Research Divisions

FOREST MENSURATION AND STATISTICS

Mandate

  • Measurements of growth for computing volume and finding the development of crop stands, for different species, in different quality classes and in different climatic zones of the state.

  • Designing of experiment and analysis of data for all branches of the Institute.

Staff

Shri Arun Kumar Hazari      : Assistant Director

Smt. Richa Seth               : Research Office

Shri Shishupal Singh Mehta : Forest Guard

Project Staff

         Mohd. Asif Mansori           : Project Assistant

A. ON-GOING PROJECTS

1. Preparation of growth tables for coppice origin plants of important species in different regions of Madhya Pradesh.

PI                    : Shri A.K. Hazari

Co-PI               : Smt. Richa Seth

Associates        : Shri S.S. Mehta & M.A. Mansoori

Duration            : March 2009 to June 2010

Funding agency  : M.P. Forest Department, Bhopal

Objective:

  • To prepare coppice growth tables of plants of coppice origin of various important species in different regions of Madhya Pradesh.

2. Revision of form factors of Teak for Mandla division.

PI                    : Smt. Richa Seth

Co-PI               : Shri A.K. Hazari

Associates        : Shri S.S. Mehta & M.A. Mansoori

Duration            : Oct. 2009 to Sept. 2010

Funding agency  : M.P. Forest Department  (Production), Bhopal

Objectives:

  • To prepare girth wise and girth class wise local volume tables of Teak for different site qualities of Mandla division.

B. REGULAR ACTIVITY/RESEARCH

1. Periodic measurement of sample plots due in the year 2010 – 2011.

PI                    : Shri A.K. Hazari

Co-PI               : Smt. Richa Seth

Associates        : Shri S.S. Mehta & M.A. Mansoori

Duration            : April 2010 to March 2011

Funding agency  : Internal

Objectives:

  • To study growth pattern of different species in different site qualities and agro-climatic zones.

  • To compute volume from growth data for different species in different site qualities and agro climatic zones.

 

OTHER RELATED INFORMATION

1. CIRCLE WISE LIST OF SAMPLE PLOTS IN MADHYA PRADESH

S.

No.

Res.&

Extension

Circles

Circle

Division

Total plots

1

Seoni

 

Seoni

South Seoni Division

25

Chhindwara

East Chhindwara

2

Balaghat

-

Nil

2

Jabalpur

Jabalpur

West Mandla

2

Dindori

2

East Mandla

1

Katni

3

Jabalpur

1

Kanha National Park

3

3

Rewa

Rewa

Satna

1

Shahdol

-

Nil

4

Sagar

Sagar

Nauradehi Sanctuary

1

Sagar

1

Chhatarpur

Tikamgarh

1

5

Betul

Betul

 

North Betul

3

West Betul

1

South Betul

1

Hoshangabad

 

Hoshangabad

1

Satpura Tiger Reserve, Pachmarhi

4

6

Bhopal

Bhopal

-

Nil

7

Indore

Indore

Indore

1

8

Jhabua

Indore

Jhabua

1

9

Khandwa

Khandwa

-

Nil

10

Ujjain

Ujjain

Dewas

2

11

Gwalior

Gwalior

Gwalior

2

Shivpuri

-

Nil

Total

59

 
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