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Minor Courses
Courses from Silviculture and Agroforestry or
08
Forest Biology and Tree Improveemnt
Supporting Courses
FOR 511*
I
General Statistical Methods and Computer Applications
2+1
Any other course relavent to MSc research problem
03
Common Courses
Library and Information Services
1+0
Technical Writing and Communications Skills
1+0
Intellectual Property and its management in Agriculture
1+0
Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques
1+0
Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and
1+0
Rural Development Programmes
FPU 591*
I/ II Master’s Seminar
1+0
ii)
Thesis Research
FPU 599
Master’s Research
0+30
*Compulsory Core Courses

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Restructured and Revised Syllabi of Post-graduate Programmes
Vol. 1
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Course Contents
M.Sc. (Forestry) in Forest Products and Utilization
I. Course Title
: Non Wood Forest Products Management
II. Course Code
: FPU 501
III. Credit Hours
: 2+1
IV. Aim of the course
To make students to understand and learn about the different non wood Forest
Products and their scientific extraction, processing and disposal.
V. Theory
UNIT I
Classification of non wood forest products like gums and resins, katha, dyes, tannins,
oils, raw drugs, bamboos, canes and other products.
UNIT II
Technologies for extraction of gums, resins, katha, dyes, tannins, oils, raw drugs
and other products.
UNIT III
Utilization of various non wood forest products and their scientific management for
processing, value addition, marketing and disposal.
UNIT IV
Quality assessment of important products and their methods for storage. Important
industries based on non wood forest products and their management.
VI. Practical
• Extraction of resins, gums, katha, dyes, tannins, oils raw drugs, bamboos, canes
and other products;
• Value addition techniques for these products;
• Visit to non wood forest products based industries.