Research Article | Published: 01 December 2011

Albinowildlings in Dysoxylum Malabaricum Bedd.,a critically endangered tree species ofWestern Ghats

Rajesh Panduranga Gunaga and R. Vasudeva

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 18 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 337-340 | 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-7H49ES | Cite this article

Abstract

Albinism is one of the important natural events that has been reported in several crops as well as in forest tree species. Albinism is lack of synthesis of chlorophyll pigments in cotyledons or leaves or any green parts of the plant body. This could be one of the examples for lethal mutation, where entire albino plant or their part would die after few days of seed germination. Here, we report albinism in wildings of Dysoxylum malabaricum, a critically endangered and economically important species of Western Ghats.

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Gunaga, R.P. and Vasudeva, R., 2011. Albinowildlings in Dysoxylum Malabaricum Bedd.,a critically endangered tree species ofWestern Ghats. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 18(4), pp.337-340. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-7H49ES

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