The present study reveals that the fire has a beneficial effect at seedling stage but high incidence of fire every year leads to death of natural regeneration of Chir pine. It is evident from the result that some morphological parameter of seedling such as number of sprouted shoots was more in burnt seedlings as compare to unburnt. The dormant buds of Chir pine seedling sprouted after fire incidence.
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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2008
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