1Department of Forest Products and Utilization, College of Forestry
2College of Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396450Gujarat, India
3ICAR – Krish Vigyan Kendra, UASD, Sirsi581401Karnataka, India
*Email for correspondence: hanumantha1975@gmail.com
Online Published on 20 December, 2022.
In the present study, reproductive phenology of 15 individuals of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album) was carried out at the campus of Forest Training Institute, Gungaragatti, Dharwad, Karnataka. Results showed that there was tree to tree variation for time of flowering and fruiting in Indian sandalwood. Marked individuals showed two peak flowerings in a year viz first peak during Jun-Aug and second during Dec-Jan. Among 15 individuals, one tree showed peak flowering in Sept and Nov. Fruiting phenology showed that all individuals fruited during Aug to May except during Jun to Jul. Peak fruiting period for seed collection was between Apr to May and Oct to Nov.
Flowering synchrony, Reproductive phenology, Sandalwood, Tree variation
