Short Term Training Courses (STTC) Calendar-2025 of ICFRE-FRI, Dehradun  updated: 24 January 2025

 ICFRE Training Calendar for the FY 2024-25  updated: 01 May 2024

 Inventors User Meet – 2025” Explores Commercial Opportunities in Forest-Based Technologies   IFGTB:   21 March 2025

 The Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, celebrated the International Day of Forests on 21.03.2025  FRI:   21 March 2025

  Training on Edible Mushroom Cultivation for ensuring Food Security Under Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK), Mizoram  LEC:   18 March 2025

  Training on Floricultural Crafts for Livelihood Support Under Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK), Mizoram  LEC:   18 March 2025

 Report on Visit of ZPHS Students from Bahudurpally, Hyderabad, Telangana to ICFRE-IFB, Hyderabad on 28-02-2025  IFB:   18 March 2025

 Training report on Estimation of heartwood content in sandalwood using ERT organized by ICFRE-Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding on 5 March 2025  IFGTB:   18 March 2025

 A Report on training on Low cost vermicomposting technique and Livelihood generation at Rajibnagar, Sepahijala district of Tripura on 12th March, 2025  LEC:   17 March 2025

  A Report of One Day Training Programme on Capacity Building of Stakeholders on Seed and Nursery Techniques of Forestry Species by ICFRE- HFRI Shimla  HFRI:   17 March 2025

 A Report of training on Hill Agroforestry conducted at KVK Dhanouri, Haridwar from 27 Feb 2025 to 1 March, 2025 organized by FRI, Dehradun  FRI:   05 March 2025

 Report on Valedictory of Training Program on 'Plant Tissue Culture for Production of Quality Planting Material of Bamboos'  TFRI:   03 March 2025

 Inauguration of Training Workshop-Series on topic of "Inspection Questionnaire of Parliamentary Committee on Official Language" at ICFRE-Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam  RFRI:   03 March 2025

 A Report on Capacity building for establishment of modern Nurseries and use of mycorrhizal biotechnology in planting material production by ICFRE- HFRI Shimla  HFRI:   28 February 2025

 Report of Training on “Plant Volatiles in Insect Pest Management” held on 18th February 2025 at ICFRE-IFB, Hyderabad under VVK  IFB:   28 February 2025

 A Report on training on bamboo propagation and establishment of small bamboo nursery beds at Kalashi Mukh, South Tripura on 25th February, 2025  LEC:   27 February 2025

 Report on Visit of Trainee Forest Section Officers from TSFA, Hyderabad to ICFRE-IFB, Hyderabad on 30-01-2025  IFB:   14 February 2025

  Biopesticides

Tree PALH is a biopesticide product which has been developed as an alternative to chemical pesticides for the management of insect pests of forestry importance. Use of Hydnocarpic acid as biopesticide is first of its kind and combination with neem oil and essential oil of Lantana is a new approach.

  Tree Rich Biobooster- An alternate potting mixture for plant production.

“Tree Rich Biobooster” is a comprehensive potting mixture provides requisite nutrients and protects plants from pest and diseases. It is made from coconut fiber waste duly decomposed and enriched with all nutrients through various beneficial microbes.

  ArborEasyTM DNA Isolation Kit

ArborEasy® DNA isolation kit is a spin column based genomic DNA isolation kit. ArborEasy® is a registered trademark.  The isolation Kit provides an indigenous, nonbio-hazardous, low cost pin column based system for isolation of plant genomic DNA from wide range of tissue types, specifically tree tissues.  
 

  Commercialization of Clones of Casuarinas and Eucalyptus

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), is working on genetic improvement of Eucalyptus, Casuarina, Acacias and fast growing native tree species.  This targeted research is carried out in close collaboration with the Paper industries and farmers to meet the raw material demand and increase the farm income. 

  Conservation and Species Restoration of Critically Endangered Medicinal Plant

Commiphora wightii (Arn.) Bhandari, commonly known as guggal, is a medicinally important desert species of the family burseraceae. It is a well known for its valuable active principle found in its oleo-gum-resin (guggulsterone E and Z), which are used in drugs preparation for lowering the cholesterol level in human body.

  TFRI Tricho cards

Fresh eggs of rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) (Lepidptera : Pyralidae) were pasted on paper cards and hanged in teak forests for 2-3 days during last week of June in Udaipur (compartment No. 298 RF), Kalpi Forest Range, Mandla Forest Division, MP. 

  Management of white grubs in teak nurseries

Teak (Tectona grandis) is one of the major forest timber tree species in central Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Orissa. In central India, the preferred planting material is root-shoot rather than teak seedlings grown in root trainers. 

  Production and distribution of biofertilizers of microbial origin

Bio-fertilizers or microbial inoculants are preparations containing live or latent cells of efficient strains of nitrogen fixing, mineral solubilizing, or cellulolytic microbes used for application to seed, soil or composting areas to augment the extent of availability of nutrients to plants. Biofertilizer has been extensively applied and accepted worldwide in agricultural crops, however, its application in forest tree species remains restricted. 

  Seed Technology of Juniperus polycarpos (Himalayan Pencil Cedar)

Juniperus polycarpos C. Koch is an important indigenous conifer of North-Western Himalayan Region, commonly known as “Himalayan Pencil Cedar”. The seeds of this species have dormancy which affects its germination. Technology for breaking seed dormancy has been developed at HFRI during last 5 years.

  Macro-proliferation technique for Kutki Multiplication

Picrorhiza kurrooa, Royle ex Benth. commonly known as Kutki is an important temperate medicinal plant found in western Himalayas, which has a great potential for commercial cultivation in higher temperate regions (above 2700 mts.).

  Macro-proliferation technique for Mushakbala Multiplication

Valeriana jatamansi, Jones commonly known as Mushakbala is an important temperate medicinal plant species found in western Himalayas and possesses great potential for commercial cultivation. The species can be easily grown by seeds but the vegetative propagation has scientific advantage over sexual propagation

  Integrated Pest Management of Deodar Defoliator (Ectropis deodarae Prout)

Deodar (Cedrus deodara), one of the most valuable and dominant conifer species of the North-western Himalaya at certain intervals gets affected by a defoliator, Ectropis deodarae Prout, (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). This key pest seriously affects the younger crops in deodar forests.

  Intercropping of temperate medicinal plants with horticultural plantation

The interspaces in the orchards of high hill temperate region can be better utilized and economic benefit from the orchards can be enhanced by intercropping selected commercially important medicinal plants.