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Agroforestry Research Centre



About AFRC

The Centre was established in the year 2003 over an area of 75 ha.

Mandate:

  • To collect, conserve, characterize, and evaluate forest tree and bamboo genetic resources for developing improved agroforestry systems and cultivars.
  • To develop and maintain quality nurseries of agroforestry tree species and bamboos for the production, testing, and dissemination of superior planting material.
  • To generate, validate, and promote agroforestry technologies through research, extension, training, and capacity-building activities and to strengthen sustainable linkages among agriculture, forestry, industry and environmental sectors.

Ongoing research activities:
  • Production and dissemination of quality planting material of agroforestry tree species and bamboos.
  • Development and maintenance of arboreta and bambuseta for conservation, research, and demonstration.
  • Evaluation and refinement of tree–crop-based agroforestry systems for sustainable land-use management.
  • Identification and promotion of suitable agroforestry interventions for degraded, marginal, and waterlogged lands.
  • Application of omics tools (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and rhizosphere biology) for tree improvement and agroforestry research.
  • Promotion of value addition and commercial utilization of tree products to enhance income generation and entrepreneurship.
Salient accomplishments:
  • Pant Poplar 5 (PP5) was released for the tarai region and made available to farmers by scientists of AFRC, Pantnagar
  • 5 shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) genotypes (PS-20, PS-38, PS-52, PS-54, and PS-90) have been developed, evaluated for their growth, branching, flowering, fruiting, and resistance to pests at AFRC. These genotypes are evaluated at 5 different locations at PAU, Ludhiana, CCSHAU Hisar, RAU Pusa, ANDU Ayodhya and GBPUAT, Pantnagar for suitability for release at national level. All centres have reported superior performance of these genotypes.
  • Three Pantnagar clones of Poplar - Populus deltoides Bartr. ex Marsh’ (KSHITIJ, ROHINI & KHUSHI) released by Institute of Forest Productivity, ICFRE,Ranchi
  • Four Agroforestry technologies 1. Bamboo, 2. Eucalyptus, 3. Poplar and 4. Mixed Eucalyptus and poplar selected for 'AF technologies for different Agro-climatic zones of country' prepared by ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi at national level.
  • Two Agroforestry systems developed at Pantnagar for income enhancement, climate resilience and ecosystem services identified at national level 1. Shisham 2. Bamboo based AF systems.
  • Agroforestry Research Centre had actively contributed for the rejuvenation of peepal (Ficus religiosa) tree of Kakrighat, significant to Swami Vivekanand’s Kumaon visit to Kumaun
  • PATENT application submission entitled ‘A method of preparing antifungal formulation for mustard crop’: This patent application deals with nanoparticle from bamboo based antifungal biocontrol formulation for the crop fungus.
  • PATENT application submission entitled ‘A process development of pyrolysis Bio-oil based formulation for sustainable plant disease management’: This patent application deals with bamboo based formulations for biocontrol of the plant pathogens.
  • Helping in the establishment of green cover in the vicinity area of Uttarakhand and U. P.
  • Production: ~ 20,000 plantlets of poplar, eucalyptus, shisham and other tree species ~ 5000 bamboo plants of different species B. balcoa, B. Bamboo., B. tulda, B. nutans, D. Stricitus


Name address of the centreAgroforestry Research Centre, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar-263145 (U.S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India
Address for the correspondence & requisition of plantsAssociate Director, Agroforestry Research Centre, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar-263145 (U.S. Nagar), Uttarakhand, India
Email id: jdafrc@gmail.com
Mobile No.: 9012744161