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  Research Priorities:-

To improve productivity of jhum lands

To develop alternative tree-crop combinations

To conserve natural resources and to improve    soil fertility

To uplift the economic status of jhumias for sustainable livelihood


ONGOING PROJECTS

RFRI/CFE-04: Development of patchouli based viable agroforestry models for NE region of India.

RFRI/SC/09: Improvement of degraded shifting cultivation lands through introduction of Thysanolaena maxima (Broom grass) along with Cajanas cajan as N2 fixing plant.

RFRI/SC/11: Documentation of baseline information and restoration of selected stress sites under shifting cultivation through agroforestry in NE India

RFRI/SC/12: Appraisal of tree-crop association pattern in selected jhum areas of NE Region for efficient land use under agroforestry

RFRI/NABARD/01: On-farm innovation in macroproliferation technique and promotion for commercial plantations of edible bamboo species

RFRI/NBM/01: Sub-project – I : Development of suitable bamboo agroforestry models.


 

CONCLUDED PROJECTS

RFRI/SC/01: Study of the successional changes in plant communities under shifting cultivation.

RFRI/SC/02: Study of the changes of morphological, physical and chemical properties of soil under shifting cultivation.

RFRI/FP/08: Isolation and evaluation of Rhizobium strains from leguminous forest trees in nurseries of three district of Assam.

RFRI/EP/01: Survey and evaluation of selected species for energy plantation in North-East region of India.

RFRI/SC/04: Integrated nutrient management in shifting cultivation soil through green manuring and inorganic fertilizer.

RFRI/SC/06: Evaluation of different existing land use systems for development of viable economic models in North East India.

RFRI/SC/07: Growth, biomass and energy production potential of selected energy plantation species.

 


Faculty :

1. Pawan K. Kaushik, Scientist 'C'- Head of Division
2. Gautam Banerjee, Dy CF, Silviculturist (Agroforestry)
3. Dr. Vishavjit Kumar, Scientist 'B'
4. Dr. (Smt.) I. P. Bora, Research Officer

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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