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ID: 64688
Title: Genetic diversity and structure of Natural, planted and selected populations of Tree Bean (Parkia timoriana (DC) Merr) in Northeast India
Author: C.S.Phurailatpam, N.Lyngdoh, Manokar Jaganathan, Pavan Kumar Thunga,K.V.Pownitha,G.Ravikanth and T.S. Mishra
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (12) Pg No. 1233-1240 (2022)
Subject: Genetic diversity and structure of Natural, planted and selected populations of Tree Bean (Parkia timoriana (DC) Merr) in Northeast India
Keywords: Domestication, Microsatellite,Farmer selections, Shannon Diversity index, Indigenous fruit trees
Abstract: Planted populations of indigenous fruit trees (IFTs) in the tropics may be the link towards efficient utilization and conservation of its genetic resources, but little is known of the genetic diversity they harbor. Tree bean (Parkia timoriana) is an economically important IFT that is cultivated and planted on and off farm in tropical regions of Northeast India. Using 3-microsatellite markers, the genetic variation and structure was compared of five-planted populations and a farmer-selected with three natural populations within northeast India. Pooled planted and selected populations showed marginal reduction in genetic diversity values compared to natural populations. Individually, cultivated populations from Manipur had higher Shannon diversity index (1=1.30 and 1.32) compared to wild populations (1=1.30, 1.08 and 1.12) .The farmer selected populations displayed appreciable level so diversity 9Na=5.33 and 1=1.12). Structure analysis revealed high degree of admixture in natural and two planted populations and PCA depicted close congruence with the geographical distribution of populations. The present study reveals that farmer driven selection process has not resulted to any major reduction in genetic diversity. There is ample diversity with natural as well as planted plantations of the species, which shall be crucial components for trait improvement in tree breeding programs.
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Literature cited 1: Angelsen A., Jagger P., Babigumira R., Belcher B, Hogarth N.J. Bauch S,Borner J., Smith-Hall C and Wunde S. (2014). Environmental income and rural livelihoods: a global-comparative analysis. World Development, 64 (1): 12-28. Awodoyin R.O., Olubode O.S., Ogbu J.U., Balogun R.B.,Nwawuisi J.U and Orji K.O. (2015). Indigenous fruit trees of tropical Africa: status, opportunity for development and biodiversity management. Agricultural Sciences, 6(01): 31-41.
Literature cited 2: Doyle J.J. and Doyle J.L. (1987) .A rapid DNA isolation procedure for small quantities of fresh lezf tissue. Phytochemical Bulletin,19(1): 11-15. Eagles H.A., Harbans S.B., Francis C.O., Greg J.R., Hollamby G.J., Robert J.H., Henschke P.H. and Carter M. (2001). Implementation of markers in Australian wheat breeding. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 52(12): 1349-1356.

ID: 64687
Title: Stand density and crown growth assessment of Anogeissus pendula Edgewin tropical Dry Deciduous Forests of Rajasthan (India)
Author: Manish Kumar, Pawan Kumar Poonia,J.S Ranawat,Sushil Kumari and V.C. Prahlad
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (12) Pg No. 1227-1232 (2022)
Subject: Stand density and crown growth assessment of Anogeissus pendula Edgewin tropical Dry Deciduous Forests of Rajasthan (India)
Keywords: Structure, Density, Basal area, Height, Crown
Abstract: The present studies were carried out to assess the stand and crown growth of Anogeissus pendula Edgew.In the tropical dry deciduous forest at Jhalawar Forest Division, Rajasthan, India. The density of each site was determined by calculating the number of trees and basal area per hectares. The results revealed that the Mishroli(S1) performed highest for growth parameters viz, dbh(26.20 cm), height (11.65 m), basal area (17.2 m3/ha), volume (37.73 m3/ha) and crown height (2.48 m) with the lowest density (362.50 tree/ha), whereas , the minimum parameters has been observed at Bagher (S1) with the highest density (535 trees/ha) .The reverse is true for form factor (0.18) at the above sites. Performance at Mishroli (S3) has been attributed to lower density; trees of higher diameter class indicate site as having good site quality compared to others. However, the poor performance at S1 was attributed to a high level of disturbance observed in field. The crown level stand structure at S, reported good performance for the parameters viz., crown width (8.89m), crown length (9.46 m), crown basal area (63.62 m2/trees), crown index (1.07), crown per cent (80.79%) , crown surface area (149.18 m2/tree).In addition, the Crown projection ratio (44.99) and crown quotient to ground cover (3782.78) reported highest at Ghatoli (S4) and minimum (34.53) and 1213.02) at Mishroli (S3), due to high-density level causing low men dbh at S4 relatively to Mishroli (S3) .
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Literature cited 1: Adekulne V.A.J. (2007). Nonlinear regression models for timber volume estimation in natural forest ecosystem, southwest Nigeria. Research journal of Forestry, 1(2): 40-54. Assman E. (1970). The principles of forest yield study. New York: Pergamon Press.506p.
Literature cited 2: Avery T.E. and Burkhart H.E. (1983). Forest Measurements. New York: McGraw Hill.290p. Bhargava O.P. (1951) Anogeissus pendula in Madhya Bharat.Proc.11tjh Silvi. confPart 11. FRI Dehradun.pp.490-497.

ID: 64686
Title: Studies on resin yield and growth characteristics of Pinus roxburghii in Himachal Pradesh
Author: Yogesh Sood, Pawan Kumar Mahajan, Bharti and Kulwant Rai Sharma
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (12) Pg No. 1223-1226 (2022)
Subject: Studies on resin yield and growth characteristics of Pinus roxburghii in Himachal Pradesh
Keywords: Pinus roxburghii,Resijn yield, One way classification of analysis of variance
Abstract: The present investigation was carried out at the field of Department of Forest Products, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan Himachal Pradesh. The data on resin yield, diameter at breast height, tree height, bole height, bark thickness, crown width, number of branches, needle length, needle thickness, leaf area index, transmission coefficient and mean leaf angle were collected from randomly selected trees of Pinus roxburghii. Trees of Pinus roxburghii were divided into 6 diameter classes ranging from 30-35 cm to > 55 cm. Treatment 10% HCL+10% ethephone was found to be best to extract resin, which was at par with treatment 10% HCL + 20% ethephone. Bore holemade in the month of June was found to be the best resin yielder which was statistically at par with bore hole made in month of May and September.
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Literature cited 1: Anony (1990). H.P. Forest Statistics. Department of Forest Farming and Conservation, Shimla.229p. Bharti, Gupta R.K., Mahajan P.K. and Sharma K.R. (2016). Temporal stability analysis of resin yield of natural regenerated chirpine (Pinus roxburghii Sargent) in Himachal Pradesh Indian Forester, 142(4): 374-78
Literature cited 2: Lekha C. and Sharma K.R. (2005) .Borehole method of oleoresin tapping in chirpine (Pinus roxburghii Sargent). Forest chemical review, 115(3): 11-17. Nikkar A.U. and Sharma K.R. (2007). Analysis of turpentine and rosin of high resin yielders and check trees in chirpine (Pinus roxburghii). Indian Forester, 134 (1): 41-50.

ID: 64685
Title: Site suitability analysis for the critically endangered Aconitum heterophyllum in lpine regions of Uttarakhand using Analytic Hierarchy Process
Author: Arun Pratap Mishra, Amber Srivastava, Akriti Bhandari, Puneet Kumar, Giriraj Singh Panwar and A.A. Mao
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (12) Pg No. 1215-1222 (2022)
Subject: Site suitability analysis for the critically endangered Aconitum heterophyllum in lpine regions of Uttarakhand using Analytic Hierarchy Process
Keywords: A.heterophyllum,Site suitability,Alpine regions,Analytic hierarchy process, critically endangered.
Abstract: Aconitum heterophyllum (Ranunculaceae) is an ayurvedic medicinal plant used as a main ingredient in many Ayurvedic herbal formulations. The rising pharmaceutical demand has led to extensive exploitation of this endangered species from wild and rendered the species into miserable situation. For the effective conservation and habitat restoration of the species, the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used for the assessment of suitable sites in alpine region of the Uttarakhand. The AHP analysis revealed 567 km2 area as highly suitable,485 km2 area as suitable and 914 km2 area as moderately suitable for the growth of A.heterophyllum in the Uttarakhand. Most of the highly suitable sites are close to 3700-4000 m and lies in northern grassy slopes. The AHP analysis also exhibit that the temperature, rainfall and moisture have a high impact on the distribution of A.heterophylum.
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Literature cited 1: Akinc H., Ozalp A.Y. and Turgut B. (2013).Agricultural land use suitability analysis using GIS and AHP technique. Comput Electron Agr., 97:71-82. Boroushaki S. and Malczewski J. (2008). Implementing an extension of the analytical hierarchy process using ordered weighted averaging operators with fuzzy quantifiers in ArcGIS. Comput Geosci, 34 (4): 399-410.
Literature cited 2: Cengiz T. and Akbulak C. (2009). Application of analytical hierarchy process and geographical information systems in land-use suitability evaluation: a case study of Dumrek village (Canakkale, Turkey). Int J SustDevWorld, 16 (4): 286-294. Chen S.M., Yang M.W., Lee L.W. and Yang S.W. (2012). Fuzzy multiple attributes group decision-making based on ranking interval type-2 fuzzy sets. Expert SystAppl, 39(5): 5295-5308.

ID: 64684
Title: Importance of Non-timber forest products in Tribal economy of Manipur-A study of 15 Villages of Thadou-Kuki Tribe
Author: Lynda Thoudam, Seitinmang Guite and Hanjabam isworchandra Sharma
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (12) Pg No. 1204-1214 (2022)
Subject: Importance of Non-timber forest products in Tribal economy of Manipur-A study of 15 Villages of Thadou-Kuki Tribe
Keywords: Thadou-Kuki, NTFPs, Forest land system, Occupational pattern, Poppy cultivation
Abstract: The study examines the forms of forest management and the importance of NTFPs among the Thadou-Kuki tribes of Manipur. A village-level household census survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted in fifteen villages of Thadou-Kuki tribes scattered in three districts-Senapati, Churachandpur and Chandel of Manipur where this tribe settles in large numbers. The study finds that the traditional form of forest protection among the Thadou-Kuki tribes is losing its steam in the face of population pressure and limited livelihood opportunities. The study finds that among the NTFPs, firewood is the main NTFP extracted in terms of livelihood and income, while other edible NTFPs like medicinal plants, vegetables, ferns, mushrooms, fruits, etc. are gathered solely of self-consumption. Over exploitation of forest for firewood by the villages is hurting the growth of other important NTFPs which has a high market value. With limited income from grain-based agriculture and negligible each income from forest resources, some villages are resorting to illegal poppy cultivation which has high returns. The study also observes the emergence of new forms of forest land management which serve the immediate needs of chiefs and villagers without considering its sustainability.
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Literature cited 1: Ahenkan and Boon E. (2011). Non-Timber Foret Producers (NTFPs): Clearing the Confusion in Semnitics.Journal of Human Ecology, 33(1): 1-9. Alex A, Vidyasagaran K, and Gopakumar S (2016). Analyzing the Cultural Utilities of Non-Timber Forest Products 9NTFPs) among the tribes of Western Attapady in Kerala. Journal of Human Ecology, 56 (3): 328-334.
Literature cited 2: Barik S.K. and Mishra S.K. (2008) Assessment of the contribution of forests to the economy of the northeastern states of India, International Forestry Review, 10 (2) :349-361. Brown R. (1975). Statistical Account of Manipur .Sanskaran Prakashak, Delhi, 98pp.

ID: 64683
Title: Genetic variability assessment of Morphometric and Economically important traits for Eucalyptus clones in Northwestern India
Author: Pavneet Kaur, Ashok Kumar Dhakad and G.P.S. Dhillon
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (12) Pg No. 1196-1203 (2022)
Subject: Genetic variability assessment of Morphometric and Economically important traits for Eucalyptus clones in Northwestern India
Keywords: Eucalyptus clones, Varianbility,Form quotient, Stem stability, Volume, Rotation
Abstract: Ten clones of eucalyptus planted at central plains of northwestern India were evaluated for growth traits, stem stability and wood volume at different age rotations. A significant amount of genetic variations were found for all morphometric traits, i.e., height, diameter at breast height (DBH), form quotient, stem stability and economic trait, i.e., volume. Notably, clone P-23 was observed best for DBH, stem stability against the winds (wind firmness), tree architecture because of low eight diameter ratio (more stem stability) and volume, whereas P-46 was found best for height with less stem taper. Important traits like height, DBH, form quotient, stem stability and volume ranged from 17.53-20.06 m, 12.58-18.23 cm, 0.356-0.423, 96.27-120.58 and 0.083-0.247 m3 at harvesting stage with 13.06%, 11.14%, 4.27% ,5.19% and 35.8% of genetic grain. High heritability (5) was recorded for tree height (70.81) and volume (63.66), while moderate for DBH (44.21).Genetic advance for height (0.40 to 2.42%) and DBH (0.40 to 1.82%) is increased substantially with the increase in the ag of the tree. Volume is highly correlated with the DBH as the scatter plot ellipse i narrowed and diagonally oriented. Volume is increased by 14.07% at compound rate of DBH as explained by bivariate fit of volume by DBH and model is highly fit (r2=0.8389). Negative effect has been observed by form quotient for volume estimation in clonal plantations of eucalypts.
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Literature cited 1: Ajit G., Das D., Chaturvedi A.P., Jabeen N. and Dhyani S.K. (2011). Predictive models for dry weight estimation of above and below ground biomass components of Populus deltoides in India: Development and comparative diagnosis. Biom. Bioenerg., 35: 1145-1152. Alamgir M. and Al-amin M. (2008). Allometric models to estimate biomass organic carbon stock in forest vegetation. J. For. Res., 19: 101-106.
Literature cited 2: Allard R.W. (1960). Principles of Plant breeding. John Wiley and Sonc Inc.,New York, USA. Bhatia C.L. (1984). Eucalyptus In India-Its Status and Research needs. Ind. For., 110:91-96.

ID: 64682
Title: Ecosytem services from the forets of India; Valuing it for Rational, Decentralized fiscal compensation and pioneering it to a model for REDD.
Author: H.S.Gupta and Ankita Sinha
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (12) Pg No. 1188-1195 (2022)
Subject: Ecosytem services from the forets of India; Valuing it for Rational, Decentralized fiscal compensation and pioneering it to a model for REDD.
Keywords: Ecosystem services, Ecological fiscal transfer, Forest, finance commission of India, Intergovernmental fiscal transfer, REDD, Sustainable Forest management, Valuation
Abstract: Ecosystem services (E.S.) are the outcome of ecosystem functions of the forests, benefitting society and their economies immensely. Accounting and Valuation of ecosystem services emanating from forests is not only necessary to get its due importance among stakeholders, but it also helps designing the environment friendly and sustainable policies. This paper approximates the E.S. worth of forests of Indian states, on the basis of different frameworks and further shows how; such valuation of E.S. of forest has been used as "evidence" in argument for ensuring equitable fiscal redistribution from the national budget to forest rich states-which is important step for "Sustainable Forest Management " and optimal land use planning at national/regional level, by this tool IFT/EFT. Further, the available data on "actual monetary dispensation to states" and resultant "forest cover change" have been used to analyze how it has led to paradigm shift towards pro-forest/environment-financial decentralization, ensuring equitable distribution of economic resources in federal setup and that has resulted in enhanced forest coverage. Beyond this, the evolved "fiscal redistribution mechanism" has also led to "default design" of a "pioneer", model of REDD plus mechanism in the Indian context, which can further incentivizes, the states for their action to regulate "deforestation and degradation of forest". A suggestion has also been made to make present EFT/IFT dispensation scheme more effective by using both principles of dispensation i.e., "Derivation" and "cost "reimbursement" in combination, which is expected to make it a more "effective" and "efficient" model of REDD, ensuring equitable and efficient Forest/Environmental conservation.
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Literature cited 1: Anon (2018). Memorandum to 15th Finance Commission Planning cum Finance Department, Government of Jharkhand 2018, Ranchi page 68-85. Anon. (2020) .Report of Fifteenth Finance Commission for 2021-26, Finance Commission, India, https://fincomindia.nic.in/Show Content.aspx?uid1=3&uid2+0&uid4+0
Literature cited 2: Bahuguna V. and BishtN.(2013), Valuation of Ecosystem Goods and Services from Forest in India, The Indian Forester, Published 2013. Beck S., Borie M, Chilvers J., Esguerra A.,Heulback K., Hulme M.,Lidskog R., Lovbrand E., Marquard E., Miller C., Nadim T., Nelshover C., Settele J., Turnhout E., Vasileiadou E. and Gorg C (2014). Towards a reflexive turn in the governance of global environmental expertise: The case of the IPCC and the IPBES. Gaia Ecological perspectives for science and society, 23 (2) ,80-87 https://doi.org/10.14512/gala.23.2.4

ID: 64681
Title: Compensatory conservation of Public trees in Indi a: Bridging the cienc, Policy and Practice
Author: Sandeep Tambe, Gopal S. Rawat, Nilanjan Ghosh,M.K.Ranjitsingh,Arun Singh Rawat,Pradip Krishen and Jigmet Takpa
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (12) Pg No. 1181-1187 (2022)
Subject: Compensatory conservation of Public trees in Indi a: Bridging the cienc, Policy and Practice
Keywords: Mitigation hierarchy,Valuing trees, Ecosystem services, Transplantation, Substitution
Abstract: Public trees such as those along highways, roads, canals an in urban green spaces play a vital role in making built-in environment livable. What is the conservation status accorded to these trees? The priority revealed that the state laws are designed to protect the trees from the actions of individuals but not from state projects that are emerging as the biggest threat. The study recommends the need to formulate a national law that stipulates a mitigation hierarchy of avoidance, reduction and offsetting. For offsetting, it suggests a cost-based approach and developing a formula for assessing the value of the trees. The findings of this study will be relevance to the global south that is rapidly urbanizing, to preserve its green spaces.
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Literature cited 1: Chaudhary P. and Tewari V.P. (2011). Urban forestry in India: development and research scenario. Interdisciplinary Environmental Review,12 (1): 80-93. Cruz M., Foster J., Quillin B. and Schellekens P. (2015). Ending extreme poverty and sharing prosperity: Progress and policies. Policy Research Note PRN/15/03 (2015). World Bank Group
Literature cited 2: CTLA (2019). Guide for plant appraisal, 10th edition, Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers, Internationa Society of Arboriculture, Wahington, DC. Doick K.J. Neilan C. Jones G, Allison A., McDermott I., Tipping A. and Haw R. (2018). CAVAT (Capital Asset Value for Amenity Trees): valuing amenity trees as public assets, Arboricultural Journal, 40 (2): 67-91.

ID: 64680
Title: Medicinal grasses of Eastern Ghats of Odisha, India
Author: Sweta Mishra,Bhagyashree Agrawal,Shruti Rathore, Arun Kumar Mishra and Sanjeet Kumar
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (11) Pg No. 1172-1174 (2022)
Subject: Medicinal grasses of Eastern Ghats of Odisha, India
Keywords: Medicinal grasses, Eastern Ghats, Odisha, India
Abstract: Eastern Ghats of India have a rich biodiverity, vast generic resources and culture (Mohanty et al.,2011). The Eastern Ghats of Odisha is highly enriched in floral diversity (Haines,1922; Saxena and Bramham,1995; Panda and Patnaik,1996). Almost 80% of the world population depend on plant resources for primary health care (Praveen et al.,2007). The medicinal use of plants has been found from various tribal communities through Siddha, Ayurveda and Unani (Gadgil,1996). Among the flowering plants, grasses, occur everywhere and covers about one fifth of the earth's land surface 9Shantz,1954).
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Literature cited 1: Al-Snafi A.E. (2016). Chemical and pharmacological effect of Cynodon dactylon-a review.IOSR Journal of Pharmacy, 6 (7) :17-31. Arya K.R. and Agarwal S.C. (2007). Folk therapy for Eczema, bone fracture, boils, sores and gingivitis in Taraga provinces of Uttranchal. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 7(3):443-445.
Literature cited 2: Fakim A.G. (2006). Medicinal plants: Tradition of Yesterday drugs of Tomorrow. Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 27: 1-93. Gadgil M. (1996). Documenting diversity: An experiment. Current Science, 70:36-44.

ID: 64679
Title: Solanum cordatum Forssk (Solanaceae) : Diagnosis from Kachchh district, Gujarat, India
Author: Kishan I.Prajapati,Kalpesh D Sorathia and Anjaneyulu R.Paradesi
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (11) Pg No. 1170-1171 (2022)
Subject: Solanum cordatum Forssk (Solanaceae) : Diagnosis from Kachchh district, Gujarat, India
Keywords: Solanum cordatum, Kachchh district, Gujarat, India
Abstract: Intensive botanical exploration was carried out in selected less explored mix-thorny forest ranges of Kachchh district. The authors collected few interesting specimens of Solanum L. During the literature review and different herbaria from herbarium specimens matching based on the specimens were identified as Solanum cordatum Forssk (Kumari, 2004; Ramachandran and Viswanathan, 2011). This species was mentioned in old literature by the name of Solanum gracilipes Decne (Clarke,1892; Cooke, 1905). In, Past it was reported as a synonym of Solanum cordatum (Forssk,1775; Wood, 1984; Hepper and Frilis,1994).
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Literature cited 1: Blatter E.J. (1908). On the flora of Kutch. J. Bombay Nat.Hist.Soc.,18:756-777. Bhatt J.B. (1993). Studies on the flora of Western Kachchh. Ph.D thesis, M.S. University, Vadodara.
Literature cited 2: Bole P.V. an Pathak J.M. (1988). Flora of Saurashtra. Part 2: 135.BSI, Calcutta. Clarke C.B. (1892). Solanaceae. In: Hooker,J.D.(Ed). The Flora of British India.Vol.4. Reeve and CO, London pp.229-237.

ID: 64678
Title: Effect of integrated nutrient management on seedling growth of Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus Linn.f)
Author: Y.D. Patel, M.B. Tandel, V.M. Prajapati, Jayesh Pathak and S.M.Patel
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (11) Pg No. 1165-1169 (2022)
Subject: Effect of integrated nutrient management on seedling growth of Sanders (Pterocarpus santalinus Linn.f)
Keywords: Nutrient managemnt, Red sanders, Pterocarpus santalinus
Abstract: Pterocarpus santalinus Linn. f (Red Sanders) is an endemic and endangered species to a great extent toward the southern part of the Eastern Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, India. Natural distribution of Red Sanders is roughly 3.98 lakh hectares in Seschachalam, Veligonda,Lankamala an Palakonda slope ranges going through five areas, to be specific, Chittor, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore and Prakasam regions in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Literature cited 1: Arora V.K. Singh C.B., Sidhu A. S and Thind S.S. (2011). Irrigation, tillage and mulching effects on Soyabean yield and water productivity in relation to soil texture. Agric Water Manag.,98 (4): 563-568. Arun Kumar A. N and Joshi G. (2014). Pterocarpus santalinus (Red Sanders) an endemic, endangered tree of India: current status, improvement and the future. J. Trop. For. Environ., 4 (02) :1-10
Literature cited 2: Bose G. (2019). Effect of Integrated nutrient management on seeding growth and biomass of Sandalwood (Santalum album) M.Sc. (Forestry) Thesis. Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (India). Chanda G.C. Bhunia G. and Chakraborty S.K. (2011). The effect of vermicompost and their fertilizers on cultivation of Tomato Plants. J. Hortic. For., 3: 42-45.

ID: 64677
Title: Surface pattern of stem bark as characteristic features for identification of Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume, the Rudraksha plant from India
Author: A.N. Singh
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (11) Pg No. 1162-1164 (2022)
Subject: Surface pattern of stem bark as characteristic features for identification of Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume, the Rudraksha plant from India
Keywords: Stem bark, Elaeocarpus angustifolius, Rudraksha Plant, India
Abstract: Morphological characters of plants, which can be compared, measure, counted and described to assess the differences or similarities in the plant taxa are often used for plant taxonomic identification, description and classification. Likewise, trees stem bark characters have also been found useful in the taxonomy of various plants, supplementing to the vegetative and floral characters of the plant for its identification (Whitmore,1962).In fact, the tree stem bark characters are of great diagnostic value and therefore the bark has been considered as a hallmark for the tree species identification (Ghosh, 2006).
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Literature cited 1: Biswas S. Gupta K. and Talapatra S.N. (2016) .A digitized databse of bark morphology for identification of common tree species and literature study of bark phytochemicals and therapeutic usage. World World Scientific News, 42: 143-155. Coode M.J.E. (1984). Elaeocarpus in Australia and New Zealand. Kew Bull., 39:509-586.
Literature cited 2: Coode M.J.E. (2010) .Elaecarpus for Flora Malesiana: new taxa and understanding in the Ganitrus Group. Kew Bull., 3: 355-399. Ghosh D. (2006). Bark is the Hallmark. Resonance, 11 (3): 41-50. Publ.Indian Academy of Science, Bengaluru

ID: 64676
Title: Neanotis tubulosa (G.Don) Mabb (Rubiaceae) -a new distributional record for Andhra Pradesh, India
Author: Y. Mahesh,L.Rasingam and M.Ventakat ramana
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (11) Pg No. 1160-1161 (2022)
Subject: Neanotis tubulosa (G.Don) Mabb (Rubiaceae) -a new distributional record for Andhra Pradesh, India
Keywords: Neanotis tubulosa, Rubiaceae, Andhra Pradesh, India
Abstract: Neanotis W.H. Lewis is a small tropical genus mostly confined to South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asian regions .All the Asian species were initial treated in the genus Anotis DC, a broadly heterogeneous group of both New and Old World tropics and later, Lewis (1966) transferred all the Asiatic species of Anotis to Neanotis based on palynological evidence, as the pollens are distinct not only from their allies in Asia but also from all members of the tribe Hedyotideae known elsewhere. Presently the genus is represented by 31 species (Govaerts et al., 2014; Wangwasit and Chantaranothai, 2014), of which 22 species are distributed in India.
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Title: Screening of newly developed clones of Populus deltoides Barts.ex Marsh for their relative natural resistnce against popular defoliator, Clostera cupreata Butler (Lepidoptra: Notodontidae)
Author: Arvind Kumr,jeetSingh and Dinesh Kumar
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (11) Pg No. 1155-1159 (2022)
Subject: Screening of newly developed clones of Populus deltoides Barts.ex Marsh for their relative natural resistnce against popular defoliator, Clostera cupreata Butler (Lepidoptra: Notodontidae)
Keywords: Poplar, Populus deltoides, Leaf defoliator, Resistant, Choice feeding, No-choice feeding, Clostera cupreata
Abstract: Poplar, Populus deltoides is one of the fast-growing forestry species and widely planted in the farm forestry in north-western India. This species is very susceptible to the defoliator C. cupreata insect pest which causes economic loss every year. To manage this pest with eco-friendly method, screening of relatively resistant clones was carried out in Foret Entomology Discipline, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. In this study 39 clones were screened in which 34 clones were developed by FRI, Dehradun and five other clones were included. Screening of the clones was undertaken based on the leaf area consumed by larval stage under 'choice' and no-choice' method of feeding. Results of the present study revealed that clones viz.FRI-PD-FS-95, FRI-PD-FS-28, FRI-PD-FS-21, and one clone of Australia-G-48 were found to be most resistant against C.cupreata with the feeding of 24.18,41.04,42.07 and 48.39 cm2, respectively. The feeding data of both the 'choice' and 'no-choice' experiment were positively correlated with each other. Therefore, these clones may be opted for plantation under farm forestry in northwestern India for achieving the better growth of the poplar.
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Literature cited 1: Ahmed M. (1993). Relative resistance in different clones of Populous deltoides t poplar defoliator Clostera cuperata (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae). Annals of Forestry,1:1-12. Barontini M., Crognale S., Scarfone, A., Gallo P., Gallucci F., Petruccioli M., Pesciaroli L. and Pari L. (2014). Airborne fungi in biofuel wood chip storage sites. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 90:17-22.
Literature cited 2: Chaturvedi A.N. (1981). Poplar farming in Uttar Pradesh U.P. Forest Bulletin, 45:42pp. Gingo S.A. Mughal A.H.and Makaya A.S. (1997). Fertilizer response by two species of poplars on initial growth parametrs. Indian Forester, 123 (3): 240-244.

ID: 64674
Title: Ethnobotanical diversity of some wetland plants of North-east India: Implications for conservation
Author: Moumita Saha,rijit Bardhan Roy, Sanjeet Kumar and B.K. Datta
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (11) Pg No. 1149-1154 (2022)
Subject: Ethnobotanical diversity of some wetland plants of North-east India: Implication for conservation
Keywords: HYdrophytes, Traditional knowledge, Secondary metabolites, Tripura
Abstract: The present paper mainly focuses on ethnobotanical diversity of wetland plants of Khowai River System of Tripura, North-East India, a trans-boundary river that originates in the eastern part of the Antharamura Hills of Tripura. Field survey was concluded in and around the river system to collect information about the wetland flora. Data on the use of plants was collected with a semi structured questionnaire and from the peer-reviewed literature. A total of 43 angiosperm species belonging to 36 genera under 24 families were identified along with their family, botanical name, vernacular name. In the biological spectrum, the dicotyledons are the most divergent because of number of species and genera. The depth of the river is gradually shrinking due to severe anthropogenic factors, therefore, there is an urgent need to conserve the biodiversity as well as quality of drinking water.
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Literature cited 1: Allen S.D. Golet F.C. Davis A.F. and Sokoloski T.E. (1989) Soil-vegetation Correlations in Transition Zones of Rhode island Red Maple Swamps, Biol Rep, 89 (8). Chaudhary S. and Kumar R. (2011). Some important medicinal trees of district Bijnor, Rece Res. Sci. Tech., 3: 96-100.
Literature cited 2: Cunningham A.B. (2001). Applied ethnobotany, people wild plant use and conservation. Earthsean Publishing Ltd, London. De D., Darlong L.Sarkar A., Roy M. and Datta B.K. (2012). Traditional ethno-medicinal plants use by the Darlong tribes in Tripura, Northeast India, Int. J. Ayurved Herb Med., 2 (6) :954-966.