Following reports of widespread defoliation in sal (Shorea robusta) forests in Dailekh district, the Forest Research and Training Centre (FRTC), under the Ministry of Forests and Environment, has ...

Ranchi, Nov. 21: The state forest department claims to have, finally, cracked the code for artificial regeneration of sal (Shorea robusta), an indigenous plant species known to compliment biodiversity ...

Sal (Shorea robusta) is a key species in the laterite soil of Jungle Mahal, particularly in the four Jungle Mahal districts — Jhargram, West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, other traditional trees ...

Chemical composition: Water = 10.8%. Protein = 8%. Carbohydrate = 62.7%. Oil = 14.8%. Fibre = 1.4%. Ash = 2.3%. The presence of a tannin-like substance - phlobaphene - is reported to cause indigestion ...