ID: 58773
Title: Vegetation Structure and Composition in Core Area of Sariska National Park, Rajasthan.
Author: Zaara Kidwai
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 636-644 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Density, Diversity, Dominance and Richness.
Abstract: Species richness, diversity, basal cover and importance value index of the vegetation was analysed in the Sariska National Park in the north-eastern part of Rajastan from February to May 2009. Sixteen transects ranging from 1.8 to 2km in length were laid throughout the 80km? study area covering all the available habitat types. EstimateSWIN750, PC-ORD, and TWINSPAN were used to calculate richness, diversity, and dominance of the region. The observed mean tree density (258.44/ha) was lower than the mean shrub density (1178.74/ha), though the diversity valure was found to be higher for trees (46.47?0.53) compared to shrubs (8.0?
0.02). Majority of the intensive study area comprised of grasses (56.74%). Anogeissus pendula was found to be the most dominant species with GBH of individuals within class interval of mostly 40-50 cm and highest IVI value (44.01). Whereas for Acacia senigal the IVI value came out to be the lowest (8.98).
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ID: 58772
Title: Assessment of Inter-Character Correlations in Pterocarpus Marsupium, An Endangered Medicinal Plant of Tropical Forest.
Author: Naseer Mohammad, Yogeshwar Mishra, S A Ansari.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 633-635 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Pterocarpus marsupium, Character correlation, Path coefficient analysis.
Abstract: In the present study, attempts were made to find out the parameters for selection of superior trees of Pterocarpus marsupium. The studies associated with corelation and path analysis, indicated clearly that clear bole height, girth at breast height and total plant of this species. In fact, it would be appropriate if these parameters are incorporated in developing strategy for selection and genetic improvement of the species.
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ID: 58771
Title: Moth Diversity of Chhattisgarh State, INDIA.
Author: S Sambath, Kailash Chandra
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 626-632 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Lepidoptera, Species richness, Diversity, Chattisgarh, Moths
Abstract: The present work was an attempt to document diversity of moth fauna of Chattisgarh for assessing the ecological stability of the areas, which are highly susceptible due to various anthropogenic activities and coal mines in particular. A total of 90 species of moths belonging to 79 genera, 15 families, 26 subfamilies under 10 superfamilies were identified and recorded.
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ID: 58770
Title: Acorus Calamus L. A Potential Medicinal Plant.
Author: Farheen Mazher.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 615-625 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Acorus calamus, Medicinal plant, Essential oil, Conservation.
Abstract: Acorcus calamus, commonly known as sweet flag, has long been known for its medicinal value. It is cultivated in many countries because of the demand of its essential oil and powder. It is widely employed in modern herbal medicine as an aromatic stimulant and general brain tonic. Main chemical constitutents are asarone and ?-asarone present in rhizome and leaves. The wild source of medicine is shrinking day by day. There is a need for conservation and sustainable use of such plant of immense medicinal value.
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ID: 58769
Title: Seed Germination Studies of Dev-Ringal Thamnocalamus Spathiflorus (TRIN.) Munro A Temperate Bamboo.
Author: Niladri Bag, Lok Man S Pani
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 610-614 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Thamnocalamus spathiflorus, Temperate bamboo, Seed germination, Light treatment.
Abstract: Thamnocalamus spathiflorus (Trin.) Munro an evergreen, temperate bamboo is important in the Himalayan context. In this study seed storage, effect of temperature, GA3 and seven different type of lights were used for enhancing/ uniform seed germination of this bamboo species. Sun-dried seeds were stored at room temperature (20-25? C) for four years and viability was 90-93% for the entire period. 25?C was found to be the best temperature in which after 3 days sowing seed germination was started and 93.3% germination was recorded 12 days after sowing. Treatment of GA, (250-5000 ?M) was significant under the limitation of this experiment. Among the seven types of light treatments yellow light treatment gave the best performance with 43.3% germination at day three, 73.3% at day 5 and 100% by day 10. Red light was found to be the least effective and maximum 76.7% seeds were germinated with this treatment.
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ID: 58768
Title: Soil Properties Influenced by Rock Types and its Relation to Vegetation Diversity in Delhi Superground of Rajathan, India.
Author: Ashok Kumar, G Singh, Beena Tripathi.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 599-607 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Degraded hills, Rock types, Soil-vegetation, Soil structure, Soil nutrient .
Abstract: Rock types, soil profile and nutrient status and the vegetation study carried out in degraded area of Aravalli selecting five villages along the hill in a stretch of about 40km. Calc amphibolite gneiss, quartzitic schist, granitic gneiss, calc schist, garnetiferous mica schist, bar conglomerate schist and pegmatite were the dominant rock types in the area. Under the process of weathering these rocks provided sandy loam soils. The rainfall and wind facilitated erosion and the soil transported and deposited in the pediment area resulted in an increased soil depth. Desertification also occurred at some places. Degradation pattern shows less availability of vegetation cover and needs to rehabilitate these hills. In deeper soil layers, increased soil pH was associated with sensitive sandy soils which might be responsible for basic characters of these soils. The soil content and depth increased with different rocks VIZ: calc amphibolites gneiss<quartzitic schist<garnetiferous mica schist< bar congiomerate schist<feldspathic schist<granitic gneiss supporting herbaceous vegetation.
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ID: 58767
Title: Habitat Utilization Patterns of Sloth Bear (Melursus Ursinus) in North Bilaspur Forest Division, INDIA.
Author: Naim Akhtar, Harendra Singh Bargali, N P S Chauhan, Hilaluddin.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 594-598 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Sloth bear, Den sites, Cover, Water bodies, Human settlement.
Abstract: Sloth bears inhabits different habitat types accross Indian subcontinent and lives in varied sized dens made up of big boulders. The present survey recorded 109 active denning sites in Pendra and Marwahi ranges of North Bilaspur Forest Division. Most of the bear denning sites were located around Ficus virens, F. tinctoria, Bauhinia sp. Diospyros melanoxylon, Boswellia serrata and Lannea coromandelica trees. All dens were recorded from degraded forests. Water availability for bears was plentiful and most of the denning sites had accessibility to water at a short distance. Similarly, most of the denning sites were located at a reasonable distance from the nearest human habitation. Majority of recorded dens faced south followed by southeast and northeast directions. Interestingly, other animals were also observed sharing denning sites. Occasionaly sloth bears were seen shifting their sites. The sloth bear preferred to come out from their dens early in the evening but seen waiting until dark to commence before going for foraging. Sloth bear also relax for 30-45 minutes outside the dens before entering into it. Majority of observed bears entered into their dens early in the morning much before human starts entering into forests. Annual outside mean temperature as well as inside mean temperature of dens varied significantly during day time.
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ID: 58766
Title: Effect of Solid Content of Adhesive on the Compression Strength of Finger Jointed Sections.
Author: C P Singh, Sachin Gupta, C M Sharma, Kishan Kumar V S.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 590-593 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Finger joint , Urea formaldehyde, Compression parallel to grain, Eucalyptus, Solid content.
Abstract: An experiment was conducted to assess the effect of solid content of urea formaldehyde (UF) adhesive on the compression parameters of finger jointed sections of Eucalyptus wood. Three concentrations designated as UF1, UF2 and UF3 had solid contents of 36.8%, 44.9% and 57.6% respectively. All three concentrations showed good efficiency under compression parallel to grain when small sections were joined with finger jointing. The study illustrated that a UF concentrations at 36.8% to 57.6% solid content range can perform equally well when eucalyptus sections are joined with the finger profile used in the study.
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ID: 58765
Title: Potential Pathogens and Insects Responsible for Low Seed Production in Teak Seed Orchard and their Management.
Author: V S Dadwal, Nisha Singh , P B Meshram, U Prakasham.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 585-589 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Spermoplane microflora, Tectona grandis, Pagyda salvalis, Dichocrosis punctiferalis, Dichocrosis pandamalis, Bacillus thurigiensis, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens.
Abstract: Spermoplane micro flora of teak (Tectona grandis) seeds were recorded in the inflorescence, immature and mature stages of fruits. During the seed setting process Fusarium sp. shows systemic infection. Simultaneously some seed boring insects like Pagyda salvalis, Dichocrosis punctiferalis and D.pendamalis were also found associated with the teak fruits. Due to attack of these pathogens and insects, the fruiting in TSO ' s and SPA ' s are very less. One field experiment, using biopestcides (Baccillus thuringiensis, B.amyloliquefaciens), insecticides (Monocrotophos), fungicide (Bavistin), trace elements (Rallis tracel-2) and growth harmone (Planofix) in different combinations were applied in 16 years old TSO in Nandigram, Seoni, M. P.. The result of the experiment showed maximum number of fruits and weight of teak fruits in the treatment of Monocrotophos (0.05%)+Bavistin (0.2%), the insect and fungal damage was also less in the treatment. Whereas other treatment does not show significant result. Therefore, application of Monocrotophos (0.05%) + Bavistin (0.2%) in the month of July and 2nd dose during 1st week of August can enhance fruit productivity in TSO ' s.
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ID: 58764
Title: Under-Storey Vegetation Carbon Characterization of Shorea Robusta (SAL) Forests using Ground data and Geospatial Techniques.
Author: S P Singh, Sarnam Singh, Suresh Kumar, Yousif A Hussin.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 576-584 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Under-storey vegetation, Above ground pyto-mass, Forest degradation, Sal Forest, Carbon Sequestration.
Abstract: Phyto-mass/carbon of under-storey vegetation play a significant role in carbon dynamics, wildlife habitat quality, biodiversity, soil conservation, soil organic carbon, soil fertility, etc. Above ground phyto-mass/carbon of under-storey vegetation consisting of components like shrubs, herbs, litter, and humus of sal (Shorea robusta) forest has been assessed using ground observations and these contribute (0)1-3% in total above ground phytomass. This assessment is based using satellite remote sensing data for characterising forests for homogeneous stratification map based on forest type, forest density and physiography. Above ground phytomass in shrubby layer varied from 1.76 t/ha in ' sal-teak mixed ' (Tectona grandis) with 60-80% density to 5.16 ?SE 1.78 t/ha in ' pure sal ' with >80% density. Phytomass in herbaceous layer was almost nil in the case of very high canopy density (>80%) in ' pure sal ' forest, ' sal teak mixed ' and ' sal mixed ' forests. The highest phytomass 1.93?SE 0.17 t/ha is reported in the ' pure sal ' (10-40% density) followed by ' hill sal ' (10-40% density) 1.49?SE 0.03 t/h and 1.27?SE 0.01 t/ha in ' hill sal ' with 40-60% density. The open (10-40% density) to moderately degraded (40-60%) ' pure sal ' forests have high potential for carbon sequestration. The carbon density in shrubs, herbs, and litter- humus layer showed variable trends with different forest density strata except litter-humus in ' pure sal and sand mixed ' forests. The phytomass contribution of exotic shrub such as Lantana camara in the degraded forests would be useful for management planning.
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ID: 58763
Title: Status of Sequestered Organic Carbon in the Soils Under Different Vegetation Covers
Author: S S Negi, M K Gupta.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.7), 571-575 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Soil organic carbon pool, Mitigation potential, Forests, Horticulture.
Abstract: Estimation of SOC pool under different vegetation covers was conducted in Almora district of Uttarakhand state in two land uses viz. forests where soil organic carbon pool was estimated in Deodar (Cedrus deodara), Quercus (Quercus leucotrichophora), Sal (Shorea robusta), Chir (Pinus roxburghii) and miscellaneous forests and under horticulture land use where SOC pool was estimated in apple orchards. Maximum SOC pool was observed in the soils under Deodar forest(114.36 t ha??) followed by Quercus (91.77 t ha??), Sal(61.51 t ha??), Chir(54.18 t ha??) and the least was under miscellaneous (24.68 t ha??). Subset for ?=0.05 indicate that Deodar stands seperately (a), Quercus stand seperately (b) Sal and Chir were together (c) and miscellaneous forests was also in seperate SOC pool (d), SOC pool on soils under apple orchards was 61.99 ha??. On an average, forests in Almora district have 73.76 ha?? SOC pool in the soils. All the forests of the districts have 1,74,20,939.95 tones (17.42 million tons) SOC store in the soils. In the district 1.26 million tons SOC pool was estimated in the soils under horticulture land use system.
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ID: 58762
Title: Termites (Insecta: Isoptera) from Punjab with New Distributional Records
Author: Sachin Kumar, R K Thakur
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.6), 553-558 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Termite, New record, Punjab, Rhinotermitidae, Termitidae.
Abstract: Twenty-seven species of termites belonging to two families (Rhinotermitidae and Termitidae) under eleven genera (Heterotermes, Coptotermes, Speculitermes, Amitermes, Synhamitermes, Eremotermes, Microcerotermes, Dicuspiditermes, Odontotermes, Microtermes and Trinervitermes) are reported from Punjab. Out of 27 species, fifteen termite species are reported first time from Punjab.
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ID: 58761
Title: Impact of Natural and Anthropogenic Disturbances on Orthopteran Community in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.
Author: N Senthil Kumar, Nizara D Barthakur.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.6), 547-552 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Orthoptera, Anthropogenic disturbance, Kaziranga National Park, Grassland and forestland.
Abstract: Impact of natural and antropogenic disturbance on orthopteran assemblage under grasslands and forestlands in Kaziranga National Park, Assam was studied using BACI (Before-After-control-impact) method. The study showed that there is a change in the assemblage of orthopterans in the disturbed site due to natural (flood) and anthropogenic (corridor-road) disturbances in grasslands and forestlands, respectively. Though there is a reduction in the population of orthopteran species after a heavy rainfall, changes in the assemblage of orthopteran species after a rainfall, changes in the assemblage of orthopteran community in the disturbed site were in significant. However, in case of forestland frequently disturbed (corridor-road) due to movement of automobiles, the population remain fragmented.
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ID: 58760
Title: Germination Behaviour and occurence of Albino Seedlings in Sapindus Emarginatus Vahl.
Author: R Anandalakshmi, S Sujia, T Vamadevan, K S Rathnam, K Suresh Kumar.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.6), 543-546 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Candidate plus trees, Sapindus emarginatus, Fruit yield, Albino seedlings.
Abstract: Soapnut being one of the largely traded non timber forest product (NFTP) of Tamil Nadu, work on germplasm assemblage of Sapindus emarginatus was undertaken to conserve and domesticate the species for sustainable use. Candidates plus trees (CPTs) were identified based on their fruit yield from four locations in Tamil Nadu. Fruits from selected 55 CPTs were collected and studied for seed germination and seedling vigour index. Out of four populations viz. Thengumarada, Pillur, Mettupalyam and Palani, albino seedlings were noticed in half-sib progenies of two CPTs of Pillur. The germination and seedling vigour index were found to be statistically significant in these population as compared to Pillur insicating the need for concerted efforts to conserve the Pillur population.
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ID: 58759
Title: Diversity and Distribution of Epiphytic Lichens in Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Chattisgarh.
Author: Aravind Prajapati, S C Tiwari, D K Upreti.
Editor: Dr.P P Bhojvaid
Year: 2013
Publisher: Indian Forester
Source: Centre for Ecological Sciences
Reference: Indian Forester Vol. 139(no.6), 538-542 (2013)
Subject: The Indian Forester
Keywords: Host species, Tropical deciduous forest, Growth forms, Lichen colonization.
Abstract: Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Chattisgarh state is one of highly potential conservational areas having rich floral and faunal diversity. The present study reveals the occurence of epiphytic lichen flora of the Tiger Reserve. Arthorniceace, Chrysothricaceae, Graphidaceae, Lecanoraceae, Parmelianceae, Pertusaricaeae, Physiciaceae and Ramaliaceae are the most common among different lichen families while Caloplaca, Cryptothecia, Dirinaria, Heterodermia, Lecanora, Lepraria, Parmootrema and Pertusaria are the dominant lichen genera on trees. The crust forming together with leprose to sub-leprose lichens represents primary colonization of lichens in tropical dry and moist deciduous forests of the region comprising of young tree vegetation. The present study provides valuable information of lichen succession with respect to microclimatic condition.
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