicompost). T6 (Vermicompost + Azotobacter) and T7 (Vermicompost + FYM) with three spacings viz. S1 (30 x 30 cm) S2 (30 x 45 cm) and S3 (45 x 45 cm) were studied to observe the impact of these treatments on production parameters. The treatment of vermicompost + Azotobacter combination gave maximum plant height (62.12 cm), number of branches/plant (24.00), number of leaves/plant at flowering stage (200.0), number of fruits/plant (51.21), Maximum values for plant height (55.44 cm), number of branches/plant (21.92), number of leaves/plant at flowering stage (171.0), number of fruits/plant (44.08), were recorded at S3 (45 x 45 cm) spacing gave maximum plant height, number of branches/plant, number of leaves/plant at flowering stage and number of fruits/plant as compared to other treatments at different spacings.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmad S. (2006). Studies on the effect of organic manures Azotobacter and spacing on growth and yield of Eclipta prostrata (L.) Mant.Msc. (Forestry). Thesis, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (H.P). 67p. Anon. (1976). Wealth of India (Raw material), New Delhi CSIR Publication. Scientific and Industrial Research, pp. 391-392.
Literature cited 2: Bennet S.S.K. (1986). Name changing in flowering plants of India and adjacent regions. Tresias Publishers. 528p. Biradar A.P., Deveranavadagi S.B., Teggelli R.G., Baolikai R.A., Nidagundi J.M. and Vastard S.M. (1998). Effect of vermicompost as potting media mixture on growth and vigour of neem seedlings (Azodirachta indica). Advances in Forestry Research in India, 16: 84-89.

ID: 60921
Title: A field key to the deciduous trees of Anshi National Park.
Author: Satish S. Kulkarni, Ganesh R. Hegde and Pradeep Bhat.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 298-307 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Field key, Vegetative characters, Deciduous trees, Anshi National Park.
Abstract: A field to the 30 deciduous trees of Western Ghats, in Anshi National Park (ANP), situated in Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka is prepared, based on vegetative characters such as leaf arrangements, their nature, etc. These are dependable characters and are used for preparing the key.
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Literature cited 1: Balasubramanyam K., Swarupanandan K. and Sasidharan N. (1985). Field key to the Identification of Indigenous arboresent species of Kerala forest, Peechi.Report of the Research project, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi. Cooke T. (1967). The Flora of The Presidency of Bombay.London. (B.S.I.(1901-08)Reprint). Calcutta, Vols.I-III, 1967.
Literature cited 2: Pascal J. and Ramesh B.R.(1987). A field key to the trees and lianas of the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats (India). Institute Francais De Pondichery, India. Punekar S.A. and Lakshminarasimhan P. (2011). Flora of Anshi National Park, Western Ghats-Karnataka. Biospheres Publications, Pune.

ID: 60920
Title: Tree planting constraints in Traditional Agro forestry practices in dry lands of sub Montane North Western Himalayas.
Author: Sandeep Sehgal and Raza Ali Abidi.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 293-297 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Agroforestry practices, Dry lands, North Western Himalaya.
Abstract: The specific objective of the study was to describe the socio-economic characteristics of the stakeholders in sub montane North Western Himalayan dry lands, identify the different agroforestry practices prevalent in the area, the types of trees commonly planted by the farmers along with their uses, perception of farmers about agroforestry and the constraints faced by the farmers in planting trees. A sample of 180 randomly selected respondents from 4 blocks of district Samba viz., Vijaypur, Samba, Gaghwal and Parmandal were interviewed through a pre-structured interview schedule in person and the data so collected were analyzed using statistical software to draw conclusions. The average household size consisted of 7 people with an average age of 53 years. Boundary plantation (39.4 %) was the major agroforestry practice, followed by scattered planting (35.0 %), block planting (15.6 %) and intercropping (10%). Tree components in the area included horticulture and forest tree species. The socio economic and ecological benefits derived by farmers from the planted trees and the major constraints faced by farmers have been drawn.
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Literature cited 1: Acharya S.K. (1994). The Cenozoic Foreland basin and tectonics of the Eastern Sub-Himalaya: Problems and prospects. In Siwalik Foreland Basin of Himalaya. Himalayan Geology 15 (Kumar, R. and Ghosh S.K. Eds.,), New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd. Chaturvedi D.P.and Das D.K. (2002). Effect of bund trees on soil fertility and yield of crops. Range management and Agroforestry, 23:90-94
Literature cited 2: Grewal S.S., Mittal S.P. and Singh G. (1990). Rehabilition of degraded lands in the Himalayan foothills: People ' s participation.Ambio, 19 (1): 45-48. IUFRO. (2004).Trees, Agroforestry and Global change in Dryland Africa (TACCDA)).In: Proceedings from VITRI/ETFRN/IUFRO workshop, 31 July-4 August 2003, Hyytiala, Finland.

ID: 60919
Title: The effect of different pre-sowing treatments on the germination of Aquilaria Agallocha and Shorea Robusta seeds in the Nursery.
Author: Niamjit Das
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 285-292 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Pre-sowing treatments, Germination, Aquilaria agallocha and Shorea robusta.
Abstract: The seed germination of pre-sowing treatments of Aquilaria agallocha and Shorea robusta seeds was conducted in the nursery of Bangladesh Agricultural University. The seeds were collected from 18 to 26 years old matured and healthy trees from various locations in Bangladesh and subjected to different pre-sowing treatments, i.e. control, soaking in normal and hot water (for different times), immersion in 80 % concentrated H2SO4 (for 20 minutes) and so on. Seed germination was carried out in poly-bags with a mixture of topsoil and cow dung in the ratio of 3: 1. The result of analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed no significant differences between seed sources but the germination percentage among the treatment of the selected species was strongly significant with each another.
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Literature cited 1: Alamgir M. and Hossain M.K. (2005a). Effect of presowing treatments on Albizia procera (Roxb). benth seeds and initial development of seedlings in the nursery. Journal of Forestry and Environmental Science, 3: 53-60. Alamgir M. and Hossain M.K. (2005b). Effect of pre-sowing treatments on germination and initial seedling development of Albizia saman in the nursery. Journal of Forestry Research, 16 (3): 200-204.
Literature cited 2: Ahamed F.D., Das S. and Hossain M.A. (1983). Effect of seed treatment on the germination or rakta kombal seeds. Bano Biggyan Patrica, 12 (1): 62-65. Ali M., Akhter S. and Kamaluddin M. (1997). Study on the bearing of water treatment on seed germination and sedling growth study of Albizia procera. Indian Forester, 123 (8): 764-768.

ID: 60918
Title: Improved clonal propagation technique for mass multiplication of Bixa Orellana, L.
Author: S. Kala and K. Kumaran
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 279-284 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Bixin, Rooting, Indole Butyric Acid, Rooting media, Tree improvement.
Abstract: Clonal propagation is one of the most effective tools for improvement in forestry. The study describes the scope and development of clonal propagation technology for Bixa orellana commonly known as Annatto. Developing rapid and improved clonal study reveals that clonal propagation is possible through stem cuttings collected from matured trees. The study standardized the effect of cutting size, concentration of IBA and root media on success and survival of stem cuttings in this species. Percentage rooting and primary root number differed significantly between treated and untreated cuttings .Treatment of cuttings with 4000 ppm IBA maximized rooting (83.30%), along with increased survival (78.30 %) and primary root number (20.20).Rooting success and root number were better in 15 cm x 20 mm diameter sized cuttings. Cuttings planted in sand: soil (1:1) rooted better with more roots ensuring better survival. Survival and growth of the clonal plants were best when using improved techniques like size of the cuttings with proper concentration of IBA and also combined with suitable rooting media. However, there was significant variation in height growth (shoots sprouts length) of cuttings due to IBA treatments. The results suggested that it could be possible to produce clones of high yielding superior genotypes of Bixa orellana on large scale through stem cutting for popularization and establishment of commercial forestry and agroforestry plantations.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmed H. (1988). Preliminary report on macro propagation of Acacia albida. Techniques of propagation of forests trees. Vanki Sandesh, 11 (4): 10-15. Bahuguna V.K. and Lal P. (1990). To study the effect of environment and different soil mixture on germination of Acacia nilotica seed at nursery stage. Indian Forester, 116 (5); 474-478.
Literature cited 2: Cunninghan T.W. and Farmer R.E. (1984). Seasonal variation in propagability of dormal balsom poplar cutting. Plant Propagator, 30 (1): 13-15. Goel V.L., Bhel H.M. and Hael C. (1997).Propagation of Prosopis juliflora from rooted stem cuttings. International tree crops journal, 2 (4): 193-201.

ID: 60917
Title: Endogenous Bio-chemical changes vis-?-vis node positions on one year old shoot in Teak (Tectona Grandis L.F).
Author: D.S.Rajput, Pramod Kumar and S.A.Ansari.
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 275-278 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Adventitious roots, Endogenous Bio-chemicals, Moisture content, Nodes, Vegetative Multiplication garden.
Abstract: Endogenous contents of moisture, soluble sugars phenols and o-phenols as well as peroxidase activity at rooting zone of successive N1-10 nodes from top to bottom collected from one year growth of a 5-6 year old teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) bud grafts maintained in vegetative multiplication garden were estimated. No set trend in endogenous bio-chemical parameters suggests that they play active physiological role in differentiation/growth of shoot appendages and also adventitious roots in excised shoots. Their minimum endogenous levels at N1 and N2 may be due to their involvement in extension growth of twigs and leaf expansion related metabolic process, making their limited availability for de novo adventitious roots. Thus, the above preliminary biochemical investigations carried out at various nodes of the same shoots may, to some extent, help explain their differential rooting response besides encouraging in depth exploration to find out biochemical basis of progressive loss of juvenility and rooting potential with the aging of perennial trees.
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Literature cited 1: Ansari S.A., Kumar S. and Palanisamy K.(1996).Peroxidase activity in relation to in vitro rhizogenesis and precocious flowering in Bambusa arundinacea.Current Science, 71: 358-359. Arnow L.E. (1973). Colorimetric determination of the component of 3, 4-hihydroxy phenylalanine-tyrosine mixture. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 118: 531-537.
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ID: 60916
Title: Genetic Evaluation of Nutritional and Fodder quality of different Bamboo species
Author: M.S.Bhandari, R.Kaushal, R.L.Banik and S.K.Tewari
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2015
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 141 (3) 265-274 (2015)
Subject: The Indian Forester.
Keywords: Genetic evaluation, Fodder quality, Bamboo
Abstract: Bamboos are faster growing plants extensively used for variety of purposes; among them are stock fodder, erosion control and shelter. As a fodder species, bamboos are not potentially investigated and research lacks the qualitative approach of nutritive value found in different species of bamboo. Therefore, work on fodder quality was carried out with fourteen species of bamboo and evaluated for genetic divergence, nutritional and forage quality parameters. Based on divergence analysis of pooled data, the 14 species of bamboo were grouped into four clusters. Cluster 1 had maximum number of species (7), Cluster III had four species whereas Cluster II and Cluster IV had maximum of (2) and (1) species respectively. Maximum intra-cluster distance was in Cluster II and maximum inter-cluster distance was between cluster II and IV. Correlation analysis revealed that leaf: stem ratio, biomass, crude protein content, dry matter digestibility had major contribution in determining the nutritive potential of green and dry forage yield. Bamboos biomass and nutrient distribution has enormous potential to become quality fodder for livestock animals. Therefore, bamboo may be planted in a marginal land which makes the soil fertile and produced evergreen biomass round the year.
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