Social and Farm Forestry (Paper Code: 17010506) | ||
Theory
Introduction: forests in India, forest influences, forest policy and law, gap between demand and supply of forest products; principles of general silviculture. Social forestry: need, objectives and scope, choice of species for fuel wood, fodder, small timber and timber, their culturing, propagation, application of agro-techniques and economic benefits, management of social forestry plantations, nurseries and their practices; social forestry for watershed management. Farm forestry: objectives and role, need for shelter belts and wind breaks, types of farm forestry; agroforestry: need, objectives, scope, principles and practices of agroforestry systems, |
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Afforestation on different problematic sites; voluntary organizations and their role in promoting afforestation programmes; maintenance and conservation of village woodlots; energy plantations |
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Choice of tree species, management implications; forest products, their processing and use. | 2 | Nice to know |
Practical
Identification of tree species suitable for timber, fuel wood and fodder; identification of tree species suitable for road side plantations, field bunds, wastelands and for wind breaks Identification of fast growing, multipurpose and nitrogen fixing trees suitable for agroforestry; identification of seeds of important tree species in above categories Collection, extraction and storage of tree seeds; testing of tree seeds for germination and viability; application of pre-sowing treatments to problematic tree seeds Preparation and sowing of nursery beds; transplanting in nursery beds; field planting techniques; biomass and volume estimation in Energy plantation; identification of important major and minor forest products |
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Evaluation of different agroforestry systems during field visit; evaluation of wind breaks and shelter belts during field visit; | 2 | Desirable to Know |
Visit to central nurseries of social forestry/forest departments; visit to social forestry plantations. | 2 | Nice to Know |
Social and Farm Forestry (Paper Code: 17010506)
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