Manoj Kumar Jhariya

By M.K. Jhariya, S.S. Bargali and Abhishek Raj

Agroforestry (AF) is an ecofriendly and sustainable modern farming land use practice that maintains overall farm productivity by combining herbaceous food crops with woody perennial trees and livestock on the same piece of land, either alternately or at the same time, using scientific management practices that improve the socioeconomic condition of people. It is the new name for an ancient land use practice and just a compromise between agriculture and forestry. It plays a major role in enhancement of overall farm productivity, soil enrichment through litter fall, maintaining environmental services such as climate change mitigation (carbon sequestration), phytoremediation, watershed protection and biodiversity conservation. It is an effective and alternative management system to meet the target of increasing forest cover to 33 % as given by the national forest policy. Their scope and potential in any state including Chhattisgarh is tremendous. Farmers use generally N2-fixing trees like some from the Leguminosae family including Acacia spp., Dalbergia sissoo, etc., on their farmland for enhancing their field crops and generating incomes and employment. Therefore, rural people should make some strategy for the implementation of agroforestry model with suitable combination of trees and field crops, and this combination does not only generate income for the upliftment of socioeconomic value but also concerns the ecological and environmental stability on the sustained basis, i.e. emphasis should be more on scientific management of these models.

Part of the book: Precious Forests

By Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Arnab Banerjee and Chandra Prakash Kala

Part of the book: Forest Science and Ecosystem Sustainability

By Shobhana Ramteke, Arnab Banerjee, Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Chandra Prakash Kala, Manas Kanti Deb, Nirmal Netam, Annpurna Devi and Manish Kumar Mankur

Sustainability of the forest implies conservation, adaptation, the development of resilience, and the promotion of social equity among rural stakeholders. As the social, economic, and ecological dimensions are the three major pillars of sustainable development, addressing these issues is a challenging task in fulfilling the SDGs. Now that we are actually moving through the Anthropocene era, forests are facing multifaceted challenges that need to be dealt with in a holistic and integrated manner. There should be a transformation in thinking in terms of going beyond the ecological and economical perspective and outlook of the forest. The present chapter aims to address issues that go beyond the ecological and economical paradigm and understand the transformation in forest conservation approaches, along with exploring the socio-cultural and religious values of the forest ecosystem. The major outcome of the present chapter includes the realization of ethical, spiritual, traditional knowledge, and ecological wisdom perspectives of the forest as an important part of forest ecosystem sustainability, apart from the consideration of the forest as a commodity to be overexploited. This, in turn, would develop the resilience of the forest ecosystem from all perspectives. Resilience may be against changing climate, biodiversity loss, alteration in ecosystem structure and function, land use and land cover changes, etc. Such ways of transformation of recognizing the non-asset values of the forest would aid in enhancing the effectiveness of forest conservation in the era of globalization and a changing climate.

Part of the book: Forest Science and Ecosystem Sustainability

By Manoj Kumar Jhariya, Arnab Banerjee, Surendra Singh Bargali, Annpurna Devi, Manish Kumar Mankur, Jaimangal Tirkey and Srimanta Gupta

Globally, angiosperms are one of the most influential groups, representing more than 3 lakh species, of 80% known vegetation. Angiosperms, or flowering plants, are the pivotal architects that bridge the functional ecologies of multiple ecosystems and are woven into a living tapestry. These plants, in addition to their role in primary production, help regulate energy flow across different trophic levels. Moreover, they serve as shelters for various pollinators and are associated with microbiota that aid in nutrient cycling and resilience. This co-evolutionary interrelationship with herbivores, pollinators, and seed dissemination regulates the structure, distribution, and overall biodiversity. The multifaceted mechanistic roles of angiosperms contribute to bioresources and the complex tapestry of contemporary ecosystems. In a nutshell, angiosperms underpin the stability of ecosystems by offering various roles and functions toward ecological balance.

Part of the book: Flowering Plant Species

By Manoj Kumar Jhariya and Surendra Singh Bargali

Part of the book: Flowering Plant Species