State Forest Research Institute ( An autonomous institute of Forest Department, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh)

Research Divisions

TREE IMPROVEMENT

Mandate:

To select, document and maintain plus trees.
To raise seedling and clonal seed orchards.
To conduct progeny trials.
Tree breeding.
To raise quality planting stock.
To study reproductive biology of trees.
To propagate rare and endangered species.

Staff:

Dr. Parvez Jalil	:	Scientist and Head
Dr. Sachin Dixit	:	Research Officer
Dr. Anjana Rajput	:	Research Officer

Project Staff:

Mr. Neeraj K. Kushwaha

:

Project Assistant

A. ON-GOING PROJECTS

Standardization of pruning techniques for optimum production of quality tendu leaves.

Pl.                   : Dr. Parvez Jalil

Co-PI               : Dr. Sachin Dixit

Associate         : Neeraj Kumar Kushwaha

Duration           : March 2009 to March 2012

Funding Agency : MPMFP, Federation, Bhopal

Objectives:

To determine the optimum pruning cycle for maximum quality leaf production on sustained basis.
To standardize the pruning height.
To conduct work and time study of pruning operation to determine per hectare working hours.
To design appropriate tool for pruning in order to increase the work efficiency.
To explore the feasibility of harvesting tendu leaves from young tendu trees by side branch cutting.
To carry out cost-benefit analysis of pruning operation.

Propagation techniques of economically important endangered and rare species (Shisham, Salai, Achar, Maida and Bija) of Madhya Pradesh.

Pl.                   : Dr. Parvez Jalil

Co-PI               : Dr. Sachin Dixit

Duration           : May 2008 to March 2012

Funding Agency : APCCF (Development), Bhopal

Objective:

To identify the potential pockets of rare and endangered species.
To study the structural and functional characteristics of seeds of targeted rare and endangered species.
To develop the propagation techniques of targeted species.

To organize trainings for the staff of forest department in the maintenance of seed orchards and seed production areas.

Pl.                   : Dr. Parvez Jalil

Co-PI               : Dr. Sachin Dixit

Associate          : Dr. Anjana Rajput

Duration            : March 2009 to March 2010

Funding Agency : APCCF (Development), Bhopal

Objective:

To impart training and demonstration to field officials/staff of Research and Extension wing of forest department in the management of seed orchards.

4. Evaluation of field performance of new hybrids of teak.

Pl.                   : Dr. Anjana Rajput

Associate         : Dr. Sachin Dixit

Duration           : April 2004 to Sept. 2010

Funding Agency : Internal

Objective:

To provide genetic base for further hybridization of teak and to establish new combination of known parents for estimating hybrid vigour.

B. REGULAR ACTIVITIES/RESEARCH

Identification, documentation and maintenance of plus trees of important tree species.

Pl. : Dr. Parvez Jalil

Objective:

To create a source of genetically superior material to be used in future tree improvement programmes.

2. Maintenance of progeny trials (half-sib) of Tectona grandis.

Pl. : Dr. Parvez Jalil

Objective:

To select best performing clones to get improved genetic material.

3. Maintenance of seedling seed orchard of Gmelina arborea.

Pl. : Dr. Parvez Jalil

Objectives:

To establish broader genetic base through seeds of selected plus trees.
Progeny testing of half-sib families.
To get quality seed for further tree improvement work.