Tropical Forest Research Institute

Ongoing Projects (ICFRE Funded)

Ongoing Projects (Externally Funded)

S. No.

Title of the project

ID No./PI/ Division

Funding Agency

Co-PI

Duration

State Covers

Total Budget (in lakh Rs.)

Discipline/ Theme/Thrust Area

Evaluation of accessions of Withaniasomnifera (L.) Dunal collected across India for varietal development

289/TFRI/2022-23/GTI/MPSFD/1- (46)PI- Sh. Nikhil Verma, SB, GTI Division

MPSFD, Bhopal

Co-PI : Smt. Neelu Singh, SG, Dr. Fatima Shirin, SG & Dr. Naseer Md., SE

4 yrs. (DEC. 2022 to NOV. 2026)

29.86

Discipline: Genetics and Tree Improvement

Theme: Vegetative Propagation and Biotechnology

Thrust area-IV: Forest Genetic Resource Management and Tree Improvement

"Assessment of Variability in Populations of Cordia macleodii (Griff) Hook. F. &Thomson (Dahiman) and its Conservation in Chhattisgarh".

294/TFRI/2023-24/ GTI/CG-SBB/1(47), Dr. Kaushal Tripathi, Scientist B, GTI Division

CG-SBB

Co-PI : Dr. Fatima Shirin, Scientist- G, Mr. Nikhil Verma, Sci-B, GTI Div

2 years [October, 2023 To Sept., 2025]

4.98

Discipline: Genetics and Tree Improvement

Theme: Vegetative Propagation and Biotechnology

Thrust area-IV: Forest Genetic Resource Management and Tree Improvement

Completed Projects (ICFRE Funded)

S. No.	Name of the Project	Principal Investigator	Post	Duration of Project	Project Members	Funding Agency
1.	All India Coordinated Programme for genetic improvement of Teak	-	-	2012-2022	-	ICFRE, Dehradun
1a	Selection of plus trees, raising their progeny trials and establishing Germplasm bank	Dr. Pramod Kumar	Scientist C	2013-2023	Co PI-Dr. Arun Kumar A.N. Dr. P.K. Rana	ICFRE, Dehradun
1b	Development of management practices of teak seed production areas, seedling seed orchards abd clonal seed orchards	Dr. Pramod Kumar	Scientist C	2014-2024	Dr. P.K. Rana, Mukesh Kumar Sonkar	ICFRE, Dehradun
1c	Studies on population structure, linkage disequilibrium and marker-trait association mapping of teak	Dr. Naseer Mohammad	Scientist D	2011-2022	Dr.Pramod Kumar, Y. Pardhi	ICFRE, Dehradun
2.	Studies on improving adventitious rooting in Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. and field performance of its rooted plantlets	Dr. Pramod Kumar	Scientist C	2016-2021	Mukesh Kumar Sonkar	ICFRE, Dehradun
3.	Evaluation of progeny trials of Tectona grandis and production of improved planting stock resistant to defoliator and leaf skeletonizer	Dr. F. Shirin	Scientist F	2017-2020	Mukesh Kumar Sonkar	ICFRE, Dehradun
4.	Population dynamics, structure and genetic diversity of P. marsupium in the tropical forests of Madhya Pradesh	Dr. Naseer Mohammad	Scientist D	2017-2020	Dr. H.O. Saxena, Y. Pardhi Mukesh kumar Sonkar	ICFRE, Dehradun
5.	Genetic conservation and conservation of chironji (Buchanania cochinchinensis Lour)	Dr. Naseer Mohammad	Scientist D	2018-2021	Dr. F.Shirin Dr. N.D. Khobragade Sushma Maravi, Y. Pardhi, Trilok Gupta	ICFRE, Dehradun
6.	Variability for growth, wood traits and natural regeneration status of Hardwickia binata a multipurpose trees species in Madhya Pradesh.	Dr. Arun Kumar A. N.	Scientist F	2020-2023	Dr. P. K. Rana, Mukesh Kumar Sonkar	ICFRE, Dehradun
7.	Evaluating the impact of tree improvement activities on seed quality of Tectona grandis in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh .	Dr. Geeta Joshi	Scientist F	2020-2023	Dr. Pramod Tiwari, Dr. P.K. Rana	ICFRE, Dehradun

Completed Projects (Externally Funded)

S.No.	Name of the Project	Principal Investigator	Post	Duration of Project	Project Members	Funding Agency
1.	Development of tissue culture protocols for important forestry species, viz., Buchanania lanzan, Madhuca indica and Tamarindus indica	Dr. F. Shirin	Scientist- F	2018-2020	Dr. Y. Mishra,	CG SFD, Raipur CAMPA
2.	Assessment of diversity and natural regeneration status of Sterculia urens Roxb. for development of conservation strategy in Madhya Pradesh.	Dr. Naseer Mohammad	Scientist- D	2018-2020	Dr. Arun Kumar A.N., Dr. P.K Rana, Y. Pardhi, Manoj Kumar Poosam	MP SFD, Bhopal
3.	Preliminary assessment of Indian Sandalwood population in Chattisgarh for growth, heartwood, Oil and regeneration status.	Dr. Arun Kumar A.N.	Scientist-F	2019-2020	Dr. Geeta Joshi, Dr. S. C. Biswas	CG SFD, Raipur CAMPA
4.	Conservation of RET species of Chattisgarh – Plumbago zeylanica and Celastrus panicualata and production of quality planting material.	Dr. F. Shirin	Scientist-F	2019-2020	Dr. Naseer Mohammad, Dr. Pramod Kumar	CAMPA- CG, Raipur
5.	Documentation and assessment of the ststus of permanent preservation plots(PSP), Seedling Seed Orchard(SSO), and Clonal seed Orchard (CSO) in Chattisgarh	Dr. Pramod Kumar	Scientist-C	2019-2021	Dr. F. Shirin Dr. P.K. Rana	CAMPA- CG, Raipur
6.	Population status, collection, conservation, characterization and evolution of genetics resources of Indian rosewood, Dalbergia latifolia. (NPC: Dr. K.R. Shashidharan)	Dr. F. Shirin	Scientist -F	2020-2025	Y. Pardhi, Mukesh Kumar Sonkar, Trilok Gupta	CAMPA-AICRP-28, MoEF&CC, New Delhi
7.	Quality teak production : Capitalizing on cloning. (NPC: Dr. Yashodha)	Dr. F. Shirin	Scientist-F	2020-2025	Dr.P.K. Rana, Trilok Gupta	CAMPA-AICRP-09, MoEF&CC, New Delhi
8.	All India coordinated research project on bamboo. (NPC: Dr. H.S. Ginwal)	Dr. F. Shirin	Scientist-F	2020-2025	Dr. Geeta Joshi, Dr. Pramod Kumar Dr. Naseer Mohammad, Mukesh Kumar Sonkar, Trilok Gupta	CAMPA-AICRP-02, MoEF&CC, New Delhi
9.	Genetic Improvement and value addition of Madhuca longifolia.	Dr. F. shirin	Scientist-F	2020-2025	Dr. Pramod Kumar, Dr. Naseer Mohammad, Mukesh Kumar Sonkar, Trilok Gupta	CAMPA-AICRP-23, MoEF&CC, New Delhi
10.	Eucalyptus Improvement	Dr. Naseer Mohammad	Scientist-D	2020-2025	Y. Pardhi, Manoj Poosam, Trilok Gupta	CAMPA-AICRP-04, MoEF&CC, New Delhi

Genetics and Tree Improvement- Projects

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