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P. K. Khatri , N. G. Totey , R. K. Pandey

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Three major tree communities were identified in the Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh i.e. Chloroxylon-Terminalia community at elevation range <900m (Lower hills). Shorea - Terminalia community at 900-1100m elevation (Middle hills). Syzygium- Terminalia community at 1l00-1350m elevation (Upper hills). There was decrease in density with increasing altitude. On the hasis of basal area and density Shorea robusta preferred the mid hills, Chloroxylon swietenia performed better at lower bills and Syzygium cumini preferred to grow in upper hills. The distribution pattern of species is contiguous. Diversity index of tree species in three plant communities i.e. Chloroxylon-Terminalia, Shorea-Terminalia and Syzygium-Terminalia was 3.62, 2.71 and 3.02 respectively. High species diversity is an indication of maturity in the ecosystem. The tree species richness was 45, 29 and 31 at <900m, 900-1100 m and 1100-1350m elevation respectively. Forest belonging to Chloroxylon-Terminalia is biodiversity rich area because of more number of species. There are 29 shrub species under Chloroxylon-Terminalia, community followed by 27 shrub species under Shorea-Terminalia community and only 19 shrub species under Syzygium-Terminalia community. In corresponds to species diversity index of 3.85, 3.16 and 2.57 respectively. Diversity index of herbs in these communities was 3.53,3.44 and 3.26 respectively, which corresponds to herb species richness in term of individual members of 43, 40 and 37.

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L. M. S. Baghel , Anjali Gupta , R. K. Verma , N. G. Totey

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Basods' socio-economic status was studied in Bamhani block constituting of five villages namely Bamhani, Kamta, Kapotbahra, Tilai and Chhapri lying in Mandla District of Madhya Pradesh. There are 31 Basod families in this tract consisting of 72 males and 71 females with total persons of 143 where male: female ratio varies from 792 to 1500. Literacy is very low of the order of 36.36%. Demand of green bamboos (about 78%) is mostly met through adjoining bamboo forests by illegal means and the collection goes all the year around. Per capita income of Basod varies from Rs. 1765 to Rs. 3474. Basods make several articles depending upon seasonal requirement. 73% articles are mostly disposed of through individual efforts and 27% articles are sold through middlemen. 28% of the articles are consumed in villages. 28% are sold in local markets. Town markets are important in Bamhani area where 38% of articles are consumed. The remaining 6% articles are shifted to city market. Basods in this region have developed expertise to manufacture decorative items which fetch good price. Each article fetches a different price depending upon total bamboo consumed and mandays put up for manufacture of articles. Net profit per manday varies from Rs. 8.32 to Rs. 35.53 on general commodities. On decorative articles net profit per manday is from Rs. 40.82 to Rs. 48.89. On goods to be used in marriages, net profit per manday is from Rs. 3.32 to Rs. 21.65. Assuming that Basods work for 200 days in a year making certain articles, per day earning turns out to be Rs. 19.18. This is however improved if decorative items are sold. Articles used in marriages do not yield substantially. Bamboo requirement in Bamhani area is of the order of 29000 bamboo culms for 200 days if 2 bamboos are used by a male Basod and one bamboo by a female Basod daily. Main problems of Basod community in this region are (1) non availability of green bamboos; (2) improper marketing and selling of articles and (3) non-availability of finances. In addition to many other suggestions, initiation of Basod Co-operative Society will be a step further in improvement of socio-economic status of Basods.

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R. K. Verma , N. G. Totey , B. N. Gupta

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Shorea robusta is dominant in preserved and unpreserved areas having maximum IVI, density, frequency and abundance. The higher value of diversity index in preserved plot than unpreserved one indicates more stable community in the preserved plot. The distribution of tree species in this forest is characterised by random and regular distribution. The population structure of tree species is represented mainly by two patterns. One pattern is represented by greater proportion of individuals in seedling stage indicating frequent reproduction. Another pattern indicates individuals in intermediate girth classes, wherein disturbances prevent regeneration thereby absence of seedlings. If such a trend continues for longer period, these species may disappear from this area in near future.

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B. N. Gupta , N. G. Totey

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Identification of representative areas of Chief Forest Type to be maintained as preservation plots was started after the recommendation of the IIIrd All India Silvicultural Conference,1929. The process continued and by 1991,309 preservation plots were laid in India covering an area of about 8500 ha. However, there is a lot of variation in the area under preservation plots. In Himachal Pradesh the smallest preservation plot covering 0.01 ha has been marked while it is as large as 4000 ha in Assam. The paper discusses view points of various workers in this regard. The status of preservation plots in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa states has been explained. While recommendations for laying preservation plots in different forest types were made at various occasions. Dot much could be achieved and at present not more than 1/6th of the total number of forest types have been covered. Laying preservation plot in every forest types for providing grounds for scientific studies especially in view of the global recognisation of conservation of environment and biodiversity has been emphasised.

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Arun Prasad , N. G. Totey , K. S. Kapoor , P. K. Khatri , J. S. Chouhan , A. K. Bhowmik

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A pot experiment as conducted to study the effect of some salts on the soli reaction and the growth and dry matter yield of Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia auriculiformis. Addition of FeSO₄ slightly decreased the soil pH whereas CaCO₃ and Na₂CO₃ increased it. Application of FeSO₄ decreased the plant height. In case of Leucaena leucocephala more at earlier stage whereas it increased the height of Acacia auriculiformis. Addition of CaCo₃, decreased the height of both the species. The application of CaCO₃, along with Na₂CO₃ had seriously affected the growth and survival of these two species.The dry matter yield of both the species was enhanced with the addition of FeSO₄. The application of CaCO₃ @ 10g/kg soil, increased the dry matter yield of Leucaena leucocephala whereas the yield of Acacia auriculiformis remained alomost unaffected. Further increase in the level of CaCO₃ applied alone or with Na₂CO₃ reduced the dry matter yield of both the species. Added FeSO₄ and CaCO₃ at lower dose, increased the dry weight of ischolar_main nodules and further increase in the level of CaCO₃ decreased the nodule weight.

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N. G. Totey , Arun Prasad , K. S. Kapoor , S. Nautiyal , P. K. Khatri , A. K. Bhowmik

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A field experiment was conducted on eroded teak nursery soil of Nainpur (M.P.) to study the growth performance of some green manure leguminous crops and their residual effect on organic matter and available nutrients. The order of obtaining maximum dry matter yield/plant was Arahar> Chakora> Soybean> Urd> Moong> Sannhemp. The average number of nodules/plant was maximum in Moong and Sannhemp at the intervals of 30 days and in Soybean and Arahar at 60 days interval. Number of nodules in all the leguminous crops decreased as the crop approached to maturity. The green manuring added the organic matter in surface soil treated with moong, soybean and sannhemp and increased the availability of soil nitrogen and phosphorus in surface and sub-surface layers in all the treatments. No appreciable changes in available potassium has been noticed in surface soils but a significant decrease was observed in sub-surface layer in all the treatments over control.

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N. G. Totey , Arun Prasad , K. S. Kapoor , P. K. Khatri , J. S. Chauhan , V. K. Dahia

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An poly-pot experiment was conducted in factorial R.B.D. design with 4 replications to study the effect of nitrogen and phospborus on the growth and yield of bamboo seedlings. Application of nitrogen @ 5.0 gm and 10.0 gm of urea/pot containing 2 kg soil individually as well as in combination with single superphosphate significantly decreased all growth parameters and dry matter yield. However, phosphorus application @ 10.0 gm and 20.0 gm single superphosphate/ pot individually as well as in combination with nitrogen increased the height of plant, length of rhizome and dry matter yield. The correlation coefficients between some growth factors were calculated and were found highly significant. The results of this experiment suggest that with 'P' application better growth of bamboo seedlings may be obtained in short duration and healthy plantation stock could be made available.

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N. G. Totey , R. Kulkarni , A. K. Bhowmik , P. K. Khatri , V. K. Dahia , Arun Prasad

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Germination studies on the seeds of four forest tree species viz. Dendrocalamus Strictus (Bamboo) of Betul and Amarkantak origin, Emblica officinalis (Awala) and Acacia auriculiformis (Australian Babul) were performed in different artificially prepared saline water of 3, 6, 9, 12 and 18 mmhos/cm electrical conductivity adjusted in Hoagland solution 1 by incorporating neutral salt, NaCl. Tap water was the control whose Electrical conductivity was .56 mmhos/cm and fresh Hoagland solution contained 1.76 mmhos/cm E.C. Germination data were subjected to statistically analysis with 7 treatments and 8 replications in factorial design. Eamtoo may tolerate higher salt concentration. Bamboo of Amarkantak origin may prove to be better In high salinity conditions, however the same may be very detrimental for the germination of Awala. Australian Babul may not fair well in salt affected conditions.

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N. G. Totey , A. K. Bhowmik , P. K. Khatri

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Performance of Salon soils derived from sand stone, granite, trap with lateritic bricks, deccan trap and mottled nodular bed of limestone was studied in Shahdol Forest Division, M.P. According to phytosociological considerations Shorea robusta- Madhuca indica, Shorea robusta-Terminalia tomentosa, Terminalia tomentosa- Lagerstroemia parviflora and Terminalia communities were found on sand stone, trap with lateritic bricks, deccan trap and limestone respectively. Sal (Shorea robusta) had maximum frequency, density, basal area and also IVI on soils derived from sand stone and minimum on soils derived from limestone. This differential response of salon sand stone (and also granite) was explained on the basis of physico-chemical properties of the soils. Sal prefers soil low in pH (5.4 to 6.5), low in electrical conductivity (∠ 0.1 mmhos/cm), low in Exch. Ca (3 to 10 meq/lOO gm), low in Mg (1 to 4 meq/100 gm) and also low in C.E.C. (6 to 20 meq/l00 gm).

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N. G. Totey , A. K. Bhowmik , P. K. Khatri , J. S. Chouhan , R. Kulkarni

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A Pilot experiment was conducted to know the effect of N P K on the growth of teak seedlings in nursery stage. Due to high fertility status of nursery beds, fertilizer treatments were not significant. However, data revealed that teak seedlings may become of transplantable size within 4 months duration. A four month old teak seedling produced shoot and ischolar_main of about 116.72 gm and 42.33 gm respectively. Shoot height of this seedling was 41.84 cm while as ischolar_main length was 48.13 cm. Girth size at collar was 4.75 cm. This is possible by maintaining adequate fertility status by incorporating F.Y.M., inorganic and organic fertilizers. There is no need of adding growth hormones. Shoot/Root ratios of fresh weight and also of length of teak seedlings tended to approach one in September and October (Sixth and Seventh month after sowing) in heavy textured soil.

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N. G. Totey , A. K. Singh , A. K. Bhowmik , P. K. Khatri

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Physico-chemical properties of soils belonging to great group of Haplustali/Hapiustoli and developed from Gondwana land stone in similar physiographic and environmental conditions were studied under three forest covers Viz., miscellaneous cover, teak plantation and Eucalyptus cover in Kotma and Ghunghuti ranges of South Shahdol and North Shahdol Divisionl of M.P. respectively. Weathering processes seem to be quite active in soils under followed by Eucalyptus cover. Ratios of clay to non clay fractionl, thickness of 'A' horizon, per cent organic matter, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable Ca and Mg were more under teak cover than that of Eucalyptus. Soil pH lowered down more under Eucalyptus plantation than in teak plantation. Soluble salts were more under Eucalytus cover. Performance of Eucalyptus was better on Ghunghuti range where as teak was better on Kotma rangue Eucalyptus supports undergrowth of different tree species.

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