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Extension and Training (E&T) |
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 The
Division liaise with the users /stakeholders in addressing the
problems by the concerned scientists, facilitates transfer of
technology to various stakeholders and conducts training
programmes in different aspects of tropical forestry like
forest management, forest seed management, medicinal plant
cultivation, environmental impact assessment, biodiversity
monitoring and evaluation, remote sensing and GIS,
root-trainer technology, clonal propagation, tree improvement
and statistical application in forestry.
Technical
support is provided to the Kerala Forest Department, other
governmental and non-governmental agencies and farmers on
site-species matching, site selection and nutrient status,
fertiliser dosage requirements, pest and disease control and
conservation, utilization and marketing of timber of forest
species. Advice on resource survey and estimation as well as
wildlife management and census are also provided. The
Institute undertakes identification of plants, insects,
animals and timber. Quality seeds and seedlings are also
supplied at reasonable cost. Some of the technologies
transferred to stakeholders include:
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Processing and chemical treatment of
rubber wood. |
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Termite control in eucalypt
plantations. |
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Oil curing of rattan for value
addition, disease resistance and durability. |
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Eucalypt clones and promising
provenances for increasing productivity. |
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Vegetative propagation of bamboo
through cum cuttings. |
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Nursery techniques of rattans. |
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Nursery and plantation practices of
selected indigenous tree species. |
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Root-trainer technology for teak and
eucalypts for high quality seedling production. |
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Teak clones for improved productivity.
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Bamboo nursery and plantation
technology. |
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Volume-weight relationship of eucalypt
and bamboo for fixing prices by the Kerala Forest
Department. |
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Biological control of the teak
defoliator using HpNPV. |
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Training programmes and
refresher courses are designed and conducted for
managerial and field personnel, teachers, artisans,
entrepreneurs and representatives of local bodies.
Some of the training programmes conducted during the
past are modern trends in tropical nursery practices,
tissue culture of forest trees and medicinal plants,
conservation and cultivation of medicinal plants,
orientation course on remote sensing and GIS, forest
seed management, environmental impact assessment and
effect of weeds on productivity of forest plantations
and natural forests and different cost effective
methods for their control.
Consultancy
services are offered on plantation establishment and
management, greening up of industrial areas,
afforestation of coastal areas with mangrove species,
benchmark studies, environmental impact assessment,
etc. |
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