Silviculture & Forest Management / Major Areas
Preparation of Forest Soil Health Cards: FSHCs for all the jurisdiction states of ICFRE-IFGTB viz, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands are being prepared.
Restoration of salt-affected farmers’ field: Salt-affected farmers’ land in the different agro-climatic zones of Tamil Nadu is being standardized by planting indigenous green leaf manure tree species of Pongamia pinnata, Azadirachta indica, Gliricidia sepium, and Thespesia populnea along with soil amendments such as gypsum and organic manure.
Impact of Climate Change on Forest Soils is being studied in the Agasthyamala and Pichavaram study plots
Impact of Invasive Alien Plant Species (IAPS) invasion on Soil Properties is being studied.