Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, ICFRE, Dehradun, an autonomous body under the Environment Ministry has given its approval for the release of 20 high-yielding varieties of plant species developed by three forest research institutes.<br/><br/>The three institutes under ICFRE that developed the varieties are Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding in Coimbatore and Tropical Forest Research Institute in Jabalpur.<br/><br/>FRI in Dehradun has worked for more than a decade on ten<br/>improved varieties of 'Melia dubia' and three clones of Eucalyptus tereticornis, the timber which is in high demand in the industry.<br/><br/>ICFRE established as an autonomous organisation under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, carries out the holistic research on forestry species. <br/><br/>The nine Institutes under ICFRE are actively engaged in improvement of plantation tree species to improve yield, quality and productivity to meet the demand for domestic consumption by industries.