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Volume 52
Issue 5
Reimagining Forest Futures: Ecology-Driven Innovations for Sustainable Ecosystems, Biodiversity Conservation, and Community Resilience
Published Articles (48)
Editorial: Reimagining Forest Futures Through Ecology-Driven Innovation
Authors:
Thiru Selvan, N.S. Thakur and R.P. Gunaga
Vegetational Diversity in Submerged Hydro-Electric Project in the Eastern Himalaya
Authors:
Thiru Selvan and Kiran Kumar Murasing
Pages: 1085-1098
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4620
Bioresource, Indian Himalayan Region, Plant diversity, Socio-ecological landscape, Sustainable resource use
Effect of Altruistic Surrogacy of Treefall on Herbaceous Flora Colonisation in Subalpine Forest of Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve, Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim, India
Authors:
Arun Chettri, Arun Kumar Rai, Sailendra Dewan and Srijana Mangar
Pages: 1099-1106
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4621
Colonisation, Eastern Himalayas, Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve
Assessment of Species Diversity in Coffee-Based Agroforests and Natural Forests in Kodagu, Central Western Ghats
Authors:
N.L.D. Dechamma, G.M. Devagiri, R. Hegde, B.N. Sathish, B.G. Nayak, V. Maheswarappa and P.A. Clara Manasa
Pages: 1107-1111
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4622
Kodagu, Coffee based- agroforestry, Forests, Diversity, Conservation
Non-Woody Crop Loss to Bonnet Macaque and Langur Relative to Fragmentation Amidst Territorial Moist Deciduous Forests, Central Western Ghats, India
Authors:
Shridhar D. Bhat and Vijaya Kumara
Pages: 1112-1118
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4623
Crop loss, Monkey, Macaque, Langur, Western Ghats, Fragmentation
Plant Species Composition and Diversity in Tropical Dry Mixed- Deciduous Forest of Telangana, India
Authors:
Vivek N. Chovatiya, Krishna Chaitanya, Yashwanth Reddy, Yasaswinee Rout, Ratnaker Jauhari and Bharati Patel
Pages: 1119-1132
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4624
Tropical dry deciduous forest, Species diversity, Community structure, Narsapur Reserve Forest, Ecosystem management
Exposure Visits and Biodiversity Conservation: Can Field Visits affect the Conservation Cognizance?
Authors:
Venkidusamy Kavi Sidharthan, Bharati Patel, Niranjan Sivalingam, Logesh Mohankumar, Muthuprasad Thiyaharajan and Yuvaraj Praveen
Pages: 1133-1137
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4625
Biodiversity, Conservation, Annotated drawings, Correspondence analysis
Assessment of Quantitative Profile of Plant Species of Forest Vegetation Along the Elevational Gradient in the Western Himalayas, India
Authors:
L.S. Lodhiyal, Neelam Bisht, Vasundhara Lodhiyal, Neelu Lodhiyal and Inder Singh Rautela
Pages: 1138-1147
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4626
Species composition, Basal area, Species diversity, Elevational gradient, Western Himalayas
Woody Floral Diversity of College of Forestry, Sirsi Campus, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India
Authors:
Vandana V. Chikkamath, Vinayaka S. and Hanumantha M.
Pages: 1148-1158
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4627
Woody flora, Western Ghats, Tree species diversity, Biodiversity conservation
Population Density and Habitat of Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) in Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat
Authors:
Harshad Prajapati, Pravin Chaudhari, A.A. Kazi, Rohit Chaudhary, M.I. Dahya and Sundaram Rajawat
Pages: 1159-1163
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4628
Indian peafowl, Population density, Habitat use, Agroecosystems
Patterns and Drivers of Wildlife Offenses in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve: A Socio-Spatial Assessment
Authors:
Venkata Naidu, Satish B Narayanappa, Anusha Sanjay Revankar, Syed Ali, Sushma C. Meti and Mahadev Murthy
Pages: 1164-1169
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4629
Biodiversity protection, Forest offense case, Temporal trends, Wildlife crime
Ecosystem Restoration in the Indian Context: Strategies, Challenges and Case Studies
Authors:
S. Haripriya and S. Gopakumar
Pages: 1170-1176
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4630
Biodiversity conservation, Community-based restoration, Ecological restoration, Environmental governance, Nature based solutions
Incidence of Cuscuta Species on Angiosperm Dicotyledons in Nirmal District in Telangana State, India
Authors:
Velmala Madhu and Nazeer Khan
Pages: 1177-1180
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4631
Parasite, Cuscuta, Dicotyledonous, Angiosperm, Host plant
Natural Regeneration and Population Assessment of Berberis aristata: A Endangered High Value Medicinal Shrub of Western Himalayas
Authors:
Nisha Tariq, A.R. Malik, S.A. Gangoo, P.A. Sofi, Tahir Mushtaq, Peerzada Ishtayak Ahmad, Nazir A. Pala, Mehvish Mushtaq and S.N. Zafar
Pages: 1181-1186
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4632
Berberis aristata, Conservation, Kashmir Himalaya, Natural regeneration
Seed Source Variation in Seed Traits, Germination and Seedling Growth Attributes of Sandalwood (Santalum album L.)
Authors:
R. Lekshmi, R.P. Gunaga, N.S. Thakur, S.A. Huse and Yogesh Garde
Pages: 1187-1191
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4633
Hemiparasite, Nursery attributes, Sandalwood, Seed morphology, Seed source
Provenance-based Variation in Seed Traits of Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus in Western Himalayas
Authors:
Jayashree Behera, C.L. Thakur, D.R. Bhardwaj and Saurabh Sharma
Pages: 1192-1200
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4634
Quercus leucotrichophora, Seed traits, Provenance, Elevation, Seed size, Ban oak
Principal Component based Dissection of Growth and Leaf Trait Variation in River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) Accessions
Authors:
Neelu Meena, S.A. Huse, L.K. Behera, R.P. Gunaga, N. Varshney and Y.A. Garde
Pages: 1201-1206
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4635
Principal component analysis, Morphological variation, Growth traits, Leaf traits, River Red Gum, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Tree improvement, DUS testing
Trait Diversity and Essential Oil Yield in Cinnamon: A Half-sib Genetic Study from Central Western Ghats, India
Authors:
Dattappa, R. Vasudeva and M. Hanumantha
Pages: 1207-1211
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4636
Essential oil yield, Eugenol content, Genetic diversity, Progeny evaluation, Western Ghats
Soil Nutrient Dynamics under Horse Gram Intercropping in Melia dubia–Based Agroforestry in the Central Dry Zone of Karnataka
Authors:
Syed Ali, L. Vasudev, Salma, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Arnab Banerjee, Lalji Singh, Sangram B. Chavan and J.S. Singh
Pages: 1212-1220
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4637
Agroforestry, Soil fertility, Intercropping, Nutrient cycling, Sustainable agriculture
Agrobiodiversity under Agroforestry Systems in Garhwal Himalayan Region: A Case Study
Authors:
Naveen Tariyal, Arvind Bijalwan, Kalpana Bahuguna and Tara Singh Mehra
Pages: 1221-1229
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4638
Agrobiodiversity, Pollinator, Vegetation, Species, Himalayan, Crop category
Yield, Economic Returns and Biomass Carbon of Neem-Legume Agroforestry in Semi-arid Tropics of Bundelkhand
Authors:
Ram Prakash Yadav, Toshika Tamrakar, Amey Kale, Manmohan J. Dobriyal, Prabhat Tiwari, A.K. Pandey, Garima Gupta, Raman Choudhary, Varsha Shekhawat and Yalal Mallesh
Pages: 1230-1237
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4639
Bundelkhand, Crop productivity, Climate resilience, Carbon sequestration, Economic returns, Legumes, Neem agroforestry
Tree Growth and Soil Nutrient Dynamics under Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla G. King) and Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) based Agri-silvicultural System
Authors:
Trishala Gurung, Amarendra Nath Dey, Sumit Chakravarty, Biplap Mitra, Saikat Das and Arunava Ghosh
Pages: 1238-1242
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4640
Agroforestry, Agri-silviculture, Growth, Soil status, Tree growth, Intercropping
Effect of Spacing and Banana Pseudo stem-Based Nutrients on Cowpea Yield under Agroforestry
Authors:
Mehfuza Patel, M.B. Tandel, S.M. Patel, M.K. Desai, M.P. Ahir and Y.A. Garde
Pages: 1243-1248
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4641
Spacing, Foliar Spray, Novel, Cowpea, Agroforestry
Agroforestry as Scientific Tool for Promoting Sustainable Livelihood in Rural Communities: A Review
Authors:
Monika Sharma, Meenakshi Gupta, K.K. Sood and Lalit Mohan Gupta
Pages: 1249-1259
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4642
Agroforestry, Climate change mitigation, Carbon sequestration, Biodiversity conservation, Rural development, Sustainability
Assessing Biomass Production and Carbon storage in Agroforestry Systems Located at Proximity Gradients to Gobind Sagar Reservoir
Authors:
S. Sarvade, D.R. Bhardwaj, B. Gupta, Prem Prakash, Dhirender Kumar, Prashant Sharma, C.L. Thakur, Manish Kumar and Varun Attri
Pages: 1260-1267
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4643
Agroforestry systems, Aboveground biomass & carbon, Below ground biomass and carbon, Distance gradient
Economic Feasibility of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana) under Multitier Agroforestry Systems in South Gujarat
Authors:
H.S. Patel, M.B. Tandel, Jayesh Pathak, S.M. Patel, G.D. Vadodariya and D.H. Prajapati
Pages: 1268-1272
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4644
Finger millet, Economics, Multi-tier agroforestry, Bamboo, Melia dubia, Swietenia mahagoni
Economics of Senegalia catechu based Agroforestry Systems of Samba and Kathua Districts in Jammu and Kashmir
Authors:
Pawan Kumar Sharma, Ramanpreet Kour and Vishal Mahajan
Pages: 1273-1280
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4645
Economics, Resource use efficiency, Senegalia catechu, Khair, Agroforestry
Agroforestry Systems in the North-Western Himalayas: A Nexus of Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihood Enhancement, and Ecosystem Services
Authors:
Ritika Maurya, Naresh Kumar, Meenakshi Gupta, K.K. Sood, and Chandramohan Singh
Evidences versus Claims on Deep Rootedness in Planted Eucalyptus
Authors:
R.C. Dhiman
Pages: 1288-1297
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4647
Eucalyptus, Tap root, Root length, Root spread, Water use controversies
Influence of Plant Growth Regulators and Cutting Types on Sprouting and Growth of Henna (Lawsonia inermis L.) in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of Western Rajasthan
Authors:
Noor Mohamed M.B. and A.K. Shukla
Pages: 1298-1305
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4648
Henna, Lawsonia inermis, Plant Growth Regulators, Vegetative propagation, Stem cuttings
Effect of Storage Containers and Media on Germination of Dysoxylum malabaricum Bedd. In Hilly Zone of Karnataka
Authors:
B.G. Nayak, B.M. Shruthi, T.S. Hareesh, G.M. Devagiri, Maheshwarappa V. and Deepthi Dechamma N.L.
Pages: 1306-1310
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4649
Dysoxylum malabaricum, Recalcitrant seeds, Seed viability, Storage containers, Germination
Modulation of Adventitious Root Formation in Boswellia serrata Stem Cuttings to Exogenous Application of different Root Promoting Hormones
Authors:
Abhilash Yadav, Dinesh Gupta, Chandrakant Tiwari, Sanjeev Kumar, Avanish Sharma, Ritik Roshan and Nikita Singh
Pages: 1311-1313
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4650
Overexploitation, Natural regeneration, Callusing, Sprouting, Rooting
Influence of Biofertilizers on Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. under Nursery Conditions
Authors:
Harish Kumar V., J. Raghavendra and B.L. Chethan
Pages: 1314-1318
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4651
Biofertilizer, Azotobacter, Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB), Arbuscular Mycorrhizal (AM), Artocarpus heterophyllus
Influence of Salix Planting Density and Clonal Variation on Aphid Infestation
Authors:
Manjot Kaur, Arshdeep Kaur and Sapna Thakur
Pages: 1319-1323
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4652
Salix, Clones, Spacing, Growth, Volume, Aphid infestation
Influence of Different Irrigation Regimes on Physiological Growth and Yield Parameters of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni under Subtropical Agro-climatic Conditions
Authors:
Anil Kumar Baghat, L.M. Gupta, Meenakshi Gupta and D Ravivarma
Pages: 1324-1329
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4653
Irrigation, IW: CPE ratios, Stevia rebaudiana, Steviol glycosides, Sweetener
Early Growth Performance of Melia species in Different Agro-Climatic Zones of Shivalik Region of Lower Himalayas
Authors:
Varun Srivastava, Vishal Mahajan, Narinder Singh Raina and N.V. Saresh
Pages: 1330-1336
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4654
Melia azedarach, Melia composita, Melia dubia, Crown diameter, Collar diameter, Leaf area index
Root Plasticity as Influenced by Planting Material and Planting Density in Teak Using Logarithmic Spiral Trenching in Kerala, India
Authors:
Eldhose George, T.K. Kunhamu, M.R. Bharath, Shifin S. Ravuther, Sarath S., Niyas P. and Sooraj Kumar
Pages: 1337-1345
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4655
Agroforestry, Root distribution, Root trainer seedlings, Spiral trenching, Stump planting
Effect of Branch Circumference Girdling on Fruit Yield in Neem (Azadirachta indica)
Authors:
T.L. Mohanty, Utpalika Hota, M.C. Behera, S.G. Nair and H. Nayak
Pages: 1346-1348
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4656
Azadirachta indica, Fruit parameter, Girdling, Neem
Recent Advances in Forest Inventory and Mapping: A Review
Authors:
Yalal Mallesh, Toshika Tamrakar and Visha Jain
Pages: 1349-1354
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4657
Forest inventory, Forest mapping, LiDAR, Remote sensing, UAVs, Artificial intelligence
Circular Economy and Vedic Ecological Wisdom: Pathways for Sustainable Forest Futures in India
Authors:
Mayank Rana and Lata Singh
Pages: 1355-1360
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4658
Circular economy, Vedic philosophy, Traditional Ecological knowledge, Forest management, Sustainability
Precision Forestry-Technological Advancements in Forest Science
Authors:
C.H. Bhargavi, Ravivarma D. and Meenakshi Gupta
Pages: 1361-1367
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4659
Free-Air CO₂ Enrichment, Precision forestry, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Terrestrial Laser Scanning and X-ray computed tomography
Volatile Phytochemicals of Sterculia foetida Leaf Detected through GC-MS and their Associated Biological Properties Divulged through Meta-analysis
Authors:
M.L. Sukhadiya, N.S. Thakur, Susheel Singh, R.P. Gunaga, S.K. Sinha and V.R. Patel
Pages: 1368-1374
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4660
Sterculia foetida, GC-MS, Volatile phytochemical, Biological activity
Bioethanol Content Estimation in Lantana camara at different Altitudinal Gradients in Mussoorie Forest Division, Uttarakhand
Authors:
Soumya Pathak, A.K. Uniyal*, Vikaspal Singh, Sandhya Goswami, Manish Kumar and Prabhakar Manori
Pages: 1375-1379
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4661
Ethanol contents, Altitude, Lantana camara, Bioethanol
Histological Differentiation of Swertia species: An Implication for Raw material Authentication to Avert Adulteration
Authors:
Aruna Mehta, Sunil Marpa, Kumari Bandana, Yourmila Kumari, Garima, and Kashish Walia
Pages: 1380-1385
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4662
Swertia chirayita, Histological differentiation, Species authentication, Adulteration, Herbal medicine, Quality control
Variation in Sterculia foetida Seed Oil Content among different Landscapes in South Gujarat vis-a-vis Oil Phytochemical and Fatty Acid Composition
Authors:
M.R. Prajapati, N.S. Thakur, A.A. Mehta and Y.A. Garde
Pages: 1386-1392
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4663
Hazel sterculia, Oil content, Oil composition, Phytosterol, Fatty acid
Influence of Type and Depth of Bark Incision on Gum Yield and Bark Recovery in Lannea coromandelica
Authors:
M. Hanumantha, H.N. Karthik, N. Deekshith and N. Ravikumar
Pages: 1393-1396
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4664
Bark incision, Bark recovery, Gum yield, Jhingan, Lannea coromandelica
Growth Rings and Climate Patterns: Evaluating the Dendrochronological Review of Central and Peninsular India
Authors:
V. Baswanth, Ajay Kumar Singh, Samyak Singh and Sudhir Ranjan Choudhury
Pages: 1397-1404
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4665
Dendrochronology, Climate, Broadleaf trees, Precipitaion, Central and Penisular India
Forest Remedies: Plant-based Health Practices of the Siddi Tribal in Karnataka
Authors:
Bindu Shree M.Y., Nandhakumar S., Sushma C. Meti, Anusha Sanjay Revankar, Clara Manasa P.A. and Suryanarayana V.
Pages: 1405-1412
Published: Dec 15, 2025
DOI: 10.55362/IJE/2025/4666
Ethnobotany, Ethnofood, Siddi tribe, Plant-Based Healthcare and Karnataka