ACTION PLANS
Training programmes
SHORT TERM TRAINING
1. Training in Plant tissue culture techniques and its
applications.(participants level-1week/15days)
2. Training on Quality Planting Material Production in Nursery
(QPM) .(participants level-1week/15days)
3. One day training programme on “Cultivation techniques of
Commercially Important Tree Species” .(participants level1week/15days)
4. Collaborative ONE WEEK Training on Value Addition of
Commercial Bamboo, Tamarind and other minor forest produce.
5. Junior Rangers - Connecting Students with Nature" for students
of Kendriya Vidyalaya.
6. Tissue culture plant growers meet.
LONG TERM TRAININGS
1. Training on Tissue Culture techniques & Application in forestry -
03 month
2. Basics of Plant Molecular Biology -01 month
3. Model Nursery Techniques and Propagation Method – 01 month
SEMINARS
SEMINARS/WEBINARS
1. Germplasm Conservation: Methods for conserving plant
genetic material through tissue culture for future use or
research.
2. Clonal propagation of industrially important species
3. Techniques for storing plant cells, tissues, or embryos at
very low temperatures for long-term preservation using
cryopreservation.
4. Biotech Startup workshop
WORKSHOPS
1. Microbial Culture Techniques on growing, isolating,
and maintaining microorganisms like bacteria, fungi,
and algae.
2. Identification of Microorganisms: Basic microbiological
techniques for identifying microbial cultures, including
Gram staining, microscopy, and biochemical tests.
CONSULTANCY AND SERVICES
1. Isolation, identification and mass production of Mycorrhizal fungi (ecto and endo)’.
2. Investigation on genetic variability of traits of economic importance of forest species.
3. Development of mass propagation techniques for superior/ elite materials and their clonal evaluation.
4. Availablity of microscopy services in SFRTI.
5. Vegetative propagation unit.
6. Mist chamber
7. Tree growers Mela
Reasearch areas for future work
1. Selection of Plus Trees of Bael,teak and khamhar.
2. Establishment of Germplasm bank of Teak.
3. Establishment of Clonal Seed Orchard (CSO) of Teak (Tectona grandis)
4. Tissue culture and establishment of field trials of tissue culture raised clones of Tectona grandis
5. Genetic Diversity analysis and population structure of important species
6. Propagation of Bamboo species using culm-branch cuttings
7. Genomics Assisted Conservation of Teak and Sandal Genetic Resources
8. Clonal propagation of industrially important species.
