Bipin Kumar Chaudhary gave a presentation on canopy architecture. He discussed that a canopy is the top layer of overlapping leaves and branches in a wooded area. It provides habitat for animals and influences plant and animal reproduction. A canopy helps prevent soil erosion and regulates temperature. Chaudhary described the different layers of a canopy - the overstory layer consists of emergent giant trees, the canopy layer is the primary habitat, the understory layer has dense growth below the canopy, and the forest floor receives no sunlight.

1. PRESENTATION ON:-
CANOPY ARCHITECTURE
Speaker:-
Bipin Kumar Chaudhary
Department of Plant Physiology
M.Sc.(Ag.) Previous 2nd Semester

2. INTRODUCTION
 The top layer of a plant or wooded ecosystem consisting of
overlapping leaves and branches of trees, shrubs, or both.
 Canopy is a habitat for many kind of animals.
 All species of the plants and animals are evolve to adapt with
the environment.
 Canopy is important to the soil and its component.

3. FUNCTIONS OF CANOPY
 Influence the sexual reproduction of trees.
 Provide unique habitat for wildlife and other biota.
 Affect temperature and primary production of aquatic habitat by
shading.
 Prevent extreme soil erosion by decrease the impact of rainfall
which is the canopy raindrop take 5 to 10 minutes to reach forest
floor.

4. CANOPY LAYER COMPOSITION:-

5. OVERSTORY LAYER
 Also called emergent layer.
 Consists of giant emergent trees that tower above the
surrounding canopy.
 The air is much drier and moderately strong winds blow
through their branches.

6. CANOPY LAYER
 Found directly beneath the overstory layer (emergent layer).
 The primary life sustaining layer with an abundance of food
and forms a natural roof over the remaining two layers beneath.
 Absorbs ultra-violet rays from the sun protecting the plant
and animals species beneath the canopy layer from UV rays.
 A home to many species, including birds, butterflies,
monkeys, parrots, the slow moving sloth, tree frogs, etc.

7. UNDERSTORY LAYER
 Directly underneath the canopy layer and on top of the
forest floor.
 Growth here is very dense.
 This layer is a dark, sometimes almost impenetrable
natural habitat like vines, shrub and broadleaf trees.

8. FOREST FLOOR
 The Forest Floor is the ground layer.
 No sunlight reaches the Forest Floor so it is very dark.
 Quality of the soil is extremely poor and very few plants are
found growing in this area.
 Examples of the plants are mosses, ferns and some low growth
plants and vine roots.
 It is rich in microorganisms and this environment makes quick
work of decomposition making a natural compost that is exceeding
rich in nutrients.

9. Thank You