Indian Journal of Ecology
Web of Science
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 50
  • Issue: 4

Studies on Natural Regeneration of Dollar Earning Parasite (Santalum album Linn.) in Himachal Pradesh

  • Author:
  • Sachin Verma*, Aditi Sharma, Vimal Chauhan1
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • Page Number: 939 to 945

1Department of Silviculture and Agroforestry, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan-173 230, India

Department of Biodiversity and Climate Change, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun-248 006, India

*E-mail: sachinsilvi@gmail.com

Online Published on 26 September, 2023.

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted in two different sites viz., Jawalaji (Kangra) and Dholra (Bilaspur) during 2020-2022. Seeds of Santalum album L. are dormant due to the presence of hard seed coat which results in poor natural regeneration and slow growth rate. The Santalum album L. was found to be the dominant tree species in selected sites and co-dominated species were Dalbergia sissoo, Acacia catechu or Lannea coromendelica. The dominant shrub species were Lantana camara and Carrisa carandus. Cymbopogon martini and Chrysopogon montanus were dominant herbaceous vegetation of Jawalaji (Kangra) and Dholra (Bilaspur) site. The maximum successful regeneration (8.50%) was recorded at Dholra (Bilaspur) site.

Keywords

Regeneration, Sandalwood, Dominant, Parasite