Studies on natural regeneration of species growing in non-forest area in Kandi region Chauhan VK#, Chand Krishan*, Sankhyan HP** Directorate of Extension Education, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India *Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India **Department of Tree Improvement and Genetic Resources, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, 173230, Himachal Pradesh, India #Email for correspondence: chauhanvimal64@gmail.com
Online published on 27 April, 2018. Abstract Survey was conducted to study the natural regeneration of the species growing in non-forest areas in Kandi region. Five treatments replicated four times were applied at five sites in natural stands. A consistent pattern of naturally regenerated species was observed for tree, shrub, herb and other grasses at all the survey sites with minor differences with respect to species density and frequency. The shrubs namely Murraya koenghii, Lantana camara and Carissa carandus; the species of herbs such as Parthenium, Cassia tora and Argemone mexicana; of grasses such as Cynodon dactylon and Saccharum spontaneum and of trees Leucaena leucocephala were observed as the most reoccurring in all the sites. Top Keywords Natural regeneration, forest restoration, succession, species, non-forest areas. Top |