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Open Journal of Forestry 2013. Vol.3, No.1, 12-16 Published Online January 2013 in SciRes (/journal/ojf) /10.4236/ojf.2013.31003 Growth Characteristics, Biomass and Chlorophyll Fluorescence Variation of Garhwal Himalaya’s Fodder and Fuel Wood Tree Species at the Nursery Stage Azamal Husen Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Email: adroot92@yahoo.co.in Received November 12th th th , 2012; revised December 16 , 2012; accepted December 26 , 2012 Fodder and fuel wood deficiency in the Himalayan region is well recognized. Rural inhabitants are ex- ploiting these forest resources for their livelihood for generations which leads to severe deforestation. The aim of this study was to identify the fast growing fodder and fuel wood tree species of Garhwal Himala- yas at nursery stage with wider relevance and great potential for extensive afforestation programmes. Seed of Bauhinia purpurea L., Bauhinia retusa Roxb., Bauhinia variegate L., Celtis australis L., Ficus nemoralis Wall., Ficus roxburghii Wall., Grewia optiva Drummond, Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, Melia azedarach L., Ougeinia oojeinensis (Roxb.) Hochr., Quercus leucotrichophora A. Camus, Terminalia alata Heyne ex Roth. and Toona ciliate M. Roem. were collected from the superior trees and seed