Dimapur, Nov. 12 -- Nagaland's foothill regions offer promising conditions for Sandalwood cultivation due to their favourable moisture levels and fertile soil, according to scientists from the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE).

A team of researchers from the ICFRE-Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bengaluru, the ICFRE-Institute of Forest Biodiversity (IFB) and the ICFRE-Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat, visited several locations in Nagaland on November 10 to assess the growth of Sandalwood and Red Sanders.

The team examined the development of heartwood in mature trees and evaluated the suitability of the state's soil and climatic conditions for cultivating the two species.

The Nagalan...