J. P. Yadav , P. Khanna , A. K. Sinha

Abstract

Tripura is a small hill State in the North-Eastern part of India. About 60 per cent of geographical area is forest land. The recorded forest area and actual forest cover have declined substantially over the years due to high rate of population growth. The per capita forest area has come down to 0.23 ha in 1991 from 1.38 ha in 1951. The State Government has taken up large scale plantations of forestry tree species and rubber. The Forest Department is under severe pressure to supply forest products and to protect the forests from illicit clearing and diversion of forest land for settlement and other developmental activities. The rate of deforestation is higher than the rate of afforestation. There is urgent need to check the population growth and to increase the plantation target per year with the people's cooperation and to develop alternative means for firewood and timber.

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J. P. Yadav

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Teak is the most extensively planted tree species is tbe State of Tripun, India. To hasten the slow process of germination pre-treatments of seed bave been recommended. Most common pre-treatments soaking and alternate soaking and drying were tested in nursery at Jamjuri, Tripura. The experiment was carried in Randomised Block Design witb ten treatments and six replications. The germination data were recorded on 30th, 46th and 70th day of sowing. Alternate soaking and drying stimulated quicker germination. However, tbe total germination was higher with the pre-soaking of seed in water for 144 hrs (six days) which is suitable under Tripura conditions.

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