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Parthiban, K. T.
- Influence of Seed Priming on Production of Quality Seedlings in Jatropha curcas
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Indian Forester, Vol 135, No 8 (2009), Pagination: 1059-1068Abstract
Studies made with Jatropha curcas on seed priming with different growth regulators, temperatures and durations with the constant seed to solution ratio of 3:2 revealed that priming with IBA 200 ppm at ambient temperature for a duration of 12 to 24 h enhanced the quality characters of Jatropha seedling raised at nursery to evaluate its performance in production of quality seedlings.Keywords
Jatropha curcas, Quality Seedlings, Seed Priming, Growth Regulators
- Pulpwood-based Industrial Agroforestry in Tamil Nadu - a Case Study
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Indian Forester, Vol 134, No 2 (2008), Pagination: 155-163Abstract
Industrial plantations have been recognized as an integrated part of Indian forestry in the recent past to meet the growing needs of industries, besides satisfying domestic demands. The forest as well as agricultural policies of the country have recommended strong farmerlinked industrial wood plantation through benefit-sharing mechanism. Against this backdrop, the pulp and paper industries in the State of Tamil Nadu have promoted agro- and farmforestry-based industrial wood plantations through technological support from Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam (T.N.). This paper describes the successful establishment of Eucalyptus and Casuarinas based pulpwood plantations in the state. During 2004-05 to 2006-07, 19,349 acres have been covered in which 91% of the plantations were established in farmlands through people's participation.Keywords
Industrial Agroforestry, Pulpwood, Tamil Nadu- Cleft Grafting - a Clonal Approach for Mass Multiplication of Simarouba glauca
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Indian Forester, Vol 129, No 3 (2003), Pagination: 423-425Abstract
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Indian Forester, Vol 129, No 4 (2003), Pagination: 509-516Abstract
Experiments were carried out with a view to assess the variability in 23 one-parent families of Mahua [Madhuca latifolia (Roxb) Macbrid], representing different agroclimatic zones of Tamil Nadu. Results indicated distinct variation among the 23 one-parent families in respect of seed characters like seed length, seed breadth, seed length : seed breadth ratio, hundred seed weight and oil content and seedling traits like shoot length, basal diameter, ischolar_main length, number of leaves and total dry weight. Out of the 23 one-parent families studied, TNAU and Paiyur-I were found to be suitable for short rotation forestry practices.- Early Flowering and Fruit Setting in Rooted Cuttings of Neem
(Azadirachta indica A. Juss)
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Indian Forester, Vol 128, No 8 (2002), Pagination: 935-937Abstract
No abstract- Contract Tree Farming in Tamil Nadu - a Successful Industrial Farm Forestry Model
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Indian Forester, Vol 136, No 2 (2010), Pagination: 187-197Abstract
The State of Tamil Nadu is housed with 39 paper mills of which two mills viz., Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Ltd, Karur and Seshasayee Paper Board, Erode are the wood based paper industries. These two industries utilize around 4 lakh tonnes of woody biomass, which are mostly derived from Casuarina and Eucalyptus plantations of Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation and partly from farm lands. But recently, both the mills have expanded their paper production, which requires nearly 8-10 lakhs tonnes of wood pulp against the current availability of nearly 3.5 -4.0 lakh tonnes. This ushered in a large gap between the demand and supply, thus necessitates alternate sources for raw material. To meet the growing demands and also to promote pulp wood plantations as per the guidelines of 1988 forest policy, both the industries have initiated farm and agroforestry plantations through contract farming system by adopting tri and quad-partite models. In this system, Casuarina and Eucalyptus have been promoted as pulp wood plantations. The contract farming facilitates supply of quality planting materials to the farmers at subsidized prices coupled with assurance of minimum support price and credit facilities through financial institutions. This paper discusses the success of contract farming along with the area covered under various districts of the state.Keywords
Contract Farming, Farm Forestry/Agroforestry Plantations, Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Paper Industry- Tree Insurance-An Innovative Intervention in Industrial Agroforestry
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1 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, IN
1 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam, IN
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Indian Forester, Vol 142, No 5 (2016), Pagination: 445-450Abstract
The Forest College and Research Institute of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has implemented a project on "A Value Chain on Industrial Agroforestry in Tamil Nadu" funded by ICAR, NAIP through a consortium mode involving research organizations, wood based industries, tree growing farmers and financial institutions. Through this consortium approach high yielding short rotation varieties in Casuarina, Eucalyptus, Melia, Subabul, Gmelina, Ailanthus and Dalbergia sissoo have been promoted and this has witnessed increased wood production (150 ton/ha) and reduction in rotation (3-5 Years). These activities have attracted several farmers towards tree husbandry and over 45000 ha. have been planted during the last 6 years in association with all stake holders. This successful industrial agroforestry plantations have experienced problem through cyclone and damages due to wild animals which necessitated development of comprehensive tree insurance programme to benefit the farmers. Hence the research group lead by the current author has conceived a comprehensive insurance plan in association with United India Insurance, Chennai and the same is introduced and implemented in Tamil Nadu which attracted over 5000 acres of plantation insurance. This tree insurance model can be extended to the rest of the Country through participation of all stake holders which will ensure protection of farm grown trees against all through abiotic and biotic damages and also protect the farmer's economic benefits. This tree insurance model may be an effective tool for legal security of agroforestry species for ravening farmers in India.Keywords
Tree Insurance, Farm Grown Trees, Perils, Premium.References
- Anon. (1988). National Forest Policy (1988), MoEF, New Delhi.
- Dinamalar (2011). Thane cyclone effect flashed on 30.12. 2011.
- FAO (2009). Indian Forestry Outlook study. Working Paper No. APFSOS II/WP/2009/06.
- Parthiban K.T., Vennila S., Kumar P., Saravanan V. and Subbulakshmi V. (2014). Industrial Agroforestry – A Value Chain approach in Tamil Nadu. In: Industrial Agroforestry – Perspectives and Prospectives (Eds. K.T.Parthiban, R.Umarani, S.Umesh Kanna, I.Sekar, P.Rajendran and P.Durairasu), Scientific Publishers (India), Jodhpur. Pp:7-32.
- Parthiban K.T. and M. Govinda Rao (2008). Pulp wood based Industrial Agroforestry in Tamil Nadu – Case Study. Indian Forester, vol. 134(2): 155-163.