Effect of Entomological and pathological agents on the vegetative propagation, growth and yield of Natural and Nursery population of Hippophae salicifolia D.Don.
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2017-07
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College of Forestry, Ranichauri, V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry
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An investigative study was conducted for one year to investigate the effect of entomological
and pathological agents on the vegetative propagation, growth and yield of Natural and
Nursery population of Hippophae salicifolia D.Don. Invasive pests that gained entry into this
cold arid region of India have cost catastrophic damage on commercial agriculture,
horticulture crops and forest trees. Out of three fungal pathogens isolated i.e. C1 (isolated
from cambium), R1 (Isolated from primary root) and R2 (isolated from secondary root), R2
seems to the fast growing species followed by R1 and C1. Only C1 produced honey dew like
droplets on the surface of hyphal mass and showed slight alteration of colour from brilliant
white to slightly yellowish white. Though the damage and effects of these fungal species on
the vegetative propagation of Hippophae cuttings of four month experiment period could not
be quantified because of the complexity of the diseases. Only about 4.51% of the 288 cuttings
survived as healthy five month old seedlings. The variation of rooting media (8 substrates) or
the rooting hormone concentrations (3 ppm concentrations) did not influence any advantage
for the Hippophae cuttings for healthy and infection free growth. Mountain areas of
Yamunothri regions are characterized by inaccessibility, fragility, marginality, diversity,
niches and adaptation mechanisms. Insects like Aphids, Psyllid Bug, Heartwood Borer,
Altica beetle, Plant Hopper, Phytophagus Caterpillar and Ground Beetle where recorded in
association with the Hippophae salicifolia in Yamunotri region and Forest Nursery,
Ranichauri, either causing considerable damage to the growth or yield or simply associated
ecologically as a part of complex web of nature. Predatory mite was also recorded feeding on
aphid and plant hopper nymphs. Damage by Aphids and Plant hoppers was observed to be
very high due to change in moisture balance of the conduction tissue. With increasing
temperature and decreasing rainfall in Yamunotri region, the pest population would only
increase.
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