icfre.gov.in Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education Bangalore : Instrumentation Training

Name Of the Institute : Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education (icfre.gov.in)
Location Of The Training Institute : Bangalore
Training Offered : Instrumentation Training

Website : iwst.icfre.gov.in/training/programmes.html

The Training Programme :
This Institute has a well-developed infrastructure of laboratories equipped with different equipment, library and computer center, wood seasoning and preservation plants, workshops, nurseries and experimental field stations for conducting wood science and forestry research as well as training. The Institute has conducted eight training programmes of one week each for IFS officers on wide ranging topics like Intellectual Property Rights in Forestry Issues, Mangrove Conservation and Management, Advances in Wood Science and Technology and biotechnology for Forest Conservation in addition to imparting training to the officials of Naval Dockyard etc. These short term courses are tailor made for meeting the exclusive requirements of specific groups or organizations.

COURSE DETAILS :
1. Instrumentation techniques for phytochemical analysis :
Instrumental analysis with different chromatographic tools like GC, analytical HPLC and preparative HPLC, spectroscopic analytical methods like UV and FTIR.

2. Field Identification of important timbers :
Method of identification (physical properties and internal structural features); Field Identification of 25 commercial timbers.

3. Classification and Grading of Timbers :
Testing and classification of timbers for different end uses; defects in wood their measurement and evaluation; grading of logs and sawn timber.

4. Wood Protection :
Importance of seasoning; equilibrium moisture content: moisture content values and tolerances for end products; influence of climatic zones on moisture content; movement, seasoning schedules, seasoning kilns (solar, steam, vacuum press drying, dehumidification drying etc.); other seasoning methods. Fundamentals of wood preservation and need for wood preservation; preservative and their properties; traditional and emerging wood preservative; analysis of preservatives in wood; operation of preservation plants; problems by fungal invaders and management; identification and control of powder post beetles; termites and their management, prevention and control of wood deteriorating fungi, susceptibility of timber to pest attack and enhancement of durability.

5. Sandal-wood :
Seed handling, nursery and plantation technology Components of nursery, propagation techniques, composting, concept of root trainers based seedling production, seed technology, supplementary nutrition, bio-fertilizers, pest management in nursery and quality assessment of seedlings. (Includes one day field tour and 1/2 day field visit to KSDL)

Facilities :
The Institute has well equipped laboratories, wood processing machineries, timber seasoning and preservation plant, nursery for raising seedlings and mist chamber for clonal propagation, Xylarium, insect museum, library and computer center etc. It also has nurseries and experimental field stations for conducting wood science and forestry research as well as training. A Scientists’ Hostel and a Guest House within the campus can accommodate the trainees well.

Faculty :
The Institute has qualified and trained scientists with national and international exposure. Apart from the scientists of the Institute, renowned experts from other reputed institutions/universities are also engaged as resource persons/guest faculty.

Registration :
The application/nomination letter should be sent in the prescribed format to the respective contact persons, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore 560 003 at least 15 days before the commencement of the respective course. The requisite course fee can be paid through Demand Draft drawn in favour of “The Director, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore” payable at Bangalore.
Participants are advised to commence their journey for the training only after receiving confirmation about the course. If adequate response for a particular course is not received, the same is liable to be cancelled. In that case, the course fee will be refunded to the concerned.

Contact Us :
Institute Of Wood Science & Technology
Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education
18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore – 560 003