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P S Negi

ICFRE-Himalayan Forest Research Institute

ORCID iD 0000-0001-6488-6224
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Working as Scientist-E, at ICFRE-Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. My area of specialization is Forest Seed and Nursery Technology. I have 30 years of research experience in Forest Seed, Nursery Technology and Floristic Studies of North-West Himalayan region and Trans Himalayan Cold deserts of India. I have published 120 research papers/articles/abstracts/booklets/pamphlets/technical manuals/ brochures in various National and International journals and Conferences/Workshops/Symposia. I have successfully developed technology for breaking seed dormancy of Juniperus polycarpos (Himalayan Pencil Cedar) and Fraxinus xanthoxyloides (Afghan Ash) - two important forestry species of cold desert region. Besides this, I have also developed “Nursery and Plantation technique of Juniperus polycarpos”. I have been awarded with prestigious “Brandis Prize” for the year 2004 for the outstanding research in Silviculture by Indian Forester - a prestigious research Journal of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. I have been also awarded Second Prize for the best research paper “Technology for Mass Production of Himalayan Pencil Cedar (Juniperus polycarpos C. Koch)” during the National Conference “Forestry in India: Current Challenges and Future Prospects” held at HFRI, Shimla from 15th -18th November, 2016. I have also received appreciation letter from the Director, State Forest Research Institute, Jammu & Kashmir for the outstanding research done on “Abies spectabilis (D. Don.) Spach- A High-Level Conifer of Temperate Himalayan Region. Besides this, I have also received appreciation letters from the Worthy Director General, ICFRE Dehradun for the outstanding contribution made in the publication of User Manuals on “Forest Seed Management” and “Modern Nursery Techniques” and “FAQs on Agroforestry” published by ICFRE Dehradun. Besides this, I have also developed seed and nursery techniques of Betula utilis, Betula alnoides, Prunus cerasoides, Sorbus lanata, Rhododendron campanulatum.

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