2006-07 - Kerala Forest Research Institute

Annual report 2006-07Kerala Forest Research Instituteecotourism to depict the diversity of bioresourcesin land useDate of Commencement : 2004 AprilDate of Completion : 2009 MarchBudget: Rs. 9.88 lakhsSponsoring Agency : Planning and EconomicAffairs Dept.,Government ofKeralaLandscaping and preparation of plantingdesigns was done. Propagules of bamboos,reeds, cane and Dalbergia were collected. Theywere planted in pots/polybags and weremaintained in the green house of KFRI SubCentre. Establishment of palms and rattangardens was completed.....................................................................................................................................................................................Micropropagation of superior clones ofteak for the Western Ghats of KeralaInvestigator(s): Muralidharan, E.M.,Surendran, T.Objectives• Rapid propagation of teak clones selectedfor faster growth through enhancedproliferation of meristems and rootingof microshoots.• Attempt cost reduction through innovationin the culture system and equipment.• Develop methods for long-term storageof shoot culturesDate of Commencement : 2004 AprilDate of Completion : 2007 MarchBudget: Rs. 3.88 lakhsSponsoring Agency : Planning and EconomicAffairs Dept.,Government ofKeralaClones of superior teak from Kerala have beenestablished in culture. The clones were raisedfrom nodal explants collected from trees orepicormic shoots induced in greenhouse frombranch cuttings. Further shoot multiplication of5 clones (T1, T9, T10, T11 and T36) wasundertaken. Clonal differences in morphologyof shoots and multiplication rates observed.The T1 plantlets were planted in a small fieldtrial plot and their growth and performanceswere periodically monitored.Vegetative propagation of selected medicinalplants for enrichment of resourcesInvestigator(s): Surendran, T., Sasidharan, N.Objectives• To prepare a state of the art report onthe propagation methods and techniquesof the selected medicinal plants• To standardize propagation techniquesfor the selected medicinal plantsDate of Commencement : 2004 AprilDate of Completion : 2007 MarchBudget: Rs. 5.00 lakhsSponsoring Agency : KFD (SocialForestry)Successful rooting was obtained and themethod standardized for Saraca asoka, Terminaliaarjuna, Oroxylum indicum, Adhatoda zeylanica,Rauvolfia serpentina, Gmelina arborea and Aeglemarmelos. Rhizome splitting as a successfulpropagation method was tried in Gloriosa superbaand Asperagus recemoses. The project is beingcontinued.The raw drug requirement of Ayurvedicmedicine manufacturing industry in KeralaInvestigator(s): Sasidharan, N.,Muraleedharan, P.K.Objectives• To assess the raw drug requirement ofthe Ayurvedic medicine industry in Kerala40