Syllabus of B.Sc. III year Forestry in Kumaun University(Three Year Degree Course) ~ Kumaun University Nainital

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Syllabus of B.Sc. III year Forestry in Kumaun University(Three Year Degree Course)

Syllabus of B.Sc. III year Forestry in Kumaun University

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Paper I             Forest Protection


1.  Definition, role of forests in relation to environment and human welfare, historical evidence of damage, factors affecting forest protection, history of forest protection in India and classification of protection measures.

2.  Man as source of injury to forests: deforestation, Shifting Cultivation, encroachment, mining and felling.

3.  Forest Fire: Classification of fire, fire damage, control use of fire, preventive and remedial measures, fire control policy and economics of fire protection.

4.  Protection against injuries by animals-grazing and browsing, rotational and controlled grazing, effect of wild animal on forest regeneration.

5.  Protection against injuries diseases- classification of forest fire diseases and their control by common, diseases in forest trees- root rot, heart rot, wilt, stem canker, stem rust, die back galls, leaf spots, leaf blight, powdery mildew and leaf rust.

6.  Protection against injuries by plants: defoliation, sap sucking and mites, shoot twig and root insect, seed and cone insects, wood boring insects and gall makers.

7.  Methods of control against insects and pests: silvicultural, biological and chemical.

8.  Diseases caused by phanerogemic plant parasite like Dendropththoe, Acanthobium, Loranthus etc.

9.  Protection against adverse climatic factors: temperature, rainfall and winds.



Paper II         Forest Utilization, Wood Science and Technology


1.   Felling and felling tools, carpentry wood working tools, season of felling, various methods of felling and precautions.

2.   Definition,   scope   and   logging   in   India  and   other   countries,   methods   of   logging,   marketing and   sale, important timber species of India.

3.   Timber depot, storage of timber, types of depots, their protection and management.

4.   Wood Structure: Gross structure of wood, cellular composition of bark, sap wood, heart wood and pith, early    wood,    late   wood,    growth     rings,   grain   and   texture,   other   gross    features   helpful    in wood identification.

5.   Physical   properties   of   wood;   weight,   density,   reaction   of   heat,   sound,   light   and   electricity   on   wood, thermal expansion, moisture content, porosity, colour, permeability and wood working qualities.

6.   Mechanical properties of wood: standard test, special testing on wood stores and timber products, non destructive     testing   of  wood,     factor  influencing     strength   properties-hardiness,       flexibility, elasticity, fusibility, strength and combustibility.

7.   Defects and abnormalities of wood; natural defects, method of evaluation and measurement, influence of defects   on   conversion   and   utilization,   defects   during   processing,   manufacturing,   seasoning   and   wood destroying agents.

8.   Seasoning   of   woods:   Principles   and   methods,   air,   solar   and   klin   seasoning.   Classification of   timber seasoning, moisture and temperature measuring equipments.

9.   Wood preservation; causes and curve, various methods, different preservatives and their properties.

10. Minor Forest Produce: Importance of non-wood forest products, grasses and other products, distillation and extraction of products like grass oil, seed oil, tans and dyes, gum resin, rubber, fiber and flosses, animals and minerals and other miscellaneous products.

11. Medicinal Plants: drugs, spices, edible and poisons important medicinal plants of Uttarakhand.

12. Important Forest Industries: paper and pulp, cutch and Katha, lac, turpentine, bidi, furniture, sport goods, pencils, toys, plywood and match.


 

Paper III          Forestry and Environmental Science


1.   Definition components-atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.

2.   Natural   Resources:   Forest  resources   and   their   management,   water   resources   and   their   management,   wild   life resources and their management and land resources and their management.

3.   Biodiversity and its conservation: definition, hot spots and strategies for biodiversity conservation.

4.   Environmental   Pollution:   Types   of   pollution,   global   warming,   green   house   gases,   ozone  layer depletion, acid  rains, control and prevention of air, water and noise pollution.

5.   Role   of   trees   and   forest   in   environmental   conservation,   environmental   monitoring   and concept   of   sustainable development.

6.   Environmental policy and legislation in India: Wildlife Protection Act 1972 as amended 1991, Water (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act 1974, Forest Conservation Act 1980, The Air (Prevention and control of Pollution) Act   1981,   National   Wildlife   Action   plan,   Environmental   Protection   Act 1986   and   Biodiversity   Conservation Bill.

7.   Environmental Impact Assessment.

8.   Watershed Development.



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