Tropical Plant Research
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2024, VOLUME 11 ISSUE 2Pages: 40-45
Dendrophthoe falcata (L.f.) Ettingsh on different host recorded from Kurdeg, Simdega District in Jharkhand, India
Umme Ammara* and Smrity Prabha
*Department of Botany, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Abstract:
A hemiparasite known as Dendrophthoe falcata is frequently observed in mango trees along with other tropical timber-yielding trees. This hemiparasite severely impacts the fruit and timber yield of such plants. As per recent reports, can now grow as a host on several other varieties of trees. The focus of the current study was the exploration of this hemi-parasitic plant and its host in and around the Kurdeg Simdega forest through a survey, which was conducted from February 2022 to December 2023. There were only 20 screened trees (belonging to 13 different families, including Anacardiaceae, Sapotaceae, Moraceae, Rhamnaceae, Verbenaceae, Bombacaceae, Lamiaceae, Dipterocarpeceae, Fabaceae, Meliaceae, and Combretaceae) that had hemiparasites associated with them. In this region, infestations were more frequent on fruit-producing trees like Buchnania lanzan and Mangifera indica as compared to alternative host trees like Albizia lebbeck, Bombax ceiba, Ficus religiosa, Senna siamea, Melia azedarach, Vitex negundo, Shorea robusta Roth., Tectona grandis, Acacia auriculiformis, Ailanthus exelsa, and Cassia fistula. As such, there is a need to protect the forest flora from such infestation. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no record submitted about this hemiparasitic plant and its host in the Simdega district till date. As such, this investigation may help to protect forest flora from economic loses.
A hemiparasite known as Dendrophthoe falcata is frequently observed in mango trees along with other tropical timber-yielding trees. This hemiparasite severely impacts the fruit and timber yield of such plants. As per recent reports, can now grow as a host on several other varieties of trees. The focus of the current study was the exploration of this hemi-parasitic plant and its host in and around the Kurdeg Simdega forest through a survey, which was conducted from February 2022 to December 2023. There were only 20 screened trees (belonging to 13 different families, including Anacardiaceae, Sapotaceae, Moraceae, Rhamnaceae, Verbenaceae, Bombacaceae, Lamiaceae, Dipterocarpeceae, Fabaceae, Meliaceae, and Combretaceae) that had hemiparasites associated with them. In this region, infestations were more frequent on fruit-producing trees like Buchnania lanzan and Mangifera indica as compared to alternative host trees like Albizia lebbeck, Bombax ceiba, Ficus religiosa, Senna siamea, Melia azedarach, Vitex negundo, Shorea robusta Roth., Tectona grandis, Acacia auriculiformis, Ailanthus exelsa, and Cassia fistula. As such, there is a need to protect the forest flora from such infestation. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no record submitted about this hemiparasitic plant and its host in the Simdega district till date. As such, this investigation may help to protect forest flora from economic loses.
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