Open AccessExploration of the host plants of Dendrophthoe falcata on the Banaras Hindu University main campus
Author(s) -
Arvind Singh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
anusandhan vigyan shodh patrika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2350-0123
pISSN - 2322-0708
DOI - 10.22445/avsp.v5i01.9989
Subject(s) - mangifera , host (biology) , hinduism , biology , botany , myrtaceae , horticulture , ecology , religious studies , philosophy
An observational study was conducted to explore the host plants of Dendrophthoe falcata in the Banaras Hindu University main campus, Varanasi, India. A total of 12 host plant species were recorded belonging to 12 genera and 9 families. Of the total reported host plants, one-third were member of family Myrtaceae. Mangifera indica was the most preferred host of Dendrophthoe falcata on the Banaras Hindu University main campus.