Kumar, Adarsh

• Safe Transportation of Field Planting Stocks of Sympodial Bamboos with Special Reference to Saplings

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , S. S. Jain

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 135, No 5 (2009), Pagination: 595-599

Abstract

One of the activities of National Bamboo Mission (NBM-India) involves the production of bamboo planting stocks and raising plantations not only to overcome the shortage of bamboos in the country but also to promote the export of bamboo products. The plantation activities involve safe transportation of bamboo planting stocks from nurseries to planting sites. Their safe transportation from nursery to field planting site is as vital as production of field plantable bamboo saplings in the nurseries. It is absolutely essential that the saplings reach the destination in undamaged and uninjured condition. This is one of the most practical and applied aspect of the plantation technology. The bamboo seedlings/saplings need proper protection against high ambient temperature, gusty wind and mechanical vibrations due to speed of the truck (carrying field planting stocks) during transit. The trucks need to have double layered tarpaulin roofing to protect the planting stocks from heat of the sun; proper ventilation for the respiration by the planting stocks and also to prevent the accumulation of carbon di oxide besides protecting the saplings from the gusty wind. Proper care for the planting stock is also utmost requirement, to maintain sufficient moisture for the plants to maintain uptake of nutrients, during transit. The practice adopted at Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehra Dun under Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehra Dun has been described.

Keywords

Sympodial Bamboos, Field Planting Stock, Saplings, Safe Transportation

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• Natural Selfing in Bambusa bambos (l.) Voss, Besch. (syn. Bambusa arulvdinacea (retz.) Willd as Estimated from Albino Frequencies

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , V. K. Sharma , R. C. Dhiman

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Indian Forester, Vol 121, No 2 (1995), Pagination: 156-158

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• Cheap Non-auxinic Chemicals for Rooting Nodal Segments of Neem (Azadirachta indica)

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Authors

Mohinder Pal , Adarsh Kumar , Meena Bakshi , H. C. S. Bhandari

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 120, No 2 (1994), Pagination: 138-141

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Rooting trial were conducted terminal and sub-terminal leafy softwood binodal segments made from actively growing branches of neem. The terminal segments ischolar_mained easily even without auxin treatment. The segments taken from the sub-terminal greenwood zone were only moderately easy to ischolar_main but their ischolar_maining response improved on their treatment with potassium permanganate and ascorbic acid. Relevance of the findings for the mass clonal multiplication of neem has been discussed.

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• Mass Propagation of Bambusa tulda through Macro-proliferation for Raising Industrial and Commercial Plantations

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , Mohinder Pal

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 120, No 2 (1994), Pagination: 152-157

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A new simple low cost technology has been developed for production of field planting stock of Bambusa tulda vegetatively through macro-proliferation in massive numbers. A plan has been developed for production of 25,000 or in multiples, field plantable saplings every year for ant desired number of years depending upon the targets and the facilities.

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• Mass Clonal Multiplication of Casuarina equisetifolia by Rooting Cladode Segments

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Authors

Mohinder Pal , Adarsh Kumar , Meena Bakshi , H. C. S. Bhandari

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 120, No 2 (1994), Pagination: 162-167

Abstract

A new technique of macropropagation by ischolar_maining small segments of cladodes for rapid mass multiplication of clonal material of Casuarina equisetifolia L. is described. Even as small as 2.0 cm long cladode segments can be rotted if maintained under high humidity. The size of cladode segments, position of the cladode on the shoot, auxin treatment, season of taking and planting the segment and age and genotype of the mother plant were found to affect the ischolar_maining ability of the cladode segments. The significance of this technique for the mass multiplication of the superior clonal material of C. equisetifolia is discussed.

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• Vegetative Propagation through Branch Cuttings in Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.

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Authors

B. B. Gupta , Adarsh Kumar , D. S. Negi

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 119, No 5 (1993), Pagination: 381-387

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Studies on the ischolar_maining response of stem cuttings of Dalbergia sissoo in relation to the Season, age of the mother tree, position of cuttings on shoot axis and treatment with auxins, IBA, IAA and NAA and mixture of NAA + IBA. The study revealed that cuttings taken from 4 years old plants ischolar_mained better when planted in the month of August in comparison to other months. A substantial increase in the percentage of ischolar_maining occurred when treated with IBA 100 ppm in the month of August. The cuttings from younger plants ischolar_mained readily and ischolar_maining percentage fell appreciably in case of cuttings from old tree.

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• Albino Seedling in Dendrocalamus strictus Nees

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , V. K. Sharma , B. S. Beniwal

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 119, No 6 (1993), Pagination: 507-509

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• Mass Productlon of Field Planting Stock of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii Vegetatively through Macro-proliferation

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , Mohinder Pal , Shiv Kumar

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 118, No 9 (1992), Pagination: 638-646

Abstract

A technology developed for production of field planting stock of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii has been described. The advantage of this technology is that it is low cost, simple, easy and involves the use of locally available materials and has direct application in the field. The dependence on bamboo seed production in nature is totally eliminated from second year onwards for mass production of field plantable bamboo saplings. The planting stock, developed vegetatively through macro-proliferation remain small in size which is additional advantage as these are easy to handle and transport. The technology developed, will help to overcome the scarcity of planting stock of bamboo in absence of seed. A plan has been developed and described in this paper for production of 16,000 field plantable saplings of D. hamiltonii vegetatively every year for any desired number of years. Depending upon the targets and the facilities available, the planting stocks in multiples of 16,000 can be produced each year.

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• Polyembryony in Acacia nilotica

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , B. B. Gupta , Uma Singh

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 117, No 2 (1991), Pagination: 124-125

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The twin seedlings described is the tirst record of occurrence of polyembryony in Acacia nilotica. The twin seedlings of A. nilotica have been categorised as abnormal seedlings which were not capable of producing a normal plant in due course of time.

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• Vegetative Propagation of Dendrocalamus strictus through Macro-proliferation-II

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , B. B. Gupta , D. S. Negi

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 117, No 8 (1991), Pagination: 621-624

Abstract

The earlier study of eight months i.e., August to March (Adarsh Kumar et al., 1988) on vegetative propagation of Dendrocalamus strictus through macro-proliferation was extended by another four months i.e., April to July in order to study the growth behaviour in full one year. It has been found that sufficient number of field plantable propagules can be developed through seedling multiplication. The propagules thus produced. Planted in the field established well and showed culm formation in six months.

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• Mass Production of Field Planting Stock of Dendrocalamus strictus through Macro-proliferation-a Technology

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar

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Indian Forester, Vol 117, No 12 (1991), Pagination: 1046-1052

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The technology developed for production field planting stock of D. strictus on mass scale has been described. The advantage of this technology is that it is simple, easy, quick and involves the use of locally available materials. The planting stock deleloped with this technology, Planted in the field established well and have shown vigorous growth and culm formation in 6 months. A plan has been developed to produce 36,000 field plantable seedlings of D strictusd through macroproliferation every year for several years, without seed. Depending upon the facilities available, the target for the production of planting stock can be increased in the multiples of 36,000 each year. The dependance on bamboo seed is totally eliminated for mass production of field plantable bamboo planting stock from second year onwards. The planting stocks developed through macro-proliferation remain small in size which is additional advantage, as these are easy to handle and transport.

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• Production of Field Plantable Seedlings of Acacia nilotica in Fifty Days

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , R. B. Gupta

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Indian Forester, Vol 116, No 4 (1990), Pagination: 306-311

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The studies were conducted to shorten the nursery period of Acacia nilotica for production of field plantable seedlings. Seeds were separately sown in germination box in third week of April and May. Two sizes of polybags viz 28 X 22 cm and 24 X 18 cm were used for raising the seedlings. It has been observed that the seedlings of May sown seeds showed better growth than the April sown seeds. The field plantable seedlings have been produced in about 50 days by the the first week of July by sowing seeds in the third week of May as against about 120 days or more days as per the existing nursery practice. The methodology developed in the present study is economical and time saver.

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• Flowering and Rooting of Bambusa tulda Culm Cuttings in Response to Growth Regulating Substances

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , Meena Dhawan , B. B. Gupta

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 116, No 7 (1990), Pagination: 547-553

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About one year old culm cuttings of Bambusa tulda were treated with different auxinic and non-auxinic substances, planted in the month of November, 1986, and upischolar_mained after 180 days of planting. The cuttings treated with NAA and Coumarin as well as distilled water (Control) responded to flower development, but those treated with boric acid did not show any indication of flowering. None of the cuttings responded to ischolar_maining. However, an enhancement in the flower production was discernible under different treatments as compared to control. The August planted cuttings did not produce any flowering but ischolar_mained, sprouted, and showed rhizomegenesis as reported earlier, whereas the production of flowering in November planted culm cuttings, as well as in mother clumps showed that the entire mother clump reached the induced state spontaneously between August and November.

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• Polyembryony and Cotyledon Abnormality in Leucaena leucocephala

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Authors

Uma Singh , Adarsh Kumar

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 116, No 5 (1990), Pagination: 420-422

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• Vegetative Propagation of Dendrocalamus strictus through Macro-proliferation

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Adarsh Kumar , B. B. Gupta , D. S. Negi

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Indian Forester, Vol 114, No 9 (1988), Pagination: 564-568

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Tbe propagation of Dendrocalamus strictus through seedling proliferation has been studied. It has been found that the mother stock of seedlings can be multiplied four to six times depending on fertiliser application in a period of eight months. The proliferated seedlings are easy to handle and transport as they remain small in size due to continuous rhizome separation. A methodology for multiplication of seedlings has been developed for D. strictus and is reported here.

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• Vegetative Propagation of Bambusa tulda Using Growth Promoting Substances

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , Meena Dhawan , B. B. Gupta

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Indian Forester, Vol 114, No 9 (1988), Pagination: 569-575

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Studies were conducted on vegetative propagation of Bambusa tulda by using growth promoting substance viz. Coumarin, NAA and Boric acid in 10 gm/l and 100 gm/l concentration of each along with water treated control in summer (May) and rainy (August) seasons. Summer season (May) planting of cutting was found better than rainy season (August) planting because the development of all the three essentialities i.e., sprouting, ischolar_maining and rhizome formation was recorded under all tbe treatment in May plantings.

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• Effect of Solar Eclipse on Germination of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. and Toona ciliata Roem. Seed

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Adarsh Kumar , R. P. Phulera , O. P. Sood

Source

Indian Forester, Vol 110, No 12 (1984), Pagination: 1184-1191

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Experiments were conducted to findout the effect of solar eclipse on seed germination of Dolbergia sissor and Toona ciliana. Seeds of both the species, preimbibed for various durations, were exposed to eclipsed and unclipsed sun prior to germination. The germination period of both the species was extended significantly after the exposure to eclipsed sun without affecting tbe total germination significantly.

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• Low Cost Walk-in Type Seed Germinator

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Adarsh Kumar , B. N. Gupta , K. K. Verma

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Indian Forester, Vol 106, No 4 (1980), Pagination: 300-305

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A simplified plan for a low cost walk-in type seed terminater is given. This germinator has heen designed and fabricated in this Institute with the locally available material. The germinator has been tested and found satisfactory for use, throughout the year, from 18°C to 35°C (± 10C) temperature. In all two hundred and sixteen germination trays of 46×30 cm size each can be arranged, at a time, for conducting germination tests.

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• Interrelated Effects of Temperature and Moisture on Seed Germination of Dendrocalamus strictus Nees

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Authors

B. N. Gupta , Adarsh Kumar

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Indian Forester, Vol 103, No 3 (1977), Pagination: 212-219

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Effect of five constant and three alternating temperatures viz, 20°C, 25°C, 30°C, 35°C, 40°C, 20-30°C, 25-35°C and 30-40°C in combination with five moisture levels of substratuin viz. 25%, 50%.75%,100% and 125% was studied on the germination of Dendrocalamu striclamus seedss. It was observed that 30°C is the ideal temperature for germination since this brought out the maximum and quickest seed germination. 40°C was found to be detrimental for germination. 20°C was also not found to be favourable as the rate of germination at this temperature was slow. Alternating temperatures also did not record any edge over constant temperatures. Moisture status of substratum was loaud to be a controlling factor. 125% moisture at all temperatures proved fatal and 25% moistare in moot of the cases was observed to be insufficient to briDg in the desired level of Hydration. 5O to 75% moiature level was recorded to be the optimum.

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• A Low Cost Cabinet Type Seed Germinator

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Authors

B. N. Gupta , Adarsh Kumar

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Indian Forester, Vol 103, No 5 (1977), Pagination: 356-358

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The article describes the cabinet type seed germinator designed and fabricated in the Seed Testing Laboratory of the Forest Research Institute. Dehra Dan, India. The germinator has been tested for its performance and found and satisfactory for use throughout the year from room temperature to 45°C (± 1°C).

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• A Note on Twin Seedlings in Pterospermum acerifolium Willd.

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , B. N. Gupta , C. S. Venkatesh

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Indian Forester, Vol 103, No 10 (1977), Pagination: 679-679

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• Twin Seedlings in Shisham (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.)

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Authors

Adarsh Kumar , H. P. Bhatnagar , C. S. Venkatesh

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Indian Forester, Vol 103, No 11 (1977), Pagination: 770-770

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• Effect of Temperature and Substratum on the Germination of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. Seed

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Adarsh Kumar , H. P. Bhatnagar

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Indian Forester, Vol 102, No 9 (1976), Pagination: 608-613

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Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the effect of different temperatures and substrates on the seeds of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. These two factors significantly influence the germination behaviour of this species. Among all the treatments, the maximum and quicker germination was obtained at 30°C in 'Between paper' (BP) in nine days time for both fresh and one year old seed lots. The alternate temperatures between 20-30°C, 25-30°C and 30-40°C were also found to be equally effective for germination of seeds. Temperatures at 40°C and 35-40°C Were not favourable for germination in comparison to other temperatures. These studies have also brought out that stotage of the seeds at least upto one year does not appreciably changes the germination behaviour provided storage conditions are good.

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• Estimanon of Potential Germinability of Teak (Tectona grandis Linn. f) Fruits from Twenty Three Indian Sources by Cutting Test

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Authors

B. N. Gupta , Adarsh Kumar

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Indian Forester, Vol 102, No 11 (1976), Pagination: 808-813

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Mass collected teak fruits from twenty three sources received from the forest departments of fine states of India were studied for relative seededness and emptinesea. The study revealed that the emptiness varies from one source to another, and also that the number of seeds in teak fruits range from 0 to 4. It is also observed that frequency of distribution of one seeded fruits is the highest, followed by the fruits with two seeds. Three seeded fruits are still less frequent and four seeded ones very rare.

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• Fibreboards from Shorea robusta (Sal) Bark

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Adarsh Kumar , R. C. Gupta , N. C. Jain

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Indian Forester, Vol 97, No 7 (1971), Pagination: 422-429

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• Fibre Boards from Shorea robusta (Sal) Bark-effect of Sizing Agents

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Adarsh Kumar , R. C. Gupta , N. C. Jain

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Indian Forester, Vol 98, No 10 (1972), Pagination: 613-619

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• Correct Botanical Identity of some Established Old Exotics in Himachal Pradesh

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Adarsh Kumar , G. R. Hingorani

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Indian Forester, Vol 99, No 6 (1973), Pagination: 380-390

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The paper gives tbe correct botanical identity of twenty nine established exotics growing around Simla and Manall (Himachal Pradesh). It also gives in brief the botanical description, natural distibution. locality where introduced, year of planting (if available) height, and girth of the exotic species.

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