The present study assessed the floristic composition, phytosociological structure, diversity and conservation status of riparian vegetation along the Arpa River in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, India during 2024–25 and 2025–26. The study was conducted along the selected river...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i91117
Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. exDC.) Wight & Arn. is an ecologically and economically important tree species valued for its roles in agroforestry, afforestation, riverine ecosystems, timber use, tannin production, and traditional medicinal applications. However, nursery propagatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i81090
Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce (Khejri) is a multipurpose tree of arid and semi-arid regions and is important for agroforestry, afforestation and dryland restoration. Its regeneration through seed, however, is frequently limited by physical dormancy associated with a hard and impe...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i71074
Acacia catechu Willd. is an ecologically and economically significant deciduous tree of South Asian origin, prized for its heartwood-derived catechin, medicinal properties, tanning compounds, timber, and contribution to agroforestry systems across South and Southeast Asia. Reprod...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2026/v12i3707
Agroforestry is a broad and integrated land-use system that involves the deliberate cultivation and management of woody perennials, including trees, shrubs, and bamboos, in association with herbaceous components such as crops, pastures, and/or livestock. These components are arra...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i61066
Cassia fistula L., a forest species with hard seed coat-induced dormancy, was studied to assess the impact of chemical pre-sowing treatments on germination and early seedling growth. Using a Completely Randomized Design with 10 treatments, the study tested GA₃ (250, 500 and 700 p...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i92864
Nurseries provide the means to control moisture, light physical and chemical soil constituents in such a way as to produce healthy and uniform seedlings for planting. Several factors can influence seedling growth in the nursery. Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., a widel...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i83436
This current study investigated the effectiveness of various pre-sowing treatments on the germination of Terminalia bellirica (Baheda) seeds, is a very important tree species and valuable tree for the timber and medicinal value. That is belongs to Combretaceae family. A species...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82806
Urban wetlands are important for sustaining and maintaining ecological balance and human well-being. This study applied the Rapid Assessment of Wetland Ecosystem Services (RAWES) approach to assess the ecosystem services provided by 38 urban wetlands located within urban settleme...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i74941
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are forest tree seed germinator, it is necessary to demonstrate that PGRs are involved in the mechanisms that control both the induction of dormancy and the release from it, and that these mechanisms operate in woody plant seeds. The establishment o...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i72603
In India, edible fungi, particularly wild mushrooms, have received little attention and remain underutilized. The exact diversity of edible species is still uncertain, and their significant contributions to human nutrition as well as the vital ecosystem services they offer are of...
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Research Article10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i113338