Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB)[1] is a Forestry Research institute situated in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.

As you Asking for the Research Projects of the Genetics and Tree Breeding Division of the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding the Research Projects Are given below


Research Projects

Development of advanced generation seed orchard of A. mangium based on biomass and wood density
Dr. Maheshwar Hegde

Progeny testing of selected clones for establishment of clonal and seedling seed orchards in Eucalyptus
Dr. V. Sivakumar

Genetic Improvement of Casuarina species through second generation orchards
Dr. A. Nicodemus

Improvement of teak through selection, quality seed production, hybridization and clonal evaluation
B. Gurudev Singh

Selection of clones of Acacia auriculiformis with desirable stem form and wood properties for short rotation timber production.
Dr. Maheshwar Hegde

Developing clonal technology for raising clonal Plantation of indigenous species Ailanthus excelsa and Ailanthus triphysa in Tamilnadu and Kerala D.Rajasugunasekar

Evaluation and identification of optimal parameters for flowering and fruit set in different Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) orchards.
A.Mayavel

Study of variation in Pterocarpus santalinus for growth and heartwood content according to edaphic and climatic factors in Tamil Nadu.
Dr. Maheshwar Hegde

Selection and screening of germplasm of Thespesia populnea for improving productivity
Dr.Kannan C.S. Warrier

Genetic Improvement of Gmelina arborea Roxb. through selection and clonal evaluation
A.Mayavel

Establishment of second generation seed orchards and selection of clones for high productivity in eucalyptus
Dr. V. Sivakumar

Developing breeding populations of teak with broad genetic base for long term genetic improvement
B. Gurudev Singh

Germplasm assemblage and Improvement of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit for industrial biomass productivity.
A.Durai


Contact details :

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding
(Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education)
P.B. No. 1061, R.S. Puram P.O., Coimbatore-641002, INDIA
Phone: +91 422 2484100, 2484101
Fax: +91 422 2430549