Research Article | Published: 01 March 2007

Ground Flora Diversity under Man-Made Forest in Stress Site. PART II. New Introduction and Elimination of species in Plantation of Bursera penicillata of Different Spacings

Samar Kumar Banerjee, Avinash Jain and P. N. Mishra

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 30 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 29-40 | 2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-6396T3 | Cite this article

Abstract

The present investigation deals with the assessment of floral diversity in open stress sites and under plantation of Bursera penicillata (Sasse & Moc… HK. ex Stocks) Engl. And to identify new introductions and elimination of species in plantations of different spacings. Elimination of the species in Bursera penicillata plantation under different spacing showed variations between 13 to 15. The maximum elimination of 15 was found in 2 m x 2 m spacing followed by 4 m x 4 m spacing (14), 3 m x 3 m (13) and 5 m x 5 m spacing (13). With respect to new introductions, the maximum was found in 5 m x 5 m spacing (16), followed by 3 m x 3 m (11), 4 m x 4 m (9) and 2 m x 2 m (7). Elimination was found to be maximum in family Poaceae (4), followed by Papilionaceae (3), Convolvulaceae (2), Caesalpiniaceae (2), Nyctaginaceae (1), Cyperaceae (1) and Malvaceae (1). As far as new introductions were concerned, 5 species were introduced in Poaceae family followed by one each in Convolvulaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Sterculiaceae and Papilionaceae.

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Banerjee, S.K., Jain, A. and Mishra, P.N., 2007. Ground Flora Diversity under Man-Made Forest in Stress Site. PART II. New Introduction and Elimination of species in Plantation of Bursera penicillata of Different Spacings. Indian Journal of Forestry, 30(1), pp.29-40. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-6396T3

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