Abstract:
The present paper describes the regeneration status of native tree species at two sites in the Nanta
forest region of Kota district, Rajasthan. To determine the density of trees, saplings, and
seedlings standard size of quadrates were used. The total tree, sapling, and seedling densities
were 16.11 ind/ha, 112.337 ind/ha, and 118.33 ind/ha recorded in the protective site respectively
whereas in the non-protective site the tree, sapling, and seedling densities were 4.87 ind/ha,
46.67 ind/ha, and 1.33 ind/ha recorded. It was observed that in protected vegetation site 22.86%
of tree species have good, 45.71 % have fair, 5.71 % have poor and 25.71 % of species are not
regenerating (NR). In non-protected vegetation site only 12.5 % of trees have fair regeneration,
75 % have poor, and 12.5 % of species are not regenerating (NR). The results indicate that in
protected vegetation site the regeneration status is better than in non-protected vegetation site
where deforestation, grazing, lopping of trees for fodder and fuel-wood, removal of leaf and
wood litter from the forest floor, and other anthropogenic disturbances have caused overexploitation of plants in the herbaceous stage. |
