Silviculture and Agroforestry

Faculty

University

Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry

Silviculture and Agroforestry is the main department of College of Forestry imparting UG PG education, research and extension. Imparting quality teaching to the students of UG and PG in forestry is the main mandate of the department. Presently department is offering masters in forester with specialization in Silviculture and Agroforestry. The department has highly qualified faculty with NET qualified, doctorate and teaching and research experience in the field of Silviculture, Forest Ecology and Agroforestry. Department is engaged in research activities related to silviculture and agroforestry.

Vision:

To emerge as a global centre of excellence in teaching, research and extension in agriculture and allied sciences in the country to ensure sustained healthy food, nutrition and livelihood security.

Mission:

The university is committed to the cause of Indian agriculture through its quality teaching, demand-driven and location-specific research and extension programmes in the light of dynamism of socio-economic and agro ecological conditions, management perceptions, international trade scenarios and government policies.

Thrust areas

Diagnostic survey and socioeconomic appraisal of existing farming system and development of Suitable Agroforestry systems for Bundelkhand.
Studies pertaining to phylodiversity, ecology, carbon sequestration and valuation of ecosystem services of different ecosystems in the Vindhyan region.
To standardize the nursery propagation techniques through seed and vegetative means of different RET/ medicinal plant species of Vindhyan region.
Rehabilitation studies of degraded land (Mining, ravines and salt affected areas etc.) of Bundelkhand
Consultancy and extension services in field of silviculture and agroforestry.

Facilities in the departments

1. Silviculture Laboratory

The laboratory of Silviculture is established in the department of Silviculture and Agroforestry. Basic facilities like tree height and diameter/girth measuring instruments (Measuring Tape (20 m Measuring Tape (50 m), Tree Caliper, Digital caliper, Ravi Multimeter, Spiegel Relaskop). Hot air oven for dry of the vegetation and soil samples. Electronic balance for weighing of the samples, bark Guage for measuring bark thickness, Double distillation unit for distilled water, Pressler’s increment Borer determination of growth rate, age etc. are also available in laboratory.

2. Agroforestry Laboratory

The laboratory of Agroforestry is established in the department of Silviculture and Agroforestry. The instruments like seed germinator dual chamber, electronic balance for weighing purpose, Hot Air Oven for drying of the soil and vegetation samples, Leaf area meter, Chain Saw, Soxhlet Apparatus, Digital Moisture Meter for Seeds, Heating mantle, oil extraction unit are some of the instruments available in laboratory.

3. Dendrology Laboratory cum Herbarium

The laboratory of Dendrology is established in the department of Silviculture and Agroforestry. The instruments like dissecting microscopes, herbarium press, Herbarium cabinets, Sterio zoom microscope, hand lenses, herbarium sheets for preparing herbarium samples by following standard procedure is available in dendrology laboratory. More than 300 plant specimens are also housed in the laboratory.

Seminar hall

4. Instructional Farm

Farm facilities: The farm store of Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, is having various agricultural implements/tools for carrying out various field operations for laying out of research trials of PG students. The list of implements is as follows:

At Departmental level			At University level
S.N.	Item/Tool	S.N.	Item/Tool
1	Garden shovel	1	Tractor
2	Premium Hoe	2	Water tanker
3	Grass (hedge) shear	3	Trolley
4	Sword	4	Tractor drawn seed cum fertilizer drill
5	Pron G cultivator	5	Tractor drawn disc plough (3 disc)
6	Knap sack sprayer	6	Tractor drawn MB Plough (2 bottom)
7	Edging knife	7	Tractor drawn inclined plate planter (6 row)
8	Garden rake	8	Tractor drawn disc type bund former
9	Pruning knife	9	Tractor drawn scraper
10	Secature	10	Tractor drawn auger digger
11	Budding and grafting knife	11	Tractor drawn cultivator (11 tynes)
12	Lawn mower Electric	12	Tractor drawn rotavator
13	Lawn mower manual	13	Cage wheel
		14	Tractor drawn ridge maker
		15	Pedal cum power operated cleaner cum grader
		16	Tractor drawn offset type disc harrow
		17	Tractor drawn laser land leveller

Instructional Farm

Awards received by faculty members

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Name of Award
	Dr. Sanjeev Kumar	Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award for Teaching Excellence (2019)
		Young Scientist Award (2019)
		Excellence Teaching Award (2019)
		Excellence Research award (2018)
2	Dr Rajiv Umrao	Young Scientist Award (2008)
		Brandis Prize (2011)
		Certificate of Appreciation (2022)
		Outstanding Agriculture Teacher Award” for the year-2022
3	Dr Kaushal Singh	S.K. Seth Prize (2021)
4	Dr B.S. Rajput	Certificate of Appreciation (2019)
4	Dr B.S. Rajput	Certificate of Appreciation (2019, 2022, 2023, 2024)
5	Dr Dinesh Gupta	Certificate of Appreciation
		Brandis Prize (2019)
		Certificate of Appreciation (2020)
		Certificate of Appreciation (2021)
		2^ndRank in Exhibition at the International Year for Fruits & Vegetable (2021)
		Chiranjit Parmar Distinguished Publication Award in Wild Fruits (2015)
6	Dr Vinita Bisht	Young Scientist Award (2021)
		Women excellence award (2022)
		Best Doctoral Thesis Award (2018)

Programs Offered

The department is offering M.Sc. Forestry degree program in Silviculture and Agroforestry as per the recommendation of the 19^th BSMA Committee of ICAR. The post-graduate degree program, has a total of 70 credits which includes 20 credits for major courses, 08 credits for minor courses, 06 credits for supporting courses, 05 credits for common courses, 01 credit for the seminar and 30 credits for Master’s thesis research.

Objectives:

To generate scientific temperament among the students by using modern educational tools.
To produce technically sound graduate, post-graduate student in the field of Silviculture and Agroforestry.
To carry out basic and applied research in Silviculture and Agroforestry.

Course detail

M.Sc. (Forestry) Silviculture and Agroforestry

Minimum Credit hour Requirements

Minimum Credit requirements shall be as given below subject to revision by ICAR.

	Master’s Programme
(i) Course Work
Major courses	20
Minor courses	08
Supporting courses	6
Common courses	05
Seminar	01
(ii)Thesis Research	30
Total	70

LIST OF COURSES

S.N.

Title

Credit Hours

PG Courses

Major Courses

SAF 501* I Silviculture

SAF 502* II Forest Biometry

SAF 503* I Silvicultural Practices

SAF 504* II Agroforestry Systems

SAF 505* I Interactions in Agroforestry Systems

SAF 506 II Modern Nursery Technologies

SAF 507 I Plantation Forestry

SAF 508 II Industrial Agroforestry

SAF 509 I Climate Change and Conservation Silviculture

SAF 510 II Trees and Shrubs for Agroforestry

SAF 511 I Economics of Agroforestry Systems

SAF 512 II Tree Seed Technology

SAF 513 I Nutrient and Weed Management in Production Forestry

SAF 514 II Crops and Live Stock Management in Agroforestry

Minor Courses

The subjects closely related to student’s major subject from the department of Courses from Forest Biology and Tree Improvement or Forest Products and Utilization

Supporting

General Statistical Methods and Computer Applications and any other course relevant to MSc research problem

Common Course

Library and Information Services

Technical Writing and Communications Skills

Intellectual Property and its management in Agriculture Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques

Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programmes

Master’s Seminar

Master’s Thesis Research

2+1

1+1

2+1

1+1

2+1

1+1

2+0

1+1

2+1

1+1

2+0

1+0

0+30

List of Research projects of the department

Sr. No.	Title of the Project	Funding Agency	Status
1.	Improvement of Chironji (Buchnania lanzan Spreng.) through selection from existing germplasm resources	UPCAR	Ongoing
2.	Collection, conservation and development of gene bank of Mahua (Madhuca indica) at BUAT Banda	UPCST	Ongoing
3.	Socioeconomic upliftment of Tribals population of Bundelkhand region through agriculture interventions	RKVY	Ongoing
4.	Eco-restoration and upgradation of degraded forest land in to an ecotourism model	University funded	Ongoing
5.	Development of Botanical Garden for Ex-Situ conservation of indigenous, Rare, Endangered and Threatened (RET) plant of Vindhya region.	University funded	Ongoing
6.	Establishment of Hi-Tech Nursery for Promoting Horticultural and forestry plants in Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh	RKVY	Ongoing
7.	Centre of excellence on dryland Agriculture.	RKVY	Ongoing
8.	Development of Integrated Model for Promoting Conjunctive and Multiple Use of Surface and Groundwater Resources in Bundelkhand Region	RKVY	Ongoing
9.	Promotion of Natural farming by conservation of stray cattle and development of cow dung based products at BUAT Banda	University funded	Ongoing
10.	In-Situ conservation and upgradation of Kenkatha cattle	University funded	Ongoing
11.	Molecular screening and invitro propagation of economically important tree Mahua	University funded	Ongoing
12.	All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants & Betalvine	ICAR	Ongoing
13.	All India network project on vertebrate pest management	ICAR	Ongoing
14.	High-tech Production System for the quality diseases free seed rhizomes of Ginger	MIDH, DASD, Kerala	Completed
15.	Entrepreneurial startup of apiculture: a vital input for doubling farmers income in Bundelkhand region (UP).	RKVY	Completed
16.	Establishment of central lab facility	RKVY	Completed
17.	Documentation of tradition knowledge and grassroot innovations from Chitrakoot region	NIF Under DST	Completed

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