Non Wood Forest Products

All latest workshop, seminar, conference, training, any activity information of division/office Most Recent Activities and Achievements: Division Organized two days National workshop on Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants & NTFPs (November 26-27, 2014) as a side event of 13th Silviculture conference. 160 delegates participated in the workshop. Proceedings of the workshop have been published by FRI.

• The Division provides technical advice and services to various disciplines of FRI and FRI-DU.
• The Divsion undertakes identification of raw drugs for various national agencies and judicial cases.
• Developed and extended Cultivation protocols of high and low altitude medicinal and aromatic plants viz., Ammi majus, Atropa acuminata, Atropa belladonna, Canna edulis, Cymbopogon citratus, C. winterianus, Digitalis lanata, D. purpurea, Dioscorea deltoidea, Ephedra gerardiana, Eucalyptus citriodora, Hibiscus abelmoschus, Hyoscymus niger, Mentha arvensis, Mentha piperita, Ocimum sanctum, Ocimum basilicum, Ocimum kilimandscharicum, Podophyllum hexandrum, Rauvolfia serpentina, R. canescens, Valeriana officinalis, Elaeocarpus ganitrus, Prunus cerasoides, Hebernaria intermedia, Microstylis wallichii, Spilanthes oleraceae, Taxus baccata, Nardostachys jatamansi, Picrorrhiza kurroa, Colchicum luteum,Andrographis paniculata, Asparagus racemosus, Desmodium gangeticum, Oroxylum indicum, Uraria picta, Piper pedicellatum Agro-Mediculture models for sustainable diversified farming. Four models for cultivation of medicinal plants such as Withania somnifera, Asparagus racemosus, Ocinmum sanctum, and Andrographis paniculata under the shade of agro-forestry species like Eukalyptus, Poplar and horticultural species have been developed. The models are biologically compatible, economically feasible and physically possible.
• Ex-situ Conservation of 150 species of high and low altitude medicinal, aromatic plants including endangered species and NWFPs through establishment of Herbal Gardens cum Conservatories at Dehradun and Chakrata.
• Standardised eco-friendly RILL Method of sustainable Resin tapping from Pinus roxburghii and extended the same to all the resin producing states including capacity building.
• Standardised BORE HOLE Method of sustainable Resin tapping from Pinus roxburghii.