Research Highlights

Ever since its inception the Forest Research Institute has rendered yeoman service and research support to forestry in the country, serving the government as well as the private sector. Development of the forest based industry in India, especially in the initial stages, owes much to FRI, which over time has introduced several innovations in the field of forest utilisation, specifically in the areas of paper manufacture, wood preservation, wood seasoning, sawing techniques, utilisation of plantation timber, and wood derivatives, apart from research on raising, management and protection of forests.

The Institute is today charged with the responsibility of conducting research and extension activities in the States of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, and is focusing its attention towards increasing forest productivity, search of new species, clones and provenances, biodiversity conservation and seeking suitable forest management techniques to ensure sustainable development.
 

Thrust Area of Research:
 


Enhancement in forest productivity
   ü      Improvement of planting stock
   ü      Introduction of fast growing species

Rehabilitation of wastelands

Efficient utilisation of wood and non-wood forest products

Development of eco-friendly products and processes
 

Research Achievements in the Past:
 

 •Silviculture of over 550 species of trees.

 •Introduction of exotics: Eucalyptus, Poplars, Tropical Pines and Acacias.

 •Process of pulping bamboos and hardwoods for paper making.

 •Copper-Chrome-Arsenic (CCA or “Ascu”) treatment for wood preservation: adopted
   throughout the world.

 •Yield and volume tables of economically important tree species.

 •Preservation plots all over the country for better understanding of forest ecology and
   biodiversity.

 •Termite control measures.

 •Control of diseases and insect pests of Sal, Shisham, Teak and Babul.

 •Processing and storage technology developed for important tree seeds.

 
Recent Research Achievements:
 
 

  • Solar Seasoning kiln: suitable for small wood based industries

  • Development of techniques for utilization of plantation species

  • Ammonia fumigation of wood to achieve desired grains and shades 

  • Wood plasticisation for making bent-wood furniture (Patented)

  • Improved sawing and eco-friendly preservation techniques for wood

  • Copper resinate based Cashew nut shell liquid preservative

  • Process for the production of eco-friendly dyes from forest biomass (Patented)

  • Process for production of ‘FRI Jigat’,  a substitute in agarbathi making from Cassia tora seeds. (Patented)

  • Preparation of Katha from Uncaria gambier (Patented) 

  • Development of process to remove toxic substance from Jatropha curcas seed oil

  • Test on mice conducted and found positive, test for human consumption to be conducted

  • Preparation of efficient flocculants from Cassia tora and Guar  gum

  • Purification and shaping to noodle form of gum ghatti (Anogeisus latifolia) 

  • Preparation of polysaccharides formulation to impart functional properties for ice-cream making

  • Process for storage of seeds for increasing viability

  • Eco-restoration of mined areas

  • Making Alpha-cellulose from four sources - Bamboo, Eucalyptus, Baggase and cotton linter and having degree of polymerisation 800 to 3000.

  • Afforestation technique for sodic soils for reclamation of wastelands

  • Bore-hole method of resin tapping, a method which

  • improves the quality of resin, increases the yield, is eco-friendly, and causes less damages to the tree.  

  • Mcropropagation for propagation of bamboo seedling in nurseries- a fast and easy new technique.

  • Micro Propagation of Eucalytus & Bamboo 

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