Facilities

KFRI is home to a number of highly sophisticated experimental research facilities. These research laboratories are designed to serve staff scientists and research scholors, as well as researchers from universities, industry, foreign institutions, and other government laboratories. For more information about a facility, check this website or contact the facility using the contact information provided in facility pages. The available facilities are

Laboratories

Tissue-culture
Clonal Multiplication
Physiology Lab
Wildlife Biology
Soil Science
Molecular Biology Laboratory
Wood science & Technology Lab
Biochemistry lab
Forest Pathology Laboratory
Entomology Lab
Silviculture
GIS and RS

Collections & Interpretations

Arboretum
Bambusetum
Cane and Palmetum
Herbarium
Medicinal Plants
Orchidarium
Soil museum
Xylarium
Wildlife Museum
Teak Museum
Nature Trail
Thematic Displays
Butterfly Garden
KFRI - Insect Repository

Plant Propagation

Nurseries
Green House
Mist chamber
Seed Centre (KFSC)

Networks and Helpline

Tree Health Helpline
TeakNet
Bamboo Technical Support Group South Zone (BTSG - KFRI)
TreeWatch.net
Tree Mortality Network
Nodal Center for Biological Invasions (NCBI)
Centre for Citizen Science and Biodiversity Informatics (CCSBI)
Medicinal plants Help Centre

Monitoring Facilities

KFRI Long-Term Monitoring Programme (Permanent plots)
Weather Stations
Sub-centre Nilambur
Sub-centre Kuzhur
Field Research Centers
Centre for DNA barcoding and Timber Forensics

Centralised Facilities

Library
LAN
Central Instrumentation Unit
Training Facilities
Engineering Wing
Stores
Seminar and Conference Facilities
Field Work Support (vehicles)
Staff Accommodation
Guest House
Research Fellows' Hostel