Research Activities
IMPORTANT RESEARCH
PROGRAMMES
The mandate of the
institute is to provide scientific technical support to the M.P. forest
department and various forestry related institutions, as well as other
stakeholders and forestry sector as a whole, in the state. In order to
achieve this objective, the institute has undertaken various research
programmes and extension activities, which can be broadly classified as
under:
A. Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation
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Assessment of
status and role of sacred groves to conserve biodiversity at different
levels in Madhya Pradesh.
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Infrastructure
development and enrichment of botanical garden in the institute
campus.
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Impact assessment
on wild life habitat and assessment of biological diversity.
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Enrichment of
herbarium and development of electronic data base.
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Environmental
impact assessment of development projects and preparation of
environmental management plans.
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Ecological studies
in natural regeneration of sal and grasslands of national parks with
special reference to wildlife management.
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Vegetational and
edaphic studies in different forest types by establishing preservation
plots.
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Documentation of
biodiversity status in different districts of Madhya Pradesh.
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Development of
natural resource information system for sustainable forest management
in tribal belts of Madhya Pradesh.
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Environmental
impact assessment on wildlife habitat with special reference to tiger
and assessment of biological diversity with reference to rare
endangered flora and fauna.
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Determination of
sustainable harvesting limits of commercially important wild medicinal
plant species in natural forests with active participation of user
forest dependent communities.
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Transcript and
documentation of the traditional knowledge of tribals.
B. Silviculture and Forest Management
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Assessment of sal
regeneration in borer infected sal forests of Madhya Pradesh
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Impact assessment
of reclamation of mined lands of Singrauli on physical, biological and
ecological attributes.
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Introduction of
egg parasitoids Trichogamma raoi to protect teak seed orchards
from the loss caused by teak leaf defoliator and skeletonizer.
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Assessment of
impact of different treatment on rehabilitation of gregariously
flowered bamboo forests in M.P.
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Study on technical
feasibility and financial viability of undertaking plantations of
miscellaneous species in M.P.
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Evaluation of
works of forest development authority and infrastructural
developmental works in forest villages of Madhya Pradesh Forest
Department.
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Evaluation of teak
plantations raised by M.P. Rajya Van Vikas Nigam and standardization
of optimum thinning regime.
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Periodic growth
measurements in sample plots and tree increment plots.
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Enhancement of
flowering in Mahua using various treatments with hormones and
fertilizers.
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Development of
suitable medico-agro-forestry model and extension to farmer fields in
M.P
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Development of
nursery and planting techniques of economically important indigenous
species.
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Development of
integrated insect pest and disease control system for major
economically important tree species.
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Resource
assessment of NTFP’s in People’s Protected Areas
(PPA’s)
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Development
of natural resource information system for sustainable forest
management
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Integrated development of Jatropha curcas species.
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Biological control
of teak seed orchards from teak leaf defoliators and skeletonizers.
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Standardization of
agro-cultivation techniques of Stevia rebaudiana and large
scale production of quality plants.
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Study on felling
cycles of Dendrocalamus strictus.
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Growth studies and
determination of thinning regime in pine plantations raised in Madhya
Pradesh.
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Analysis of soil
samples.
C. Seed Technology
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Studies on quality
seed production and germination behaviour of Teak seeds in relation to
age and size.
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Effect of
different periods of fruit harvesting on the seed quality of Achar.
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Germplasm
evaluation and conservation of Madhuca latifolia (Koenig)
Mc-Bride-A tree borne oil seed.
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Development of
seed technology and nursery techniques for some economically important
indigenous species.
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Development of
seed storage technique of some important medicinal plants.
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Germplasm evaluation and
standardization of packages of propagation through seeds and
vegetative propagation of important tree borne oil seeds.
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Seed certification.
D. Forest Mensuration and Biometrics
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Maintenance of
sample plots, tree increment plots and linear tree increment plots and
their periodic growth measurements.
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Preparation of
volume and yield tables.
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Computation of
form factors for timber and fuel wood production.
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Establishment of
new sample plots in coppice crop and plantation areas.
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Revision of form
factors of teak and sal in different regions of Madhya Pradesh
E. Genetics, Plant Propagation and Tree
Improvement
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Production of
superior quality plants of different species for distribution to
forest department/schedule caste/ schedule tribe and other people of
Madhya Pradesh.
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Mass production of
high fruit yielding forest tree species through bio-technological
approaches and its distribution in tribal areas.
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Germplasm
evaluation of important medicinal plants through chemo-profiling
technique and production of quality planting stock through improved
biotechnological tools.
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Determination of
the optimum harvesting time on the basis of alkaloid contents of
identified medicinal plants.
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Plantation
technique of Salai (Boswellia serrata) through vegetative
method (Branch cutting) and its comparative growth study with seed
origin plants.
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Establishment of
demonstration plots with superior planting stock of Bamboo species
Dendrocalmus asper, Bambus tulda and B. balcooa.
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Identification of
high oil yielding trees of Jatropha curcas in various regions
of the state and their provenance trials and propagation.
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Production of
quality grafted plants of fruits bearing forest tree species – Mahua,
Achar, Aonla, Harra and Bahera with early fruiting property and their
distribution in tribal areas.
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Cryogenic
preservation of germplasm of medicinal plants for future breeding
purposes.
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Development of vegetative
propagation techniques for Sarpagandha,
Guggul, Gudmar and Brahmi.
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Development of
tissue culture protocols for medicinal plants and tree species -
Sarpagandha, Guggul, Gudmar, Teak and Bamboo.
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Establishment of
clonal seed orchards of Teak and Khamer and progeny trials of Teak.
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Establishment of
seedling seed orchard through full-sib new hybrids of teak.
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Selection of
superior (plus) trees and establishment of seedling seed orchards of
Khair, Mahua, Achar, Bel, Kaitha, Aonla, Harra, Bahera, Salai, Teak
and Khamer.
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Study on
reproductive biology of teak with special reference to the seed
productivity of clonal seed orchards.
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Development of new
recombinants of teak and evaluation of their field performance.
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Evaluation of
field performance of new hybrids of teak.
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Evaluation of
existing plus trees of teak in Madhya Pradesh for the selection of the
desired traits
F. Non-Wood Forest Products (including medicinal
plants)
a) In-situ conservation
b) Ex-situ conservation
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Mass multiplication of commercially important
medicinal and aromatic plants.
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Strengthening of ex-situ gene bank of
medicinal and aromatic plants.
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Ex-situ conservation of important, rare
and endangered medicinal plant species through establishment of gene-bank and their mass
propagation.
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Mass multiplication
of exotic verities of ornamental plants.
c) Sustainable harvesting
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Studies on variation in size, weight, quality and
maturity period of Aonla fruits in different agro-climatic zones.
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Sustainable
harvesting practices, propagation, tree improvement, wildlife
uses, marketing and consumption status of Non-Timber Forest
produce and medicinal plants.
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Determination
of sustainable harvesting limits of commercially important wild
medicinal plant species in natural forests with active
participation of user forest dependent communities.
d) Processing, Storage and Marketing
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Collection, processing and marketing of Achar.
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Development of marketing
information service
of medicinal plants.
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Standardization of primary processing and drying
techniques of NWFPs.
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Determination
of drying percentage in Boswellia serrata.
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Development of seed
storage techniques.
e) Certification
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Chemoprofiling of Andrographis
paniculata and Bacopa monneri. Aloe vera, Gymnema
sylvestre, Gloriosa superba, Stevia rebaudiana, Enicostema littorale
(Chhota chirayta).
G. Ethno-botanical studies
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Documentation of traditional tribal knowledge on
utilization and sustainable management of forest resources in tribal belt of Mandla and
Dindori districts.
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Documentation of
traditional knowledge of Baigas, Sahariyas and Bhariyas of M.P.
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Role of sacred
groves in biodiversity conservation.
H. Socio-economic studies and impact assessment
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To study the socio-economic condition, income and
employment of farmers engaged in cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants.
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Assessment of the impact of World Food Programme
in the state.
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Development of
marketing information system and service of medicinal plants of
central India.
I. Transfer of technology
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Training on
"Application of research technologies in field forestry" to the
field foresters of Research/Extension and Lokvaniki circles and
territorial divisions of Department of Forest, Govt. of Madhya
Pradesh.
Demonstration
and extension of processing, standardization and drying techniques
of medicinal plants and their storage at rural level.
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Training on bio-technology, plant propagation and
tissue culture.
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Training on cultivation
technique of Jatropha for farmers.
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Training-cum-demonstration program in cultivation,
processing and marketing of medicinal and aromatic plants.
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Training and extension for the cultivation of
medicinal and aromatic plants in PPA areas.
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Training and
demonstration programme for transfer of technology for enhancing
flowering and fruiting in Mahua trees through application of various
fertilizers and chemicals.
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Trainings for the
staff of forest department in the maintenance of seed orchards and
seed production areas.
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Lac culture on various host plant species and
transfer of adopted technology to rural population.
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Production of vermiculture and vermicompost from organic wastes
and its extension to the rural population.
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Training programme on
Global Positing System (GPS).
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Participation in
exhibitions and fairs.
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MAJOR RESEARCH
CONTRIBUTION
The institute
undertakes need-based forestry research programmes of the state
and plays a dynamic role to adopt mitigatory measures to address
various forestry management problems. Some of the research
contributions are enumerated below:
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Developing techniques for afforestation of difficult and
hostile mined sites.
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Provenance trials
related to fuel and fodder species and compilation of their growth
data.
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Study to ascertain
causes of mortality in teak trees in different regions of Madhya
Pradesh.
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Preparation of
volume and yield tables of several species.
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Revision of form
factors of teak and sal in different forest divisions of M.P.
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Development of new
hybrid seeds of teak through controlled pollination and tree
improvement programmes for the production of quality seeds and
planting material.
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Establishment of
seed production areas and of seedling seed orchards from
superior germplasm of various commercially important forestry
species.
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Development of
vegetative propagation and tissue culture protocols for mass
propagation of important species.
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Identification and
collection of germplasm from plus trees.
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Inventory of
forest flora and plant resources with emphasis on rare and
threatened species in various National Parks with special
reference to wildlife management.
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Studies on
variation in size, weight, quality and maturity period of Aonla
fruits in different agro-climatic zones of M.P.
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Maintenance and
upgradation of gene bank of medicinal plant species.
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Cryogenic
preservation of germplasm of endangered medicinal plant species.
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Resource
assessment in People's Protected Areas (PPAs) in different
forest divisions of the state.
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Preparation of Lok
Vaniki Manual.
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Study of
socio-economic aspects of forestry, emphasizing economics of
non-timber forest products, medicinal and aromatic plants and
studies on dependency of tribals on forests for fuel and fodder.
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Environmental
impact assessment and preparation of environmental management
plan of irrigation projects.
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Studies on
pollination biology, seed setting, fruit setting and germination
behavior.
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Comparative
studies on the effect of inorganic and biofertilizers on growth
and biomass of seedlings.
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To study the
effect of fruit harvesting time on the seed quality of
Buchanania lanzan Spreng.
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Production of
vermiculture and vermicompost from various types of organic
wastes and extension of its technology to rural population.
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Standardization of
protocols for micro propagation of endangered medicinal plant
species of central India and their cryogenic preservation for
future multiplication.
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Development of
integrated insect pest and disease control system for major
economically important tree species.
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Lac culture on
various host plant species and transfer of adopted technology to
rural population for their economic upliftment.
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Assessment of
different treatments on rehabilitation of gregariously flowered
bamboo forests in Madhya Pradesh
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Identification and
documentation of plus trees of important tree species and
evaluation of existing plus trees of teak in Madhya Pradesh for
desired traits.
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Assessment of sal
regeneration in borer affected sal forests of Madhya Pradesh.
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Impact assessment
of reclamation of mined lands of Singrauli on physical and
ecological attributes.
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Assessment of
status and role of sacred groves to conserve biodiversity at
different levels in Madhya Pradesh - Chhindwara and Hoshangabad
districts.
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Germplasm
evaluation of important medicinal plants through chemo-profiling
technique.
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Development of
seed technology and nursery techniques for economically
important indigenous species.
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Germplasm
evaluation and standardization of packages of propagation of
important tree borne oil seeds.
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