Seed Collection & Identification of Forest Trees of South Kashmir, (J&K): India

The trees and other plants in a large density wooded area are referred as forest. The present study is oriented towards collection and identification of seeds in forest areas of South Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir. The forests of district Anantnag, Kulgam ,Shopian and Pulwama has been scrutinized for the data collection. The forests possess great variety of trees. like Deodar or Himalayan cedar Kairo or Blue pine, Abies webbiana or the Himalayan silver fir, Celtis australis, Birch, Maple, Hazel, Wild Oak, Beech, Fir and Pine etc. The seeds of forests have been collected with great care and identified accurately using proper taxonomic techniques. Seeds of about 15 forest tress belonging to four families have been selected for study from the area. The keys developed for work are based on the seed morphology.