Insect infestation during sporadic flowering of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii in Meghalaya, India

Sasanka Sekhar Ghosh; Selim Mehmud

Advances in Bamboo Science (Nov 2024)

Insect infestation during sporadic flowering of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii in Meghalaya, India

Sasanka Sekhar Ghosh,
Selim Mehmud

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Sasanka Sekhar Ghosh: Department of Zoology, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam 781001, India
Selim Mehmud: Department of Botany, University of Science & Technology Meghalaya, Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya 793101, India; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9
p. 100119

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This study recorded occurrences of the sap sucking insects Antonina pretiosa and Planococcus citri on the inflorescence of Dendrocalamus hamiltonii during its sporadic flowering during the month of May and June, 2024 in Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya. The inflorescences where the insects occurred failed to form viable seeds.

Published in Advances in Bamboo Science

ISSN: 2773-1391 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Forestry
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/advances-in-bamboo-science

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