One Week Training Course on Instrumentation from 21 – 25 July, 2025 to be Organized by ICFRE - Tropical Forest Research Institute,Jabalpur  updated: 16 June 2025

 IFGTB , Coimbatore is organizing International Conference on Population and Conservation Genetics from 28-30 January 2026  updated: 30 May 2025

 ICFRE Training Calendar for the FY 2025-26  updated: 23 May 2025

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

 Report on Summer Internship in Biological Sciences for the college students 2025 organized during 26th May 2025 to 20th June 2025 (Module-5) at ICFRE-IFGTB, Coimbatore  IFGTB:   07 July 2025

 Hands on Training on Micropropagation of Teak and Bamboo organized by IFGTB, Coimbatore   IFGTB:   07 July 2025

 Plantation programme of rare, endangered and hybrid species was organized at Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur on 4th July 2025  TFRI :   07 July 2025

 Report on Summer Internship in Biological Sciences for the college students 2025 organized during 16th to 30th May 2025 at ICFRE-IFGTB, Coimbatore  IFGTB:   03 July 2025

 Seminar Report on "Strategies for Forestry Extension", conducted by Extension Division of ICFRE-FRI, Dehradun on 3rd July 2025  FRI:   03 July 2025

 Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur organized a two day workshop on “Lantana Invasion: Strategies for Management, Utilization and Landscape Restoration” at Forest Division Office, Rewa (M.P.).  TFRI:   02 July 2025

 ICFRE- Eco Rehabilitation Centre,Prayagraj organized International "YOGA DAY" on 21st June 2025   ERC:   01 July 2025

 I.C.F.R.E. - Bamboo and Rattan Centre, Aizawl successfully organized environmental awareness programme as part of its PRACRIMA (Scientist-Student Interaction Initiative) on June 27, 2025  BRC:   01 July 2025

 I.C.F.R.E. - Bamboo and Rattan Centre, Aizawl successfully organized environmental awareness programme as part of its PRACRIMA (Scientist-Student Interaction Initiative) on June 26, 2025  BRC:   01 July 2025

  Report on “World Environment Day” by ICFRE-Institute of Forest Biodiversity, Hyderabad.  IFB:   27 June 2025

 One Day Workshop on “International Biodiversity Day” on the theme:” Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development” held at ICFRE-IFB, Hyderabad on 22.05.2025  IFB:   27 June 2025

 Report on International Day of Yoga, 2025 organized by ICFRE-Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore on 21st June 2025  IFGTB:   26 June 2025

 Concluding report of training conducted in ICFRE-FRI on wood coating from 16th June to 20th June 2025   FRI:   26 June 2025

 ICFRE-AFRI, Jodhpur, celebrated the 11th International Yoga Day (IYD-2025)  AFRI:   26 June 2025

 A Report on visit of students of RABLC, Chhattisgarh at ICFRE- HFRI Shimla  HFRI:   26 June 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.