Suresh Babu , the initial response of trees regeneration on soils exposed to burning has been found good , but at later stages ,such regeneration responses fail to sustain. This is the reason , slash abd burn method , popularly called as shifting cultivation has failed miserably and regeration cycle also has come down to two-three years in recent past. Besides these, this practice is the major driving force to loss of precious biodiversity in such areas , northeastern region of India is one such glaring example.