Topics:
1. Needle morphological variation within and among population of Pinus merkusii in Banda Aceh
By Rajendra K.C.
2. Variability of Age, Size and Quality traits of Pinus merkusii in Banda Aceh.
By Yunita Ibrahim
A) Collecting General Information
Soil condition, type,
Topography,
Elevation
Site Specific information regarding topography such as Slope (type, percentage), aspects, elevation, exposition, other locality factors etc.
Metereological information such as temperature, rainfall, distribution of rainfall, light condition, wind speed and direction, radiation, seismic data (if possible) etc.
Other vegetation: such as associated trees, horizontal and vertical competition with other species.
If possible, the wild life and birds found (?)
The human influence.
B) Sampling
For the population, we should take six sites, each site at the distance of 20-30 kilometers. If this is not possible, then take the sites in different exposition such as slope aspects such as North, South or East-West in one area, e.g. a watershed or a mountain.
Fifty trees at a site should be taken. The selection of first tree should be random, and then proceed at around to take 50 closest trees above 10 cm diameter. (exhaustive sampling). Make sure that collection of needles is feasible (height of trees) from most trees when selecting sites.
Trees selected should be matured and should have potentially already started flowering (minimum diameter 10 cm).
Six sites X 50 trees=300 trees above 10 cm dbh.
C) Twig collection:
We should collect the 4 twigs from each tree. And these twigs should be in 90° direction to each other. That means the crown circle should be estimated at first and then at all four expositions (i.e. North, South, East, West) should be taken and fully developed twigs should be cut. That twigs should not be shadowed. It should be accessible and also from light illuminating part of the tree.
i.e. 300 trees X 4 twigs= 1200 twigs.
Then these twigs should be numbered tree wise and taken into dwellings and measured the lengths at night. 5 needles (not the fascicle) from each twig should be taken and measured correctly.
The shapes of needles (selected 5) should be also considered. The researcher should take relative scale from 1 to 5 and provided scale. Scale 1 is for the straightest and 5 is the most curved one.
The length of twigs should be measured. For this the lengths should be measured from the apical bud (terminal bud) to the lowest part of twigs until where there is live (green) needles are available.
Take the sketch map of the site and the plot showing each tree. (This could be done by using Silva Compass and tape, or by GPS or also we could draw just the sketch of the site.
While taking the measurement and methods, the uniformity and unbiasness is the most important things to consider.
D) Materials collection and bringing for stomata density calculation and possibly DNA extraction (only for M.Sc. thesis):
For each tree, we need to take terminal buds with eight needles (Fascicles with 2 needles?) in Silica Gel. From each tree one robust twig should be taken for it.
To secure air tighting, we need to put around 10 grams of Silica in a plastic bag. And by clipping the above mentioned terminal buds and needles by cutting with sharp knife, we should put it into Silica Gel and make the bag closed. We should put the name of site and tree number in each bag for clear distinction afterward during analysis. (Do we need official letter or permission to bring these samples here?
We need to bring around 3 kg of Silica Gels and 350 pieces of plastic bags (50 as extra) and few gloves to handle it. (I have to collect it from institute in third week of October).
For another reasons, we need to take all four twigs of each tree (maximum ten) as per above mentioned specimens in Silica Gel. (I request the professor to answer me about these 10 numbers of tree, for all four twigs, are from each site or from whole site?). That means do we need 50 or 10 trees for whole study in this particular case? Only 10 trees in total!
If there is the possibility to collect the same quality and age cones from all trees, it would be great ideas to bring single from all tree.
E. For Quality assessment of Pinus merkusii:
We need to take
Diameter
Height
Shape of stem or stem forms (Straight to Curve)
Relative scaling from 1 to 5 independently by Yunita and me, and later on combined.
Damages seen in stem, bole, crown, etc.
F. Resin tapping:
To calculate the resin production by each tree, we need to make the incision in bark. The incision should not be very deep, it requires only up to the depth of sapwood (5 mm) from where resin used to come out.
The size of blaze would be 10 cm long X 5 cm wide. And the blaze in the bole should be made towards the lower parts and south aspects (changeable with solar directions or radiation!) so that maximum resin could be tapped.
The tapped tree should be photographed minutely. And, the produced resin should be collected and weighed in the uniform interval or lets say 2-5 days. These days should be same in all sites for comparison purposes. All the tree should be tapped and evaluated, if it isnot possible, then the maximum possible number should be tapped. If weighing is not possible, then the relative scale for production (1 to 5) is to be used. Uniformity should be maintained as the highest possible options.
The damages from pests and diseases should be noticed.
G. Materials required
Silica Gel 3.5 kg
Plastic bags 350 pieces
Sharp Knife 1
Field Tape 1 and Diameter tape
Silva Compass
Suunto meter for height measurement
Measuring Scale
Maps
H. Foreseeable limitation
Availability of sites and accessibility of it.
Find out the separate population (10-20 km distant in between).
Duration
Instruments availability.
Legal or other restricting for import of leaf samples.
Provision for wounding tree for resin tapping
(Your suggestions, comments for the improvement of the research regarding methology and any other things are highly expected and requested)
Thursday, 25 October 2007
My Project Work at Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Wednesday, 24 October 2007
Our Small World at Goettingen
Our small world at Goettingen has celebrated Dashain 2064 at Goettingen at the premise of Baburam Rijal. The overall coordinator for the Dashain programme was Lok Nath Paudel who coordinated effectively hence the programme was grand success. Thanks to all those who contributed their maximum to make the festival successful.
K.C.'s Family at Dashain 2064
We celebrated Dashain at Goettingen, Germany amid of few Nepalese friends, but we missed our family and relative alot. It has already been two long years since we jointly celebrated our Dashain at Butwal. Parents, brothers, sisters, Cousing, brother in Law, father/mother in law and all our relatives' blessing couldnot be observed this year too. But, I am sure they cannot forget us, and we will never forget them and our responisibilities to my family, relatives and nation.
Tuesday, 23 October 2007
Monday, 22 October 2007
Sunday, 21 October 2007
K.C. Family sends best wishes ! "Happy Vijaya Dashami"
We K.C. family would like to extend our best wishes to all of our relatives, nepalese friends and well wishers of Nepal.
May Goddess Bhavani fulfill all the dreams and desires seen by you.
Always your foot be on the right place and may all the steps taken by you bring you on the apex of success.
Friday, 19 October 2007
Guest's turn- Kenya Trip
Before I start posting any stuff in this blog, I would like to acknowledge an excellent and creative efforts by Rajendraji assembling and bringing the information of the Goettingen Nepalese Society. A big thanks and congratulations to him.
Well, I simply wanted to share few glimpses from my Africa trip. During my 7 day business trip to Kenya, I got one day off, which I ultimately used for visiting Nairobi National Park.
Nairobi National Park is 117 km² but is only a few km from the centre of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. The park is unique in being a protected game reserve within the boundaries of a major city. Lions, cheetahs and rhinos can be spotted in the park. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded in the park. Being not so far from the city, it is visited by several tourists and visitors.
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Goettengeli Nepali Samaj wishes for peace and prosperity
Goettengeli Nepalese Samaj wishes for peace, progress and prosperity of all nepalese and nepalese wellwisher on the happy occasion of Vijaya dashami 2064.Goettengeli Nepalese Samaj is going to organise great gathering cum tika sharing programme on 20 and 21 of October in Goettingen. All the members of Goettingen Nepalese would participate on the programme. They shares all the sorrows and joys with each other and try to forget all the pain of leaving their family and relatives in Nepal. During the festival people used to be very sentimental and homesick, hence this kind of gathering makes forgetting all the pains and homesickness. GöNeS, formed the 20 members team to organise grand party on the occasion. Mr. Lok Nath Poudel is coordinating the team, and Archana Gauli, Ajaya Kunwar, Babu Ram Rijal, Rajendra K.C., Roshan Devkota, Jeetendra Mahat, Santosh Ojha are assisting the coordinator. All Nepalese residing in Germany are heartly welcome to participate in it.
Sujata's Son in Law got job illegally
सुजाताका ज्वाइलाई गैरकानुनी जागिर रामप्रसाद दाहाल/नया पत्रिका2007-10-17,Wednesday,काठमाडौं,
29 असोज प्रधानमन्त्रीपुत्री सुजाता कोइरालाले बंगलादेशी ज्वाइ“ रुवेल चौधरीलाई गैरकानुनीरूपले जागिर दिएकी छिन् । रुवेल पर्यटक भिसामा नेपाल आएका हुन् । पर्यटकको रूपमा नेपाल आएकाहरूले काम गर्न नपाउने प्रावधान छ । तर, प्रधानमन्त्रीकी छोरी सुजाताका लागि भने सो कानुन अमान्य भएको छ । बंगलादेशी नागरिक रुवेलले दुइ महिनाअघि सुष्मा कोइराला मेमोरियल ट्रस्टमा जागिर पाएका हुन् । 'सुजाताले ज्वाइ“लाई जागिर खुवाउन कानुनविपरीत ट्रस्टबाटै निर्ण्र्ाागराएकी छिन्,' ट्रस्टका एक पदाधिकारीले भने, 'उनको यो स्वेच्छाचारी निर्ण्र्ााो सरकारी छानविन हुनुपर्छ ।' अध्यागमन विभागका महानिर्देशक नवीन घिमिरे त्यस्ता विदेशीले गैरकानुनीरूपमा काम गरेको पाइए पक्राउ गरी बयान लिने बताए । उनले पर्यटन भिसामा नेपाल आएर काम गरेको आरोपमा ५० हजार रुपैया“सम्म जरिवाना गराउने कानुनी व्यवस्था रहेको पनि बताए । तर, शक्तिको सामु सरकार निरीहजस्तै देखिएको छ । रुवेलले नेपालमा जागिर पाएकोमा समाज कल्याण परिषद् पनि आर्श्चर्यमा छ । परिषद्का निर्देशक राजु जोशीका अनुसार रुवेललाई जागिर दिन ट्रस्टले अनुमति लिएको छैन । 'हामीले त्यस्तो अनुमति नै दिन मिल्दैन,' जोशी भन्छन् । नेपाल र दाता मुलुकको सरकारबीच तथा विदेशी गैसस र समाज कल्याण परिषद्बीच हुने सम्झौतामा उल्लेखितबाहेक कुनै विदेशीले नेपालको गैरसरकारी संस्थामा काम गर्न पाउदैन । 'सुष्मा ट्रस्टमा काम गर्ने गरी जर्मनी संस्था इन्टरप्लास्टले नेपालको समाज कल्याण परिषद्स“ग सम्झौता गरेको छ, जर्मनबाहेक अरूले त्यहा काम गर्न मिल्दैन,' जोशीले नया पत्रिकासग भने । ट्रस्टसूत्रका अनुसार, सुजाताको निवास मन्डिखाटारमै बस्ने रुवेललाई मासिक ५० हजार रुपैया तलब र गाडी दिइएको छ । उनलाई 'सिनियर कन्सल्टेन्ट' भनिएको छ, कामचाहि कार्यकारी निर्देशककै दिइएको छ । तत्कालीन कार्यकारी निर्देशक कुसुमराज श्रेष्ठले ट्रस्ट छाडेपछि भदौदेखि रुवेललाई ल्याइएको हो । रुवेललाई सुजाता आफैंले हस्ताक्षर गरेर नियुक्तिपत्र दिएकी छिन् । कार्यालयमा रर्ेकर्डसमेत नराखिएको नियुक्तिपत्रमा स्वयंसेवी भनी अर्थ्याउन मिल्ने शब्दावली प्रयोग गरिएको ट्रस्टसूत्रले नया“ पत्रिकालाई जानकारी गराएको छ । रुवेल आफ्नी सुत्केरी पत्नी मेलिनी जोस्टका साथ ट्रस्टको कार्यालय आउ“छन् । 'दिनहुजसो श्रीमती र बच्चा लिएर आउ“छन्,' ट्रस्टका एक कर्मचारी भन्छन्, 'हाम्रो सर -रुवेल) लाई अफिस पनि ससुरालीजस्तो छ ।' नया पत्रिकाले धेरै प्रयास गर्दा पनि नियुक्तिबारे रुवेलले कुराकानी गर्न चाहेनन् । ट्रस्टकी प्रोग्राम म्यानेजर रञ्जु पाण्डेले चाहि“ रुवेलले 'स्वयंसेवी'का रूपमा काम गरिरहेको बताइन् । उनले रुवेलको नियुक्तिबारे समाचार नबनाउन नया“ पत्रिकालाई दबाब पनि दिइन् । 'तपार्इं -नया“ पत्रिका) लाई यो कुरो कसले भन्यो, जसको बारेमा लेख्ने हो ऊस“ग अनुमति नलिई जे पायो त्यही लेख्न पाइन्छ -' पाण्डेले धम्कीको स्वरमा भनिन्, 'अनुमति नलिई नलेख्नु होला, नत्र...।'
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29 असोज प्रधानमन्त्रीपुत्री सुजाता कोइरालाले बंगलादेशी ज्वाइ“ रुवेल चौधरीलाई गैरकानुनीरूपले जागिर दिएकी छिन् । रुवेल पर्यटक भिसामा नेपाल आएका हुन् । पर्यटकको रूपमा नेपाल आएकाहरूले काम गर्न नपाउने प्रावधान छ । तर, प्रधानमन्त्रीकी छोरी सुजाताका लागि भने सो कानुन अमान्य भएको छ । बंगलादेशी नागरिक रुवेलले दुइ महिनाअघि सुष्मा कोइराला मेमोरियल ट्रस्टमा जागिर पाएका हुन् । 'सुजाताले ज्वाइ“लाई जागिर खुवाउन कानुनविपरीत ट्रस्टबाटै निर्ण्र्ाागराएकी छिन्,' ट्रस्टका एक पदाधिकारीले भने, 'उनको यो स्वेच्छाचारी निर्ण्र्ााो सरकारी छानविन हुनुपर्छ ।' अध्यागमन विभागका महानिर्देशक नवीन घिमिरे त्यस्ता विदेशीले गैरकानुनीरूपमा काम गरेको पाइए पक्राउ गरी बयान लिने बताए । उनले पर्यटन भिसामा नेपाल आएर काम गरेको आरोपमा ५० हजार रुपैया“सम्म जरिवाना गराउने कानुनी व्यवस्था रहेको पनि बताए । तर, शक्तिको सामु सरकार निरीहजस्तै देखिएको छ । रुवेलले नेपालमा जागिर पाएकोमा समाज कल्याण परिषद् पनि आर्श्चर्यमा छ । परिषद्का निर्देशक राजु जोशीका अनुसार रुवेललाई जागिर दिन ट्रस्टले अनुमति लिएको छैन । 'हामीले त्यस्तो अनुमति नै दिन मिल्दैन,' जोशी भन्छन् । नेपाल र दाता मुलुकको सरकारबीच तथा विदेशी गैसस र समाज कल्याण परिषद्बीच हुने सम्झौतामा उल्लेखितबाहेक कुनै विदेशीले नेपालको गैरसरकारी संस्थामा काम गर्न पाउदैन । 'सुष्मा ट्रस्टमा काम गर्ने गरी जर्मनी संस्था इन्टरप्लास्टले नेपालको समाज कल्याण परिषद्स“ग सम्झौता गरेको छ, जर्मनबाहेक अरूले त्यहा काम गर्न मिल्दैन,' जोशीले नया पत्रिकासग भने । ट्रस्टसूत्रका अनुसार, सुजाताको निवास मन्डिखाटारमै बस्ने रुवेललाई मासिक ५० हजार रुपैया तलब र गाडी दिइएको छ । उनलाई 'सिनियर कन्सल्टेन्ट' भनिएको छ, कामचाहि कार्यकारी निर्देशककै दिइएको छ । तत्कालीन कार्यकारी निर्देशक कुसुमराज श्रेष्ठले ट्रस्ट छाडेपछि भदौदेखि रुवेललाई ल्याइएको हो । रुवेललाई सुजाता आफैंले हस्ताक्षर गरेर नियुक्तिपत्र दिएकी छिन् । कार्यालयमा रर्ेकर्डसमेत नराखिएको नियुक्तिपत्रमा स्वयंसेवी भनी अर्थ्याउन मिल्ने शब्दावली प्रयोग गरिएको ट्रस्टसूत्रले नया“ पत्रिकालाई जानकारी गराएको छ । रुवेल आफ्नी सुत्केरी पत्नी मेलिनी जोस्टका साथ ट्रस्टको कार्यालय आउ“छन् । 'दिनहुजसो श्रीमती र बच्चा लिएर आउ“छन्,' ट्रस्टका एक कर्मचारी भन्छन्, 'हाम्रो सर -रुवेल) लाई अफिस पनि ससुरालीजस्तो छ ।' नया पत्रिकाले धेरै प्रयास गर्दा पनि नियुक्तिबारे रुवेलले कुराकानी गर्न चाहेनन् । ट्रस्टकी प्रोग्राम म्यानेजर रञ्जु पाण्डेले चाहि“ रुवेलले 'स्वयंसेवी'का रूपमा काम गरिरहेको बताइन् । उनले रुवेलको नियुक्तिबारे समाचार नबनाउन नया“ पत्रिकालाई दबाब पनि दिइन् । 'तपार्इं -नया“ पत्रिका) लाई यो कुरो कसले भन्यो, जसको बारेमा लेख्ने हो ऊस“ग अनुमति नलिई जे पायो त्यही लेख्न पाइन्छ -' पाण्डेले धम्कीको स्वरमा भनिन्, 'अनुमति नलिई नलेख्नु होला, नत्र...।'
Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Ajaya left for Nepal
Our valuable member of Goettengeli Nepalese Samaj, Mr. Ajaya Pandey left for Nepal today. After successful completion of his Master Degree in Tropical and International Forestry, he is returning back to Nepal. He left Goettingen at 11:17 am today in ICE for Frankfurt, from there he will catch up Plane (Indian Airlines) to Delhi and from Delhi he will take Jet Airlines to reach Kathmandu. Tomorrow around 1 pm he will be in the soil of Nepal. He will be very happy meeting his family there. On the occasion of Greatest festival Dashain, he will reach there and celebrate the festival together. That is the great moment even to remember !He was very popular among all Nepalese and international friend here in Goettingen. All the friends remember him as the honest, harworking, friendly, cooperative, flexible and inspiring fellows who always use to be ready to share all the sorrows and joys with friends. As open minded, open hearted friends, he will be remembered by his friends.
At this moment, we are missing very jolly and encouraging friends from our society, but we wish all the success in his footstep and hope to see him soon here in Goettingen as the PhD fellow. Lets' join to extend our heartiest wishes for his better and prosperous career.
Friday, 12 October 2007
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Few scenes from TropenTAG
Tropen Tag started today at Witzenhausen. The Tropen tag has been started from today. Professor Klein and the president of Kassel university took lead to inaugurate the conference. More than 700 scientists are participating from more than 70 countries. Around 2o Nepalese researchers are participating in the seminar. They are from Bonn, Hohenheim, Giessen, Gottingen, Hannover, Witzenhausen and also some have arrived there from Nepal too. Nilhari, Rajendra, Laxmi, Krishna, Gopal, Roshan, Baburam, Loknath, Jeetendra and other Nepalese have been seen in the last two photos.
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Monday, 8 October 2007
Tropentag starts
Tropen tag for 2007 has started with preconference training today however the official inauguration would be held at Burger Haus in Witzenhausen, tomorrow at 13:00 (09th of October)
More than 600 participants from more than 60 different countries are participating in the conference. It is one of the biggest conference in the Europe about the Tropical Forestry and Agriculture.
The conference has been jointly organised by Goettingen University, Kassel University and University of Hohenheim in rotation basis. It is the must conference for those who want to shape their career in Tropical and Subtropical's green house sector.
Lots of Poster, and papers are going to be presented there.
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Sunday, 7 October 2007
Saturday, 6 October 2007
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