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Shisham Mortality in Hoshiarpur, Punjab: Causes and Remedy


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1 Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand, India
2 Punjab Forest Department, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
     

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Dalbergia sissoo (Shisham) is an important tree species for production of quality timber. The genetic diversity of shisham is very low; which has perhaps resulted in increased infestation by diseases and insect-pest attack. The species is eclipsed with one of the most important disease called dieback wilt caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. dalbergiae. The biotic and abiotic factors help in the spreading of diseases in the plantation trials of shisham. In the plantation trial at Hoshiyarpur (Punjab) the dieback wilt causes the tremendous damage to standing trees of shisham. Mortality was found highest (7.65%) for the experimental trials of shisham that includes a total of 49 clones and rametes. The disease was spreading rapidly and affecting the other healthy plantation of the trials. The serious preventive management efforts and mitigation measures are required to protect the shisham trials.

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Agro-forestry, Diseases, Insect-pest and Genetic Diversity.
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M. S. Bhandari
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand
India

Rama Kant
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand
India

Nafeesh Ahmed
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand
India

Shivani Dobhal
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand
India

R. K. Luna
Punjab Forest Department, Hoshiarpur, Punjab
India

S. Nautiyal
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand
India

Vijay Kumar

Ashok Kumar
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand
India


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Authors

M. S. Bhandari
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand, India
Rama Kant
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand, India
Nafeesh Ahmed
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand, India
Shivani Dobhal
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand, India
R. K. Luna
Punjab Forest Department, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
S. Nautiyal
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand, India
Ashok Kumar
Division of Botany, FRI, Dehradun-248 006, Uttarakhand, India

Abstract


Dalbergia sissoo (Shisham) is an important tree species for production of quality timber. The genetic diversity of shisham is very low; which has perhaps resulted in increased infestation by diseases and insect-pest attack. The species is eclipsed with one of the most important disease called dieback wilt caused by Fusarium solani f. sp. dalbergiae. The biotic and abiotic factors help in the spreading of diseases in the plantation trials of shisham. In the plantation trial at Hoshiyarpur (Punjab) the dieback wilt causes the tremendous damage to standing trees of shisham. Mortality was found highest (7.65%) for the experimental trials of shisham that includes a total of 49 clones and rametes. The disease was spreading rapidly and affecting the other healthy plantation of the trials. The serious preventive management efforts and mitigation measures are required to protect the shisham trials.

Keywords


Agro-forestry, Diseases, Insect-pest and Genetic Diversity.

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