ID: 64658
Title: Composition and other Ecological characteristics
Author: Anita Chauhan and Virat Joshi
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (10) Pg No. 1028-1039 (2022)
Subject: Composition and other Ecological characteristics
Keywords: Western Himalaya, Mixed-species flocks, conservation, Bird surveys, Agor-forest ecosystem, urban planning
Abstract: The composition of a mixed-species bird flock in the middle-altitude Himalayan Moist Temperate Forest of Shimla city, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India was studied including other ecological characterisitcs such as the movement pattern, periodicity, feeding behaviour, location and home range, and seasonal characteristic and migtants. The data was compared with the only previous study on MSB flocks from western Himalaya from 1977.The present study revealed the composition of the MSB flock as having mainly resident birds as 16 core species (including six nuclear species), and as many as 12 associate with MSB flocks; and migrant species recorded in 64.3 % of flock observations. The ecological characterisitcs described in this study have wide-ranging implications for bird survey techniques, habitat management and conservation planning.
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Borah B., Quader S. and Srinivasan,U.(2018) .Responses of interspecific associations in mixed-species bird flocks to selective logging. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55(4) :1637-1646.
ID: 64657
Title: Clotropis procera: A browsing record of alternate food choice yblackbucks in western Haryana, India
Author: Vikram Delu, Dharambir singh, Sumit Dookia, Priya and Vinod Karwasra
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (10) Pg No. 1023-1027 (2022)
Subject: Clotropis procera: A browsing record of alternate food choice yblackbucks in western Haryana, India
Keywords: Browsing, semi-arid, Blackbuck, Calotropis procera, Haryana
Abstract: During the present investigation, the first browsing record on the leaves of Calotropis procera by blackbucks have been reported from the two populations (Badopal and Mangali Surtia) of semi-arid ecosystem in western Haryana, India. The fortingly visits were conducted to record the diurnal date of food prefrences using Scan sampling from September 2019 to August 2020 at Badopal and consequently record was confirmed from Mangli Surtia. Out of total of 53 floral species documented from the Badopal site, blackbucks consumed 26 plant species belonging to 25 families with varied degree of preferences according to availability and selectivity. Present study showed that the blackbucks are selective feeder and in scarcity of food they can be shifted from grazing to browsing habit and observed to consume Calotropis procera, as an alternate food choice during lean period of time, which is generally not eaten by herbivores due to its chemical mechanism.C.procera has enormous properties for its medicinal uses, therefore, based upon our observation in wild, it is suggested that leaves of Calotropis can be supplemented with other feed in captive ruminates like blackbucks and other ungulates in India to complete their therapeutic need.
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Literature cited 1: Abbas B., Tayeb A.E and Sulleiman Y.R. (1992) Calotropis procera: feed potential for arid zones. Vet Rec.,131 (6) 132.
Altman J. (1974). Observational study of behavior: sampling methods. Behaviour, 49:227-265.https://doi.org/10.1163/156853974x00534
Literature cited 2: Amit K.K., Bhamare S.R and Bhamare H.P. (2012) Calotropis procera: An Ethnopharmacological Update. ARPB, 2(II):142150.
Asif M. and MoodseS(2016). Crop damage by the Blackbuck antelope cervicapra in and around Chitta Reserve Forest or Bidar, Karnataka. International Journal of Life Science and Scientific Research, 2 (4): 500-505.
ID: 64656
Title: Diversity of Butterflies (Lepidoptera) in three different habitat types of Manali Town, Himachal Pradesh
Author: Suveena Thakur, Suneet Bhardwaj and Amar Paul 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 (10) Pg No. 1017-1022 (2022
Subject: Diversity of Butterflies (Lepidoptera) in three different habitat types of Manali Town, Himachal Pradesh
Keywords: Lepidoptera, Species diversity, Abundance, Montane temperate forest, Western Himalaya
Abstract: Preliminary study was carried out in three different habitat types, Deodar Forest (DF), Mixed Forest (MF) and agricultural fields (AF) of Manali town, Kullu,HimachalPradesh in September and October 2020.A total of 32 species belonging to 4 families and 26 genera were recorded. Species composition was found higher in Agricultural field (mean 5.47 ± 6.96 SD) followed by Mixed Forest type (mean 4.72 ± 8.380 and lowest in Deodar forest type (mean 4.19 ± 11.54). Species diversity of family of family Lycaenidae was the highest in the study regions. Among all surveyed habitat types, Cluster analysis revealed the highest diversity and abundance of butterflies was supported by Agricultural fields or we can say human dominated landscape which represented the most suitable habitat for butterflies in terms of conservation.
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Literature cited 1: Bhardwaj M. and Uniyal V.P (2009) .Assessment of Butterflies in a montane temperate forest of Allain-Duhaungan catchment in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India-proposed hydroelectric project site. Indian Forester, 135 (10): 1357-1366.
Blair R.B. an Launer A.E. (1997) Butterfly diversity and human land use: species assemblages along an urban gradient: Surrogate Taxa for Assessing Biodiversity?, Ecological Applications, 9(1) : 164-170.
Literature cited 2: Blair R. B (1999). Birds and Buttterflies along an Urban Gradient: Surrogate Taxa for Assessing Biodiversity? Ecological Applications, 9(1) :164-170.
Das G.N. Gayen S. Ali M., Jaiswal R.K., Lenin E.A. and Chandra K (2018) .Insecta: Lepidoptera (Butterflies). In: Faunal Diversity of Indian Himalaya Published by the Ditectror, Zool.Surv.India,Kolkata, Fla, USA,7th edition.
ID: 64655
Title: Food plants and feeding habits of ungulates at Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author: Mohsin Javid ,Talat Parveen and Orus ilayas
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (10) Pg No. 1010-1016 (2022)
Subject: Food plants and feeding habits of ungulates at Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
Keywords: Ungulate, Food habits, Mixed feeder, Panna Tiger Reserve, Browse, IVI
Abstract: Food and feeding habits of ungulates Present in the Panna Tiger Reserve were studied by direct field observations from January 2019 to May 2019. The aim of the study was to explore the composition of the diet, preferable plant species, and variation in diet consumption among five sympatric ungulate species i.e., Chital 9Axis axis), ambar (Rusa bennettii), Chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis). The important Value Index of all the food plants was calculated to check the availability of food plants. Ungulates were seen feeding on 89 species out of which 53 are trees species and 36 are herb and shrub species. Plant species were belonging to 28 families with 21 % contributing from Poaceae, an 12% from Rubiaceae. The results are based on 255 observations of sambar, 295observations of chital, 341 observations of nilgai, 219 observations of Chinkara, and 69 observations of chousingha.Plants provide a healthy environment for herbivores as they are solely dependent on them for food.
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Literature cited 1: Abrams P.A. (1998 ).High competition with low similarity and low competition with high similarity: exploitative and apparent competition in consumer-resource systems. Am Nat., 152:114-128.
Abrams P. (1980). Some comments on measuring niche overlap. Ecology, 61(1): 44-49.
Literature cited 2: Ahrestani F.S. Heitkonig I.M. Matsubayashi H. and Prins H.H. (2016). Grazing and browsing by large herbivores in South and Southeast Asia. In The Ecology of Large Herbivores in South and Southeast Asia (pp.99-120). Springer, Dordrecht.
Altmann J. (1974). Observational study of behavior: sampling methods.Behaviour, 49 (3-4): 227-266.
ID: 64654
Title: Status of raptors in Turahalli Minor Forest, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Author: R.Ashwini and Vijaya Kumara
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (9) Pg No. 1005-1009 (2022)
Subject: Status of raptors in Turahalli Minor Forest, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Keywords: Raptors,Turahalli minor forest, Status, Diversity, Equitability,Evenness, Threats, Conservation
Abstract: Present study was conducted at Turahalli minor forest, Bangalore to understand the tatus of raptors in forest habitats. Observaional investigations of avian studies were carried out using field binoculars and DSLR camera and line transect method was adopted for bird counting. Total fifteen species of raptors belonging to Falconidae, Accipitridae an Strigidae families were recorded during study period i.e., 'March 2019 to Dec 2021'. Black kite an Brahminy kite have highest population and most dominant species in the study site, whereas common kestrel, Besra, Changeable hawk eagle was rarely observed. Field study was conducted in three different seasons summer, winter and rainy. Maximum number of individuals were recorded during summer (171) followed by winter (141) and rainy (50) season respectively. Data were analyzed using Shannon-wiener diversity index, species diversity (H=1.875), species richness (SR=2.376) and evenness (E=0.4336). In winter species diversity was more (1.976) followed by summer (1.741) and rainy (1.523) season. In terms of distribution status of raptors 79% were resident, 14% winter visitor, 7% partial visitors.
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Literature cited 1: Ali S. and Ripley S.D. (1987). A pictorial guide to the birds of the Indian subcontinent. Mumbai: Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford University Press.
Ali S. and Ripley S. D (2007). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan: Bombay Natual History Society and Oxford University Press.
Literature cited 2: Bikram Grewal, Sen Sumit, Singh Sarwandeep, Devsar Nikhil and Bhatia Garima (2016). A pictorial field guide to birds o India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Srilanka, and Bangladesh. Om books International.
Buechley E.R. Santangeli A., Girardello M., Neate-Clegg M.H., Oleyar D., McClure C.J. and ekerciog'luC.H.S. (2019) .Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Diversity and Distributions, 25:856-869.
ID: 64653
Title: A study of seasonal abundance of aquatic birds including Migratory birds with a special attention on population of Bar-headed Geese at Magadi Kere, Shirahatti Taluk, Gadag District, Karnataka, India
Author: Yashpal Kshirsagar,Sonal Vrishni, Anil Kumar Ratan and Shidramappa L. Vibhuti
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (10) Pg No. 998-1004 (2022)
Subject: A study of seasonal abundance of aquatic birds including Migratory birds with a special attention on population of Bar-headed Geese at Magadi Kere, Shirahatti Taluk, Gadag District, Karnataka, India
Keywords: Bar-headed geese, Magadi, Gadag, IBAs, Migratory birds, Seasonal abundance
Abstract: A study of seasonal abundance of aquatic birds including Migratory birds with a special attention on population of Bar-headed Geese coming from Siberia and Tibet to Magadi Kere, Shirahatti Taluk, Gadag District, Karnataka was conducted over a period of five years spanning from March 2015 to March 2020.A total of 34 aquatic bird species were observed and recorded. The abundance and frequency of visits of migratory birds especially of Bar headed Geese followed a fixed pattern of migration with the season starting from October-November, reaching the highest count in January-February and finally subsiding in March-April every year. It is also discerned from the study that the feeding pattern of aquatic bird coincides with the local crops grown in the vicinity, which are nearly at harvesting stage during the peak season of migration.
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Literature cited 1: Ali Salim (1996). The Book of Indian Birds, 12th edn. Bombay Natural history Society, 1996, 354 pages.
Ali Salim and Dillion S. Ripley (1996). The pictorial guide to the birds of Indian Subcontinent. Oxford University Press, USA.
Literature cited 2: Donar A.S., Reddy K.R. and Despande D.P. (2012) avifaunal Diversity of Nipani Reservoir, Belgaum district, Karnataka. The Ecoscan, 1:27-33.
Grimmett R., Inskipp C. and Inskipp T. (2011). Birds of the Indian subcontinent. Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
ID: 64652
Title: Human wildlife conflict management in Garhwal Himalayan Landscape: Present scenario, Issues, Challenges and strategies
Author: Dharm Singh Meena, Dheraj Pandey, Sushant Patnaik, S.S.Bisht, Devendra Pundir, Akash and Nupur
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (10) Pg No. 986-997 (2022)
Subject: Human wildlife conflict management in Garhwal Himalayan Landscape: Present scenario, Issues, Challenges and strategies
Keywords: Human-wildlife conflict, Narendranagar forest division, Livestock predation
Abstract: Human-wildlife conflict is an important issue in Uttarakhand for many decades. Severe loss incurred in terms of livestock predation, human injury, and death along with the crop raiding. Due to anthropogenic pressures on the wildlife habitats, large groups of wild animals are forced to occupy the multiuse landscapes outside the reserve forest areas. About 645 incidents have been recorded with a total of 740 causalities of livestock predation along along with 126 incidents of human injured and 36 incidents of human death in Narendranagar forest division between the periods of 2000-2020.Maximum attacks by wild animals were recorded when livestock was freely grazing without herder within the multi-use land. Leopard and elephant were mainly involved in human death whereas elephant and monkey in crop raiding.Present study also suggests supervised grazing, awareness of leopard, prone areas, removing of unnecessary canopy of plants to reduce the conflicts cases in the study area. Further, the area demand culturally and sustainable acceptable strategies to mitigate the damages and a comprehensive Human-wildlife management plan should be formulated and implemented in each ranges of Narendranagar forest division.
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Literature cited 1: Banerjee K. Jhala Y.V., Chauhan K.S. and Dave C.BV. (2012) Living with lions; the economics of coexistence in the Gir forests, India. PLoS One, 8(1): 1-11
Balme G, Hunter L and Slowtow R.O. B (2007). Feeding habitat selection by hunting leopards Panthera pardus in a woodland savanna: prey catachability versus abundance. Animal Behaviour, 74(3): 589-598.
Literature cited 2: BIbi S.S., Minhas R.A. Awan M.S., Ali U., and Dar N.I. (2013) Study of ethno-carnivora relationship in dhirkot, azadjammu and Kashmir (Pakistan). Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences.23:854-859.
Bernard H.R. (1995). Research methods in anthropology quantitative and qualitative approaches. Sage, Thousand Oaks.
ID: 64651
Title: Analysis of growth data of physical characteristics of Indian Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) at Panna Tiger Reserve
Author: Uttam Kumar Sharma, Ishwar Jarande and Sanjeev Kumar Gupta
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (10) Pg No. 969-985 (2022)
Subject: Analysis of growth data of physical characteristics of Indian Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) at Panna Tiger Reserve
Keywords: Weight,Total length,Neck girth,Shoulder height,Chest girth,Abdominal girth, Upper canine, Lower canine
Abstract: The importance of the presence of the Indian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in the Indian forest as an apex predator cannot be understated. The Government of India along with State governments is running various programs for protecting tigers in the wilderness. This includes the reintroduction of tigers in those forested areas where currently tiger has no presence due to local extinction or in areas where currently tiger has no presence due to local extinction or in areas where tiger numbers are very low and the threat of their becoming locally extinct looms large. Reintroduction by translocating seven tigers to PTR, six from the other three tiger reserves of MP and one from Bhopal Forest division, between the year 2009 and 2014, under 'Species Recovery and Reintroduction Project" has led to establishing a healthy tiger population in PTR within 10 years. The whole process of reintroduction has not only generated immense management experience but in this process, sufficient data has been gthred of tiger physical characteristics like weight , total length, neck, chest and abdomen girth, shoulder height, and caninesize at difeent agaes.As data regarding the body growth of a tiger in wild is mostly unavailable , this paper presents analysis of collected data and growth curves for these body papramters of wild tigers, both male nad female.It will be very useful not only for those who are looking for physical characteristics in absolute terms and body growth rate of tigers in wild for academic purposes but also those managers who are looking for tiger reintroduction in their area for taking appropriate decisions. Further as the genetic diversity of PTR tigers structurally represent genetic mixture of tigers o whole of Central India, the data collected of tigers of PTR may be used for all Central Indian tiger populations. Also, we can build on this to have an all-India booklet on Tiger Body Growth Data representing all regions of the country.
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Literature cited 1: Sreenivasa Murthy R. and Ramesh K. (2013). Tiger Reintroduction and Recovery Programme for Panna Tiger Reserve and Landscape Complex, Phase II (2014-2019) Project Document, Wildlife Institute of India, 1,3,4.
Jhala Y.V. and Sadhu A. (2017.Field Guide for Ageing Tigers, BMC, Zoology, 2(16),
Literature cited 2: NTCA (2019). Standard Operating Procedure/Guidelines, November 2019, National Tiger Conservation Authority, MoEF & CC, Government of India.Pp64-66.
ID: 64650
Title: Note on the Taxonomy and distribution of Eragrostis cumingii Steud.(Poaceae: Chloridoideae) in India
Author: J.Swamy,B.Prabhakar an A.Appaiah
Editor: R.P. Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (9) Pg No. 956-957 (2022)
Subject: Note on the Taxonomy and distribution of Eragrostis cumingii Steud.(Poaceae: Chloridoideae) in India
Keywords: Taxonomy, Distribution,Eragrostis cumingii, India
Abstract: The genus Eragrostis Wolf is distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world and represented by about 423 species (Clayton and Renvoize ,1986; Veldkamp,2002; Ingram,2020; Giraldo Canas et al., 2012). In India, the genus is represented by 45 species of Adilabad district, Telangana state, the senior author collected some interesting specimens o Ergrostis from Haritha Vanam of Adilabad, also locally known as Mavala Park.
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Literature cited 1: Bo N.L(1960). The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan (excluding Bambuseae).Pergamon Press, London
Claytron W.D. and Renvoize S.A. (1986). Genera Graminum,Grasses of the World. Kew Bulletin, Additional Series, 13:389.
Literature cited 2: Giraldo-Canas D., Peterson P.M. and Renvoize S.A. (1986) .Generea Graminum,Grasses of the World. Kew Bulletin, Additional Series, 13: 1-389.
Giraldo-Canas D., Peterson P.M. and Sanchez Vega I. (2012). The genus Eragrostis (Poaceae: Chloridoideae) in Northwestern South America (Colobia, Ecuadoe, and Peru): Morphological and taxonomic studies. Bibliotheca Jose Jeronimo Triana, 23: 1-180.
ID: 64649
Title: Gregarious flowering of Bambusa jaintiana Majumdar in Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India
Author: Maongkala Walling, Neizo Puro and Khikeya Semy
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (9) Pg No. 955-955 (2022)
Subject: Gregarious flowering of Bambusa jaintiana Majumdar in Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India
Keywords: Bambusa jaintiana, Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India
Abstract: Bambusa jaintiana Majumdar grows perennially in dense clumps up to an altitude of up to 1800m.I tis widely distributed in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Bhutan and Bangladesh (Naithani, 2011).In Nagaland it is found in Kohima, Phek, Dimapur, Wokah, Peren and Mokochung districts. B. jaintiana Majumdar is native along the range of Eastern Nepal to Mayanmar(Clayton et al, 2006).
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Literature cited 1: Alam M.K. (1999). Flowering cycles of Bambusa burmanica, B. Cacharensis and B. jaintiana. Journal of Non-timber Forest Products,6: 190-191.
Walling M. and Puro N. (2018). Bamboo diversity and utilization in Mockochung district. EPH-International Journal of Agriculture and Research, 4(9) :14-25.
Literature cited 2: Naithani H.B. (2011).Bamboos of Nagaland, Pp1-205.A joint publication of NEPED an NBDA.
Clayton W.D., Harman K.T. and Williamson H. (2006). World Grass Species-Synonymy database. The Bord of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
ID: 64648
Title: Strophanthus caudatus (L) Kurz, a new record for the flora of Odisha state
Author: Rajeev Kumar Singh,Ravi Kiran Arigela and K.A. Sujana
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (9) Pg No.953-954 (2022)
Subject: Strophanthus caudatus (L) Kurz, a new record for the flora of Odisha state
Keywords: Strophanthus caudatus, Flora of Odisha, India
Abstract: The genus Strophanthus DC (family Apocynaceae) contains about 39 species and is distributed mainly in tropical region of Africa and Asia (POWO,2020). In India, it is represented by three species of which one is endemic to southern Western Ghats, India (Singh et al 2020) .Five exotic species are reported in cultivation as ornamentals in the gardens and parks. While working on the Lianas of India, one of the authors collected a remarkable shrubby climbing species of Strophanthus from MV 45 forest beat, Malkangiri district, Odish in June 2016.
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Literature cited 1: Beentje H. (1982) .A monograph on Strophanthus DC (Apocynaceae).Wageningen, Netherlands
POWO (2020). Plants of the world Online, facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved from: http: www. plants of the worldonline.org/(accessed25June2020).
Literature cited 2: Singh R.K.,Arigela R.K. and Sujana K.A. (2020). Taxonomy and Typification of endemic climbing shrub Strophanthus wightianus Wall.Ex Wight of southern Western Ghats, India. Indian Forester, 146(5): 469-471.
ID: 64647
Title: Seed germination o Phenix dactyliferaL. in Temperate region of Sikkim
Author: Durga Kumar Pradhan
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (9) Pg No. 951-952 (2022)
Subject: Seed germination o Phenix dactyliferaL. in Temperate region of Sikkim
Keywords: Seed germination, Phoenix dactylifera, Temperate region, Sikkim, India
Abstract: Phoenix dactylifera L. a palm of family Arecaceae, produces nutritious fruits and known as for nutraceutical substances in many countries of the North of Africa, the Middle East and the Eastern Asia. Phoenix dactylifera's historical distribution found in the stretch of Mauritania in the west to the Indus Valley in the east which was one of the earliest domesticated trees from the Arabian Neolitihic period (Tengberg, 2012; Flowers,2019) .Sallon et al (2008) reported the germination of 1900 years old date seed after recovering from the historical site of Masada who further studies using genetically analyzed molecular markers.
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Literature cited 1: Azad M.S., Rahman M.T. and Matin M.A. (2011) .Seed germination technique of Phenix dactylifera: A new experience from Bangladesh, Front AgricChin.,5(2) :241-246.
Chapman H.D., Pratt P.F. and Aldomi F.M. (1996). Methods for Analysis of Soil, Plant and Water, 1st edition, Omar Elmukhtar Universtiy Press, Albaida Libya.
Literature cited 2: Costa N.M.S. and Aloufa M.A. I (2010). Influence of light on date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L) in vitro seed germination, Crenc.Agrotec., 34: 1630-1633.
Flowers J.M., Hazzouri K.M., Gros-Balthazard M., Mo Z., Koutroumpa K., Perrakis A., Ferrand S., Khierallah H.S.M., Fuller D.Q.,Aberlenc F., Fournaraki C. and Purugganan M.D. (2019). Cross-species hybridization and the origin of North African date palm, Proc. Natl Acad.Sci.U.S.,116:1651-1658.
ID: 64646
Title: Diversity and Distribution of liverworts in some underexplored areas of Manipur
Author: Vinay Sahu and A.K. Asthana
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (9) Pg No. 944-950 (2022)
Subject: Diversity and Distribution of liverworts in some underexplored areas of Manipur
Keywords: Manipur, Liverworts, Distribution, Endemic
Abstract: Present study on liverworts diversity of some underexplored areas of Manipur has revealed the occurrence of 23 genera and 32 species of liverworts belonging to 17 families. Fourteen species have been reported for the first time from Manipur while tree Indian endemic species 9Cephalozia kashyapii Udar, Microlejeunea indica (Udar et U.S. Awasthi) Y.M. Wei & R.L. Zhu and Notoschypus pandei Udar and Ad .Kumar) have also been identified from the explored sites.
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Literature cited 1: Deb D.B. (1955). Mosses of Manipur, Assam. Bull. Bot. Soc Bengal, 9:81-83.
Govindapyari H., Kumar P., Bahuguna Y.M. and Uniyal P.L. (2012). Evaluation of Species Richness of Acrocarpous Mosses in Imphal District, Manipur, India, Taiwania, 57(1): 14-26.
Literature cited 2: Kachroo P. and Deb D.B 91954). Notes on Assam Hepaticae II. On a small collection of Hepaticae from Manipur, Journal of the University of Gauhati,5:119-120.
Singh B.H. and Sundriyal R.C. (2003). Common species and their use in traditional medicinal system of ethnic group of Manipur state, Northeastern India, Indian Traditional Knowledge, 2(2) :148-158.
ID: 64645
Title: Ethnomedicinal plants of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Author: Dinesh Jadhav
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (9) Pg No. 938-943 (2022)
Subject: Ethnomedicinal plants of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
Keywords: Ethnomedicinal, plants, Malwa region, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tribal people
Abstract: An attempt has been made to prepare a detailed account of ethnomedicinal plants of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The paper deals with the 172 species of probable ethnomedicinal potential, belonging to 150genera and 74 families from Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. These taxa are used for curing various ailments among the different ethnic societies. For each species the information regarding botanical names, family, local names, parts used and ethnomedicinal uses have been provided. The information has been gathered by field survey and from available literature.
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Title: Understanding Psammophory in Raphanus sativus and Lagenaria siceraria: an approach to reduce herbivory
Author: Charu Kaushik and Ratna Katiyar
Editor: R.P.Singh
Year: 2022
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 148 (8) Pg No. 931-937 (2022)
Subject: Understanding Psammophory in Raphanus sativus and Lagenaria siceraria: an approach to reduce herbivory
Keywords: Psammophory, Herbovory, sand, Kaolin, Trichomes
Abstract: Sand entrapment on plant surfaces, termed psammophory is a widely known trait of the plants having having significance in reducing hervivory and regarded as one of the potential plant defense phenomena. Trichomes protruding from the surface of leaves and stems defend plants from many herbivores. These trichomes of plants often entrap sand on their surfaces or release some exudates on which sand can get adhered, this phenomenon of carrying sand on their surface is called psammophory. Sand and soil ae naturally non-nutritive and most of the hervivores find them difficult to process. The presence of these substances (soil, sand) increases the plant defense and reduce hervivory. There is lack of studies for investigating the impact of psammophory on economic plants including vegetables. The current study attempts to understand the benefit of the psammophoric properties of soil and sand in reducing the attacks of hervivores on radish (Raphanus sativus) and bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria). Both of these species suffer a heavy loss in their yield due to cabbage borer (Hellula undalis Fabr). and western striped cucumber bettle (Acalymma vittata), respectively. The current study examined whether presence of sand on these plant surfaces physically protected them from hervivores.
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