CURRICULUM VITAE

Name of Candidate:DR. BHAGWATI PRASAD BHATT

Father's Name:Late Sri D.N. Bhatt

Date of Birth:05-02-1965

Permanent Address:Village- Kothiyara Lasya,

Post Office-Barseer Lasya,

District- Rudraprayag,

Uttarakhand

Address for Correspondence:Director

ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region,

ICAR Parisar, B.V. College, Patna- 800 014

Phone No. (0612) 2223962 (Off.)

247250

09473199366 (M)

Fax No. (0612) 2223956

E mail-

Marital Status:Married

(A)Educational Qualifications:

  1. D. Phil Degree (Botany)- 1991 from Department of Forestry, H.N.B.GarhwalUniversitySrinagar Garhwal- 246 174, U.P.

Title of the thesis "Studies on Vegetative Propagation in Some Mountain Trees."

  1. M.Sc. Degree (Botany)- First Divisionand fourth position among meritorious students, from H.N.B.GarhwalUniversity, Srinagar Garhwal- 246 174, U.P.
  2. B.Sc. Degree (Zoology, Botany and Chemistry)- First Division, from TehriCampusCollege of GarhwalUniversity, Srinagar Garhwal- 246 174, U.P.
  3. Intermediate (Hindi, English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics)- First Divisionfrom U.P. Education Board, Allahabad.
  4. High-School (Hindi, English, Maths, Biology and Science)- First Division from U.P. Education Board, Allahabad.

(B) Research Experience:22 Years (including D.Phil.)

(C) Teaching Experience:12 Years

(D) Area of Specialization: Agroforestry & Farming System Research

(E) Details of Employment’s:

  1. Senior Research Fellow, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi from 1/1/90 to 15/9/91.
  2. Adhoc lecturer, Department of Forestry, H.N.B. GarhwalUniversity, Srinagar Garhwal from 16/9/91 to 30/12/92.
  3. Lecturer, Department of Forestry, H.N.B.GarhwalUniversity, Srinagar Garhwal from 31/12/92 to 15/09/96.
  4. Senior lecturer, Department of Forestry, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar Garhwal from 16/09/96 to 26/06/2000.
  5. Senior Scientist (Forestry), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya from 27/06/2000 to 20/03/2007.
  6. Principal Scientist (Forestry), ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya from 21/03/2007 to 02/07/2007.
  7. Joint Director, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Nagaland centre, Jharnapani since 03/07/2007 to 31/12/2010.
  1. Director, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, B.V. College, Patna- 800 014 w.e.f. 01/01/2011.

(F)Research Publications:

Research papers published in International/National journals- 90 Nos.

Book chapters-37 Nos.

Popular Articles-08 Nos.

Books (edited/authored)-06 Nos.

Technical bulletins-06 Nos.

Training Manual-01 No.

(For details, please see Appendix I)

(G) Research Papers Published in the International Journals:

Biomass (U.K.); Energy (U.K.); Agroforestry Systems (The Netherlands); Tropical Science (U.K.); Commonwealth Forestry Review (U.K.); Forest Ecology and Management (The Netherlands); Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports (U.S.A.); Journal of Tropical Forest Science (Malaysia); Economic Botany (U.S.A.); Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (U.K.); The Environmentalist (U.K.); Mountain Research and Development (U.S.A); International Tree Crops Journal (U.K.); Biomass and Bioenergy (U.K.); Energy Policy (U.K.); Journal of Bamboo and Rattan (The Netherlands); International Plant Genetic Resources (Italy); Journal of Bamboo Science and Culture (USA); Forests, Trees and Livelihoods (U.K.); Renewable Energy (U.K.) and World Bamboo and Rattan (China), Energy Sources (USA), Dendrobiology (Poland), South African Journal of Botany (South Africa).

(H) Summer Course Attended:

Summer Institute on "Social Forestry for Rural Needs" held at HaryanaAgricultureUniversity, HISAR, from 6 to 25 June, 1988.

(I) Orientation Course Attended:

Attended one month’s orientation course for university teachers, held at LucknowUniversity, U.P. in the year 1996.

(J) SERCSchool Attended:

IIIrdSERCSchool on “Agricultural Drought: Role of Crop Growth Modeling” held at Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, from 21 February 2000 to 10 March 2000.

(K)Training Workshop(s) Attended:

Training workshop on "Advances in Tree Research for Agroforestry" (Sponsored by Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (Hawaii, USA), and held at the B.A.I.F.DevelopmentResearch Foundation, Pune, from 8-12 February, 1993.

Training workshop on "Computer Application in Forestry" held at Indian Institute of Forest Management (I.I.F.M.), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh during 17th to 21th June 1996.

International workshop on “Agroforestry & Forest Products”, held at NEHU Campus, Aizawl, Mizoram during 28th to 30th November 2000.

(L)Conference/Seminar Attended:

National seminar on "Economics of energy plantation on wastelands" held at RajasthanAgricultureUniversity, Campus Bikaner from 16 to 18 August 1989.

National seminar of young scientists on "Environmental Plant Physiology" held at High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre (HAPPRC), Srinagar Garhwal U.P., from 27 to 29 May 1991.

Attended International workshop on Agroforestry and Forestry Products, held at NorthEasternHillUniversity, Mizoram Campus, Aizawl, during 28th-30th November, 2000.

Attended 5th Agricultural Science Congress on Sustainable Development of Mountain Agriculture, held at AssamAgricultureUniversity, Guwahati, Assam during 4th-7th April 2001.

National Seminar on “Approaches for Increasing Agricultural Productivity in Hill and Mountain Ecosystem” held at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, from 18-19th October 2001.

National Seminar on “Central Himalaya: Environment and Development (Potentials, Actions and Challenges)” held at H.N.B.GarhwalUniversity, Srinagar Garhwal- 246 174, Uttaranchal, from 23rd–25th October 2002.

International Conference on “Organic Food” held at ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya, from 15th-17th February, 2004.

(M) Research Supervision:

(a) Ph.D. Degree awarded candidates:

  1. Dr. M.S. Kaletha-1997. Title of thesis- "Studies on allelopathic effects in agro-ecosystem in Garhwal Himalaya".
  2. Dr. Shashi Chauhan- 1999. Title of thesis- "Germination behaviour of three Terminalia species".
  3. Dr. K.P. Saklani- 2000. Title of thesis- "Altitudinal and seasonal variation in relation to fodder quality of Oak (Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus ex. Bahadur) inGarhwal Himalaya”.
  4. Dr. B.S. Butola- 2004. “Altitudinal variation in relation to seed, seedling and fodder quality of Celtis australis Linn.-A promising agroforestry tree-crop of central Himalaya (Garhwal and Kumaon), India”.
  5. Dr. M.S. Sachan- 2004. “Structure and functioning of traditional agroforestry systems along an altitudinal gradient in Garhwal Himalaya, India”.
  6. Dr. J.M.S. Tomar- 2006. “Ecological interactions in some selected agroforestry systems of Meghalaya”.

(b) Enrolled Candidates for Ph.D. Degree:

1. Ms. Mildonna Swer- 2006. Population structure and regeneration of Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana) in subtropical forests of Meghalaya.

2. Mr. Kit Nongrum- 2006. Provenance variability in seed and seedling characteristics of tree bean (Parkia roxburghii G. Don) in Northeastern India.

(N) Awards:

Received award for the outstanding contribution in “Forest (Silviculture) Research, for the year 1998-99”from Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun Uttarakhand-248006 (An autonomous institute of Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India, New Delhi), vide notification no. 47-2/98-99/ICFRE dated 11th January 2002.

Received “Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Award for the Biennium 2004-2005” from Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Govt. of India, New Delhi for the outstanding contribution on Intensive Integrated Farming System for Livelihood Security in NEH Region, vide notification no. 16-1/2002-AC, dated 3rd July 2006.

Fellow, NationalAcademy of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, w.e.f. January 2009.

(O) Citation in International Journals/Books:

In International directory of woody plants physiologists 1994, compiled by Stephen B. Horsley, USDA Forest Service, North Eastern Forest Experiment Station. Warren, Pennsylvania16365, Under the Auspices of International Union of Forestry Research Organization, page no. 8.

(P) Visit Abroad

Represented the country in Multi Country Study Mission on “Rehabilitation of Forests Degraded by Disasters”, held at Tokyo, Japan w.e.f. 4th to 11th October 2005 (Project Code- 05-AG-GE-OSM-05-B).

Attended special training programme on “Multiple Water Use Systems for the Hilly Areas”, organized by IWMI at Kathmandu, Nepal from 3rd to 5th March 2009.

(Q) Extension Works Completed:

Developed agroforestry model for hills at Mayali Lasya, District Rudraprayag, Uttaranchal, over 3.0 ha. of abandoned agricultural land.

Developedgermplasm bank of 20 indigenous multipurpose tree species of Garhwal Himalaya over 4.0 ha. landat Chauras, Tehri Garhwal, Uttaranchal.

Organized twenty Eco-development camps in Tehri, Pauri and Chamoli districts of Garhwal Himalaya. Financial assistance was provided by Directorate of Environment, Govt. of U.P., Lucknow for the year 1993-94, 95-96 and 97-98.

Developed Intensive Integrated Farming System (IIFS) models for mid altitudes of Meghalaya in N.E.H. region over 10.0 ha of land.

Rehabilitated 125 ha of land through agroforestry interventions in NEH region including Sikkim.

Replicated IIFS models in farmers’ field in Nongpoh (Meghalaya) and Jhalukie & Peren (Nagaland) over 20 ha of land under Technology Assessment and Refinement Programme.

(R) Training Programmes Organized:

For state level officers/NGO’s

Nursery raising of multipurpose tree species in Garhwal Himalaya, during 16/07/1996 to 18/07/1996.

Restoration of degraded lands through agroforestry in Garhwal Himalaya, during 23/08/1998 to 25/08/1998.

Development of non-forest land through agroforestry in Garhwal Himalaya, during 30/04/1999 to 2/05/1999.

Development of non-forest wastelands through agroforestry in N.E.H. region, during 23/03/2002.

For farmers:

Nursery raising of multipurpose tree species (MPTs) in Garhwal Himalaya, during 14/05/1996 to 15/05/1996.

Restoration of degraded lands through agroforestry models in Garhwal Himalaya, during 20/06/1998 to 21/06/1998.

Development of non-forest land through agroforestry in Garhwal Himalaya, during 23/05/1999 to 24/05/1999.

Development of non-forest wastelands through agroforestry in N.E.H. region, during 30/03/2002.

(S) Research Schemes Completed:

Research and Development of Agroforestry Models for Garhwal Hills, sanctionedby Directorate of Environment, Govt. of U.P., Lucknow (vide sanction no. 1743/28-3-6 (15)/92 dated 8.9.92 to 31-05-98 (Co-investigator).

Studies on Oak based Agroforestry Systems for Garhwal Region, sanctioned by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (I.C.A.R.), Govt. of India, New Delhi (vide sanction no. 5(18)-SW & DF, dated 8-5-95 to 31-07-98 (Principal Investigator).

Planting Stock Improvement of Dalbergia sissoo, funded by Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (I.C.F.R.E.), Dehradun (vide sanction no. 38-79/97-ICFRE (R), dated 21-3-97 to 30-06-2000 (Principal Investigator).

Pilot project entitled Wastelands Development in Non-forested Areas through Agroforestry Models, funded by Ministry of Rural Areas and Employment, Department of Wastelands Development, Government of India, New Delhi, vide sanction no. 1-8/97-TE, dated 17-03-1997 (Principal Investigator).

Seed Technology of Priority Species" funded by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun, vide sanction no. 38-29/97-ICFRE (R), dated 21-03-97 (Co-investigator).

All India co-ordinated project on Albizia lebbek, funded by Indian Council of ForestryResearch and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun (vide sanction no. 38-54/ 97-ICFRE (R), dated 31-3-97 (Co-investigator).

Demonstration of Sloping Watershed Environmental Engineering Technology (SWEET) for Restoration of Degraded lands in Garhwal Himalaya, funded by G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Kosi Katarmal, Almora, vide sanction no. GBP/IERP (SWEET)/94-95/06/761, dated 8-3-95 (Co-Investigator).

Pilot project on “Development of non-forest wastelands through agroforestry model in North Eastern Hill Region”, funded by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, vide sanction no. 5-40/2000-TE dated 12-12-2000 (Principal Investigator).

Adhoc research scheme entitled “Studies on allelopathic interactions in agroforestry systems in Garhwal Himalaya”, funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Govt. of India, New Delhi, vide sanction no. F.No. 5(14)/99- SW & DF, dated January 5, 2001 (Principal Investigator).

Adhoc research scheme on “Germplasm collection, propagation and young shoot production of some edible bamboo species of Meghalaya, Sikkim and MizoramStates”, funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Govt. of India, New Delhi, vide sanction no. 5 (7)/2001-SW & DF, dated 01st February 2002 (Principal Investigator).

Screening of suitable genotypes of Parkia roxburghii for agroforestry systems in NEH region, funded by G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi- Katarmal, Almora, Uttaranchal, vide sanction no. GBPI/IERP/03-04/NE/WS/ 05/09, dated 30th March 2003.

Nutritive Value, Anti-nutritional and Toxic Factors and Domestication Potential of some edible wild foods of Meghalaya, funded by G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi- Katarmal, Almora, Uttaranchal, vide sanction no. GBPI/IERP/03-04/NE-WS/ 07/11, dated 30th March 2003(Principal Investigator).

Studies on Integrated Agroaquaculture Agroforestry Systems in Eastern Hill Region, funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Govt. of India, New Delhi, vide sanction no. 5-9/2004- SW & DF, dated 08th December 2004 (Principal Investigator).

(T) Ongoing Research Schemes:

National Network on Integrated Development of Jatropha, funded by National Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India, vide sanction order no. 32-97/NOVOD/2005/2967-73 dated 02/08/2005.

Development of Non-forest Wastelands through Agroforestry Interventions in Nagaland State of NEH Region, funded by funded by Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi, vide sanction no. 5-41/2006-TE dated 12-02-2006 (Principal Investigator).

NAIP on Livelihood improvement and empowerment of rural poor through sustainable farming systems in NE India- Co-PI

Mega seed project on Poultry- CO-PI

Mega seed project on Pig –PI

Technology Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture in NE states, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, HP and Uttarakhand (MM- I)- Co-PI

(U)Present tasks assigned:

Principal Investigator, All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Agroforestry (AICRP-AF) for North Eastern Himalayan Region.

To plan, initiate, conduct and guide research experiments related to forestry/Agroforestry.

Regional Co-ordinator for AICRP on bamboo.

Working for restoration of jhum fallow and jhum wastelands through agroforestry models.

Developing Intensive Integrated Farming System models for the region.

Research Management in the capacity of Joint Director, ICAR Research Complexx for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Jharnapani, Nagaland w.e.f. 26th April 2005 till 31/12/2010.

Director, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, ICAR Parisar, B.V. College, Patna- 800 014 w.e.f. 01/01/2011.

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

(A) Papers Published in National & International Journals:

1. Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1990). Fuel-wood characteristics of some mountain trees and shrubs. Biomass, 21:233-238.

2. Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1990). Vegetative propagation of tree species of some social forestry value in Garhwal Himalaya. J. Trop.Forest Science, 2: 195-210.

3. Bhatt, B.P.and Todaria, N.P. (1990). Studies on the allelopathic effects of some agroforestry tree crops of Garhwal Himalaya. Agroforestry Systems, 12: 251-255.

4. Bhatt, B.P. and Badoni, A.K. (1990). Characteristics of some mountain firewood shrubs and trees. Energy, 15: 1069-1070.

5. Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1990). Seasonal rooting behaviour of stem cuttings of some agroforestry tree species of Garhwal Himalaya. Ind. J. Forestry, 13(4): 362-364.

6. Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1991). Biomass production in some leguminous taxa under a short rotation cycle. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Research Reports, 9: 4-5.

7. Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1992). Fuelwood characteristicsof some Indian mountain species. Forest Ecology & Management, 47: 363-366.

8. Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1992). Firewood characteristics of some mountain trees and shrubs. Commonwealth Forestry Review, 71: 183-185.

9. Bhatt, B.P. and Badoni, A.K. (1993). Studies on vegetative propagation in Ficus glomerataL. Moraceae stem cuttings. Indian Forester, 119(3): 247-251.

10. Bhatt, B.P.; Chauhan, D.S. and Todaria, N.P. (1993). Phytotoxic effects of tree crops on germination and radicle extension of some food crops. Tropical Science, 33: 69-73.

11. Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1993). Propagation of Bauhinia retusa by stem cuttings in Garhwal Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry, 16: 172 - 173.

12. Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1993). Rooting response of cuttings collected at two different altitudes of twoHimalayan multipurpose tree species. J. TropicalForest Science, 6: 131-135.

13. Chauhan, D.S.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1993).Vegetative propagation in some tree and shrub species of Garhwal Himalaya. Ind. J. Plant Physiology,36: 112-114.

14. Bhatt, B.P.; Chauhan, D.S. and Todaria, N.P. (1994). Effect of leachates on germination and radicle extension of some food crops. Indian Journal of Plant Physiol., 37 (3): 177-179.

15. Gaur, R.D. and Bhatt, B.P. (1994). Folk utilization of some Pteridophytes in Deoprayag area in Garhwal Himalaya, India. Economic Botany, 48(2): 146-151.

16. Bhatt, B.P.; Negi, A.K. and Todaria, N.P. (1994). Fuelwood consumption pattern at different altitudes in Garhwal Himalaya. Energy, 19 (4): 465-468.

17. Bhatt, B.P.; Chauhan, D.S. and Todaria, N.P. (1995). Growth performance and biomass yield of some important agroforestry tree crops of Garhwal Himalaya. Annalsof Forestry, 3(2): 115-119.

18. Chauhan, D.S.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1996). Seasonal rooting and nodulation response in Desmodium elegans as influenced by exogenous auxin applications. J. TropicalForest Science, 9(1): 67-74.

19. Kaletha, M.S.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1996). Allelopathic crop-weed interactions in traditional agroforestry systems of Garhwal Himalaya. Allelopathy Journal, 3(1): 65-70.

20. Kaletha, M.S.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1996). Tree-crop interactions in traditional agroforestry systems of Garhwal Himalaya. 1. Phytotoxic effects of farm trees on food crops. Allelopathy Journal, 3(2): 247-250.

21. Kaletha, M.S.; Bhatt, B.P.and Todaria, N.P. (1996). Allelopathic effects of some agroforestry tree crops of Garhwal Himalaya. Range Management & Agroforestry, 17(2): 193-196.

22. Bhatt, B.P.; Kaletha, M.S. and Todaria, N.P. (1997). Allelopathic exclusion of understorey crops by agroforestry trees of Garhwal Himalayas. Allelopathy Journal, 4(2): 321-328.

23. Bhatt, B.P.; Chauhan, D.S. and Todaria, N.P. (1997). Crop growth on soil under some social forestry plantationin Garhwal Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry, 20(2): 198-200.

24. Chauhan, D.S.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1997). Vegetative propagation response of three leguminous taxa of Garhwal Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry, 19:377-380.

25. Negi, A.K.; Bhatt, B.P.; Todaria, N.P. and Saklani, A. (1997). The effects of colonialism on forests and the local people in the Garhwal Himalaya, India. Mountain Research and Development, 17(2): 159-168.

26. Bhatt, B.P.; Kumar, M. and Todaria, N.P. (1997). Studies on allelopathic effects of Terminalia spp. of Garhwal Himalaya. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 11(1): 71-84.

27. Bhatt, B.P.; Chauhan, D.S. and Todaria, N.P. (1998). Growth performance and biomass yield of some leguminous taxa in Garhwal Himalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry, 21: 171-173.

28. Uniyal, A.K.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1999). Provenance characteristics and pretreatment effects on seed germination of Grewia oppositifolia Roxb.: A promising agroforestry tree-crop of Garhwal Himalaya, India. International Tree Crops Journal, 10:103-113.

29. Negi, A.K.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (1999). Local population impacts on the forests of Garhwal Himalaya, India. The Environmentalist, 19(4): 293-303.

30. Bhatt, B.P. and Chauhan, D.S. (2000). Studies on allelopathic effects of Oak (Quercus) spp. of Garhwal Himalaya. Allelopathy Journal, 7(2): 265-272.

31. Chauhan, D.S.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. 2000. Rooting response of Desmodium elegans as influenced by auxins, rooting medium, kind and source of cuttings. J. TropicalForest Science, 12(4): 733-746.

32. Bhatt, B.P.; Tomar, J.M.S. and Mishra, L.K. (2001). Allelopathic effects of weeds on germination and growth of legumes and cereal crops of North Eastern Himalayas. Allelopathy Journal, 8 (2): 225-232.

33. Saklani K.P.; Chauhan, Shashi; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (2001). Effect of seed source and temperature on seed germination of Quercus floribunda Lindley ex Rehder in Garhwal Himalaya. J. Plant Biology, 28 (3): 307-310.

34. Bhatt, B.P. and Tomar, J.M.S. (2002). Firewood characteristics of some mountain tree species of NEH Region. Biomass and Bioenergy, 23(4): 257-260.

35. Chauhan, Shashi; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (2002). Germination behaviour of Terminalia species as influenced by temperature, light and seed maturity in Garhwal Himalaya. J. Plant Biol., 29(2): 203-208.

36. Uniyal, A.K.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (2002). Provenance variation in seed characteristics of Grewia oppositifolia Roxb. – A promising agroforestry tree-crop of Central Himalaya, India. Indian J. Forestry, 25(2): 209-214.

37. Uniyal, A.K.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (2002). Effects of provenances, moisture stress and storage on seed germination of Grewia oppositifolia:- A promising agroforestry tree of Garhwal Himalaya, India. Range Management & Agroforestry, 21(2): 23-30.

38. Singha, L.B.; Bhatt, B.P. and Khan, M.L. (2003). Flowering of Bambusa cacharensis Mazumder in the southern part of North-east India: a case study. J. Bamboo and Rattan, 2(1): 57-63.

39. Bhatt, B.P. and Mishra, L.K. (2003). Production potential and cost- benefit analysis of agri-horticultural agroforestry systems in northeast India. J. Sustainable Agriculture, 22(2): 99-108.

40. Bhatt, B.P.; Singha, L.B.; Singh, K. and Sachan, M.S. (2003). Commercial edible bamboo species and their market potentiality in three Indian tribal states of the North Eastern Himalayan region. J. Bamboo and Rattan, 2(2): 111-133.

41. Bhatt, B.P.; Singha, L.B.; Singh, K. and Sachan, M.S. (2003). Some commercial edible bamboo species of North East India: Production, indigenous uses, cost-benefit and management strategies. Bamboo Science and Culture J., 17(1): 4-20.

42. Uniyal, A.K.; Bhatt, B.P. and Todaria, N.P. (2003). Effect of provenance variation on seed and seedling characteristics of Grewia oppositifolia Roxb.: a promising agroforestry tree-crop of Central Himalaya. Plant Genetic Resources Newsletter (IPGRI), Rome, Italy, No. 136, pp. 47-53.

43. Bhatt, B.P.; Tomar, J.M.S. and Bujarbaruah, K.M. (2004). Characteristics of some Indian mountain firewood trees and shrubs in the North Eastern Himalayan region. Renewable Energy, 29: 1401-1405.

44. Bhatt, B.P. and Sachan, M.S. (2004). Firewood consumption pattern of different tribal communities in northeast India. Energy Policy, 32(1): 1-6.

45. Bhatt, B.P. and Sachan, M.S. (2004). Firewood consumption along an altitudinal gradient in mountain villages of India. Biomass and Bioenergy, 27(1): 69-75.