Agarwood or gaharu is well known as the most valuable resinous heartwood that occurs in trees of Aquilaria species. Depletion of the wild resource from the jungle leads to the high price of agarwood. Thus, there is an urgent need to produce agarwood sustainably through agarwood cultivation to meet...

This research was conducted to evaluate the controlling effects of various plant extracts obtained from 38 agricultural materials of traditional agriculture against rice blast (Pyricularia oryzae) in rice plants. We also evaluated the inhibition rates of other crop pathogens, two-spotted spider...

In this study, Populous deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh seedlings were exposed to drought stress for four months. Cuttings of poplar clones were collected from the terminal shoot in the Chamestan Research Station, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Cuttings were planted in plastic pots under the control...

The value of wild relatives of cultivated plants for food safety is widely recognized, but there is still a lack of knowledge about the diversity that exists and how this diversity can be used to improve cultivated plants. The genetic integrity of the wild fruit species is threatened by habitat...

This study was conducted to preserve the genetic reserve and proliferation of old cypress of Abarkooh, (Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis Mill.) in Iran via tissue culture method. In this research, the effect of different culture media including WPM (woody plant medium), modified WPM, LS, SH ...

Orang Rimba is an ethnic group consisting of several indigenous groups that live in harmony with nature. This study aims to analyze the local wisdom in animal conservation and differences in the use of animals as medicines of Orang Rimba groups (Makekal, Air Hitam, and Terap groups). Data were...

Trees represent an important archive that can be used to reconstruct the spatial and temporal patterns of rockfall events. Rockfall impacts can be recorded in the form of anomalies in tree rings and impact scars on the tree stem. In this paper we demonstrate the use of an approach based on counting ...

Conservation and development of non-timber forest product (NTFPs) commodities in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are urgently needed. NTFPs are a source of livelihood for the rural communities around the forest areas. NTFPs development around the forest areas is needed as a means to create livelihoods and ...

Bambusa tulda is highly economical bamboo, playing an important role as non-timber raw material for large number of products. Forest resource of this bamboo is depleting at a high rate and hence to meet its growing demand in commercial sector, technique for industrial production is required. The...

Butterflies are one of the most potent pollinators and ecological indicators existing today. Their presence indicate the health of an ecosystem. Thus a research work was conducted in the forest area of Champaner-Pavagadh to study the diversity, abundance and seasonal distribution of butterflies....