July 2010

Evaluation of the impact of Lantana camara L. invasion, on four major woody shrubs, along Nayar river of Pauri Garhwal, in Uttarakhand Himalaya

  Situated in North-Western Himalayas, owing to large variations in the altitude and climatic zones, Pauri Garhwal possesses a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Composition and structure of vegetation of the Garhwal region is being modified due to the invasion ofLantana camara L. Its rapid spreading, entangling nature of canopy of many individuals of a population and allelopathic nature pose serious...

Author(s): Parveen Kumar Dobhal, Ravinder Kumar Kohli and Daizy Rani Batish

July 2010

Conservation of Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (River mangrove, Khalsi): A new approach of vegetative propagation through hypocotylar juvenile stem cuttings

  Clonal propagation method through induction of adventitious rooting in hypocotyl-plus-stem (HpS) and juvenile-stem (JS) cuttings was reported in Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco (khalsi), mangrove plant of coastal Orissa, India. The induction of adventitious roots is an essential process in vegetative propagation. Adventitious rooting in above cuttings was induced by exogenous application of root...

Author(s): Basak Uday Chand and Mahapatra Ajay Kumar

July 2010

Quantitative analysis of R&D output on plantation crops in India

  The study examines India’s performance in Plantation Crops literature published during 1998 - 2007. The study was undertaken using Horticultural Science Database. The plantation crops are high value commercial crops of greater economic importance and play a vital role in our Indian economy. India enjoys the pride of leading in the production of plantation crops throughout the world. Hence, the...

Author(s): P. Senthilkumaran, A. Amudhavalli and G. Govindasamy

July 2010

Mechanisms for sustainable use of biodiversity in and beyond natural ecosystems: A study on conservation and commercial production of P. africana in Uganda

  The increasing demand for Prunus africana resources is an opportunity for its conservation and commercial use to support livelihoods in Africa. The objective for this study was to investigate major steps to advance production of P. africana for long-term commercial use in Uganda. Specific objectives were to explore potential production schemes, setbacks in production and strategies to...

Author(s):   Ben B. Mugula, Bauke J. de Vries and Susan W. Bingi