Transcript Rajasthan State Forestry Research and Extention

Rajasthan State Forestry
Research and Extention
Smt. Shruti Sharma
CCF (Silviculture)
Rajasthan Forestry Research Centre,
Jaipur silvagrassfarm @yahoo.co.in
Forest Cover of Rajasthan
Scrub: 1.213 %
Very Dense Forest: 0.02 %
Open Forest: 3.39%
Moderately Dense Forest: 1.29 %
Non Forest: 94.07 %
Forest and Tree Cover of Rajasthan
(Area in km2) Source: India State of Forest
Report 2013 (FSI)
Category
Area
% of Geographical Area
Tree Cover
7,860
2.30
Forest Cover
16,086
4.70
Forest and Tree Cover
23,946
7.00
Research Centers and existing
infrastructure
• Rajasthan Forestry Research Centre, Grass
Farm Nursery Campus, Jaipur [Resrve Forest
(RF)-27.72 Ha]
• Research Farm, Govindpura, Jaipur (RF – 161
Ha)
• World Forestry Arboretum, Jhalana, Jaipur
• Research Farm, Banki, Udaipur
Rajasthan Forestry Research CentreExisting Infrastructure
1. Chief Conservator of Forests (Silviculture) Office
2. Range Office, Grass Farm Nursery
3. Traditional Nursery – having 300 beds with a
capacity to raise 4 to 5 lakh plants
4. Hi-Tech Nursery: Poly house with a capacity to
raise 1.00 lakh plants
5. Seed testing laboratory
6. Soil and water testing laboratory
7. Vermicompost unit
8. Resource Centre cum Library
Forestry Research & Education Project
Technical Articles
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Grow Bamboo (Year 2004 – Hindi)
Termite Control (Year 2006 – 08) - Hindi
Tendu (2008) – Hindi
Raising Guggal (Year 2008 – Hindi)
Vegetation of Rajasthan (2008) – English
World Forestry Arboretum (Oct 2008)
Weight tables (Green Weight) of 8 native
trees of Rajasthan
8. Nature Trail – Grass Farm Nursery
Forestry Research & Education ProjectTechnical Bulletins
• No 10 on Cochlospermum religiosum
(Buttercup Tree or Galgal)
• No 12 on Maytenus emarginata (kankera) –a
heritage tree for the Bishnoi community and a
highly valued medicinal plant species
• No. 13 on Ougeinia oogeinensis (Tanas)- a
highly valued medicinal plant species
• Oroxylum indicum (Shyonak) – a highly valued
medicinal plant species
Research study/activities in
collaboration with AFRI, Jodhpur
S.No.
Title of Project
1
Phytoremediation of soil for productivity enhancement during land disposal of effluent
2
Productivity and biometrics studies of some
for their sustainable management
3
Productivity enhancement of Kair (Capparis decidua) to generate livelihood in rural area of Thar Desert
4
Documentation of important research findings and technologies for application to forestry in Rajasthan
5
Assessment of Guggul germ plasm for studying population density. female-male plant ratio for in-situ and exsitu conservation in Rajasthan
6
Documentation of sacred groves of Rajasthan and assessment of biological diversity in some of them for
improved management and people livelihoods
important species in semi -arid regions of Rajasthan
Research study/activities by Rajasthan
Forest Department
S.No
Location of study
Name of Experiment
1
World Forestry Arboretum, Jaipur
Construction of Red House for rare and endangered species in Agri net house
2
World Forestry Arboretum, Jaipur
Study and documentation along with digitization of flora and fauna of World
Forestry Arboretum, Jaipur
3
World Forestry Arboretum, Jaipur
Creation of Bambusetum at World Forestry Arboretum, Jaipur
4
World Forestry Arboretum, Jaipur
Study of natural regeneration of forest area of Jaipur District
5
Banki Research Farm, Udaipur
Vegetative propagation of Ficus arnottiana (Pahadi Pipal) by cutting method
6
Grass Farm Nursery, Jaipur and
Banki Research Farm, Udaipur
Vegetative propagation of Butea monosperma var. lutea
7
Banki Research Farm, Udaipur
Developing propagation technique of both variety of Anogeissus sericea
Research Interventions made RFBP-II
1. Use of Geotextile – Jute Mats to stabilize
sandunes
2. Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in Machia
Biological Park, Jodhpur
3. GIS mapping of plantation to compare the status
of site at the time of advance action and after
plantation.
4. Organic certification of 24 processor products
and 113 wild products.
5. Value addition of Forest products with the active
participation of VFMC’s and Self Help Groups.
Use of Geotextile – Jute Mats to
stabilize sandunes- Jaisalmer
Use of Geotextile – Jute Mats to
stabilize sandunes- Jaisalmer
Use of Geotextile – Jute Mats to
stabilize sandunes- Jaisalmer
Use of Geotextile – Jute Mats to
stabilize sandunes- Jaisalmer
Use of Geotextile – Jute Mats to
stabilize sandunes
Use of Geotextile – Jute Mats to
stabilize sandunes- Jaisalmer
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
• Old vegetation is kumtha, Raunj and Dhok.
• Double Blasting to break the Rhyolite rock
exposure (Igneous Rock)
• 1m X 1m pit filled with potting mixture
• Planted Barh, pipal, Paras Pipal, Karanj, Neem
etc.
• Species like Jamun, Kadam (Mitragyna)
planted in nallas.
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
Breaking of Rhyolite rock exposure in
Machia Biological Park, Jodhpur
Value Addition of Forest products