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- Application of Biotechnology in Forestry: Current Status and Future Perspective
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1 College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU, Thrissur, Kerala, IN
2 Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Naini, U.P., IN
3 ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry, NAU, Navsari, Gujarat, IN
1 College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU, Thrissur, Kerala, IN
2 Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Naini, U.P., IN
3 ASPEE College of Horticulture & Forestry, NAU, Navsari, Gujarat, IN
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 14, No 3 (2015), Pagination: 645-653Abstract
Biotechnology provides important tools for the sustainable development of agriculture, fisheries and forestry, and can be of significant help in meeting an indispensable part in the rise of human civilization. It is indeed often considered as one of the fields of scientific research in which the most rapid advances have been made in recent years. It includes the unique roles and functions that trees, major structural constituents of forest ecosystems have, their special biological characteristics, and their importance in the provision of environmental, social and economic goods and services. Forest trees have unquestionably entered the genomic era. Biotechnological tools viz., transgenic technology, RNA interference, functional genomics, marker assisted selection, QTL and tissue culture etc. have paved road for successful exploitation and integration of scientific fields with an increased sense of urgency for delivery of cutting edge research in tree biotechnology, both in academia and industry. Advances and integration of such fields will have a great impact in many respects, and will continue to provide new information, thereby offering exciting prospects for future tree improvement programs worldwide.Keywords
Forest Biotechnology, RNA Interference, Mas QTL, Tissue Culture.Full Text
- Biodiversity of Avian Fauna of Vansda National Park, Gujarat: Conservation Issues
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1 College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur-680656, Kerala, IN
1 College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur-680656, Kerala, IN
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 14, No 3 (2015), Pagination: 709-714Abstract
The Vansda National Park is situated in Navsari in South Gujarat. It has a unique identity because the Park falls on the northern-most limit of the Western Ghats, and is famous for the biodiversity of flora and fauna, especially for birds, such as Indian great black woodpecker, heart-spotted woodpecker, lesser golden backed woodpecker, grey hornbill, spotted munia, racket-tailed drongo and pheasanttailed jacana, etc., which have become extremely rare species, but are fairly common in the Dang's forest. The majority of birds are observed during the winter followed by rainy and summer season. The area is inhabited by more than 99 different type of birds, out of these 28 are residential migratory or local migratory, 10 are migratory, 4 are water migratory and 57 are resident. Family Accipitridae was found as dominant containing maximum species (15) followed by Ardeidae (9), Phasianidae (7), and Anatidae, Dicaeidae, Muscicapidae, Rallidae and Sturnidae (4). About 50 per cent of all the species recorded have been insectivorous. Based on the frequency of occurrence and the numbers of different species encountered, it was found that a large number of bird species occur with a small population.Keywords
Biodiversity, Avian Fauna, Vansda National Park, Migratory Birds, Conservation.Full Text
- Multifunctional Agroforestry Systems in Tropics Region
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1 Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Vellanikkara, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU, Thrissur-680656, Kerala, IN
1 Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, College of Forestry, Vellanikkara, Kerala Agricultural University, KAU, Thrissur-680656, Kerala, IN
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 15, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 365-376Abstract
Agroforestry is emerging as a major land use activity in the country after agriculture and forestry. Traditional resource management adaptations such as agroforestry systems may potentially provide options for improvement in livelihoods through simultaneous production of food, fodder and firewood as well as mitigation of the impact of climate change. The multifunctional agroforestry systems in tropical region offer innumerable ecological benefits such as carbon sequestration, mitigation of climate change, enhancing soil fertility and water use efficiency, biodiversity conservation, biological pest control, sustainable land use, shelterbelt and windbreaks, microclimate amelioration, breaking the poverty and food insecurity circle, caveats and clarifications. Agroforestry, if established on degraded lands will not only reduce the anthropogenic pressure on existing forest resources but also will enhance the sink potential of CO2.Keywords
Multifuctional Agroforestry, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Biodiversity.Full Text
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- Use of Municipal Garbage for the Production of Quality Swietenia macrophylla King (Mahogany) Seedlings
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1 Department of Forest Management and Utilisation, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur-680 656, Kerala, IN
1 Department of Forest Management and Utilisation, College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur-680 656, Kerala, IN
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 13, No 4 (2014), Pagination: 707-712Abstract
Domestic refuse and non-hazardous wastes such as commercial and institutional wastes are turning to become the major threats to the human health and environment. Municipal waste management is the most challenging issue since these wastes are dumped in open places and not being used or treated for any purpose. It has created a real threat not only to the living environment but also for the cultivation of crops as well as afforestation. The present investigation was conducted to study the influence of two weeks decayed or stored waste materials as component potting media on the growth and vigour of Swietenia macrophylla (mahogany) seedlings. The municipal waste, coir waste and tea wastes were mixed with sand and soil in different concentrations. At the end of the study, the growth and biomass production was higher in soil : partly decayed municipal waste in 1:1 (T2) and high quality seedlings were produce in control (soil, sand and cow dung in 1:1:1). Above ground and below ground biomass was maximum produced by soil : partly decayed municipal waste (T2) and control (T1) respectively. The physiological characters like number of leaves, specific leaf weight and chlorophyll content were highest in soil, the potting media of partly decomposed municipal waste : sand mixture (T5). Leaf weight and relative growth rate gave highest in soil : partly decayed tea waste : sand in 1:1:1 (T7). The present study revealed that potting media of partially decomposed municipal as well as tea waste in combination with soil and sand provided better performance in growth attributes. The present investigation reiterated that municipal or industrial waste will be a good alternative to the standard potting media which is widely used in the mass production of seedlings of mahogany in the nursery.Keywords
Potting Media, Quality Seedlings, Municipal Waste, Biomass, Swietenia macrophylla.Full Text