S. A. Gangoo , N. A. Masoodi , R. Banyal , M. A. Islam

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Present investigation has concentrated upon the vegetative propagation of 10-year old deodar, blue pine, Himalayan cypress and yew. Stem cuttings of deodar gives maximum ischolar_maining 62.13% under the treatment IBA 4000ppm + NAA 4000ppm with 11.3 number of ischolar_mains/cutting. Yew gives 85% ischolar_maining when treated with NAA 3000ppm + IBA 2000ppm with 12.40 number of ischolar_mains/ cutting. 90% ischolar_maining was recorded in Himalayan cypress under the treatment of IBA 3000ppm with 8.7 ischolar_mains/cutting. In case of blue pine 88% ischolar_maining was observed when cuttings were treated with IBA 2000ppm + NAA 2000ppm and cuttings were having 13.64 ischolar_mains/cutting. Results of present investigation envisage that this methodology can be easily be adopted in Forest nurseries by having a mist chamber facility for producing quality planting material of these important timber species of J&K.

Keywords

Vegetative Propagation, Timber Yielding Species, Cedrus deodara, Pinus wallichiana,
Picea simithiana, Abies pindrow, Taxus baccata, Kashmir

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T. H. Masoodi , N. A. Masoodi , M. A. Islam , S. N. Zaffer , S. K. Chauhan

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Basketry is practised in Kashmir since a long time and several species are used for this work. Since 1918, Salix spp. introduced from England and France is also being used and cultivated in several areas. Details of cultivating 'Oisers' as the willows are known here and the methods followed in basket making have been described. The tools used have also been indicated along with sketches of the baskets produced from the willows. Economics of cultivating willows has also been worked out. Several constraints e.g., semi-professionalism in basket making, scarcity of raw material, lack of capital for investment, in-depth study about commercial viability of willows, post-harvest technology have been pointed out. The authors have suggested that this industry can prosper in future only if more land is brought under cultivating willows, basket weavers are suitably trained, modern designs and technology adopted and the products suitably advertised encouraging use of the products nationally and internationally.

Keywords

Basketry, Jammu & Kashmir, Introduced Willows, 'Oiser' Willows, Cultivation,
Economics

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M. A. Islam , R. Banyal , N. A. Masoodi , T. H. Masoodi , S. A. Gangoo , L. K. Sharma

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The information on status of fuelwood extraction and consumption was collected in Sagipora village of Sopore tehsil under Kamraj forest division using interview schedule. Fuelwood extraction and consumption was estimated to be 0.28 and 0.42 tonnes person^-1 yeaf^-1 respectively. The village was found to be experiencing fuelwood extraction/ consumption deficit of 0.14 tonnes person^-1 yeaf^-1. Silvi-horticulture plantation provided the largest proportion of annual woody fuelwood accounting 74.29% of the total availability. Major proportion (82.86%) of the total fuelwood is consumed in cooking and heating. There are 15 prominent tree species which contribute 96.06% of the total fuelwood availability in the study area. The results advocate the need to increase the local production of fuelwood by establishing woodlots of suitable species on waste lands and un-utilized agricultural lands for meeting future demand of the burgeoning population.

Keywords

Fuelwood, Extraction, Consumption, Deficit, Species Contribution, Kashmir

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M. A. Islam , S. A. Gangoo , R. Banyal

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Forestry education and training in Jammu and Kashmir has a long history of more than 100 years with the advent of scientific forest management. The forestry education and training in the state may be categorized broadly as training of IFS, SFS and FROs at national level academy, training colleges and schools and training of sub-ordinate personnel viz., Forester, Dy. Foresters, Forest Protection Guards, Watchers, Class IV Employee, etc. in the state-run training schools, U.G., P.G. and Doctoral Programme in SAUs and specific training of in-service officers/officials in the Directorate of Forest Education (DFE) colleges, ICFRE institutes, ICAR institutes, WII, Dehradun, etc. Despite many major initiatives, the forestry education and training need a shift of paradigm to keep pace with current development and future challenges in the state. The forestry institutes require augmentation of infrastructures, upgradation of the existing system and strengthening the inter-institutional linkages. The career opportunities for forestry professionals required to be created in private, government and non-government organizations in the state.

Keywords

Forestry Education And Training, Jammu and Kashmir, Augmentation of Infrastructure Upgradation, Interinstitutional Linkages

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R. Banyal , M. A. Islam , T. H. Masoodi , S. A. Gangoo

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The study was conducted in Astingo village of Bandipora Forest Division in north Kashmir on a sample of 224 from 560 households (40%) with the help of combo pack of interview and observation methods. The observations on land utilization pattern revealed that 37.48 per cent of the land area is under agriculture followed by horticulture (20.16%), homestead farming (14.86%), agri-silviculture (12.92%), forestry (08.08%) and silvi-horticulture (06.50%), respectively. The inhabitants relied mainly upon fuel wood, charcoal, dung cake, LPG, kerosene and electricity to meet out their day to day energy demand. Fuel wood dominated among all the energy sources with charcoal at second and cow dung at third in raking. The total requirement of fuel wood at study site was estimated 634 tonnes per annum against its availability 405 tonnes per annum. The almost half (50.20%) of total fuel wood is utilized for cooking and rest is being for other different applications. The strategies must be framed to narrow the gap between demand and supply of energy sources by advocating the need to establish woodlots of suitable species on waste and fallow lands. There is significant potential for generation of power from small hydro projects as Kashmir has vast source of water, solar energy, etc.

Keywords

Energy, Fuel Wood, Landuse, Household, Charcoal, Agri-silviculture, Temperate

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S. A. Gangoo ¹, T. H. Masoodi ¹, Shah Murtaza ¹, M. A. Islam ¹

Affiliations
1 Sher-E-kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, Campus Wadoora, Sopore-193201, J&K, IN

Abstract

Practicing lateral pruning as a management practice has given results that there is a significant increase in increment per cent in height of the poplar trees when they are laterally pruned up to 25 % clear bole, 75 % clear bole or 100 % clear bole. However, the pruning intensities do not make any difference in the height of trees when compared among themselves. The results also reveal that there is a significant effect on increment per cent in diameter over control. However, there is no significant effect on increment per cent in dbh among different pruning intensities. As there is significant difference in height and dbh due to various pruning intensities, the same is reflected by the volume of the trees. The maximum commercial volume is obtained in 100% pruning intensity which is 178% more over control followed by 25% and 50% pruning intensities which are significantly at par. Pruning management also reduces the number of female catkins considerably when trees are pruned up to 50%. The number of catkins gets reduced by 80%. Hence it is suggested that the poplar plantations should be intensively pruned leaving at least 50% clear bole to get knot free timber and reduce the cotton menace by 80% due to dispersal of seeds during the month of June and July. This pruning should be done in autumn and till the plantation achieves a height of 15 meters because up to this height the trees can be pruned without much effort.

Keywords

Exotic Poplars, Quality Timber, Reducing, Cotton, Kashmir.

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