Mohinder Pal , Manika Mishra , Meena Bakshi , H. C. S. Bhandari

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Investigations were undertaken to study the effect of IBA and several phenolic compounds on the ischolar_maining and growth of cladode segments of Casuarina equisetifolia. 1,000,5,000 and 10,000 ppm concentrations of IBA as well as the 100 ppm concentration of most of the phenolic compounds tried promoted ischolar_maining and the growth of cladode segments. However, the promotion of ischolar_maining and the growth of the segments even with ]000 ppm IBA were greater when the phenolic compound was applied as a pretreatment immediately before the auxin treatment. The phenolic compounds were found to reduce IBA requirement by 80% - 90%. Besides the ischolar_maining and the growth of the segments treated with only 1000 ppm IBA after pretreatment with phenolic compounds were found equally good or even superior to the segments which were treated with 5,000 or 10,000 ppm IBA alone. The relevance of the findings for the rapid mass clonal multiplication of economically important plant species has been discussed.

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Manika Mishra , Harendranath Mishra

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Methodology of achieving success in Social Forestry Schemes has been discussed. The strategy calls for collection, preservation and sawing in time the improved variety of seeds of some selected fast growing forestry species including Eucalyptus, selection of suitable land depending on its geoclimatic factors to grow high yielding trees to produce, in shorter rotation, adequate fodder, fruit, fuelwood and constructional timbers, technique of using Eucalyptus in low cost house building, maximising the benefits to the weaker sections of the society by providing them employment opportunities to improve the rural economy to a great extent.

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