Current Science

S. Tangjang ¹, M. Sudhakara Reddy ², T. S. Suryanarayanan ³, Tapi Taka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills 791 112, IN
2 Department of Biotechnology, Thapar University, Patiala 147 004, IN
3 Vivekananda Institute of Tropical Mycology, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith, Chennai 600 004,, IN

Abstract

Arunachal Pradesh, the largest of the northeastern states of India, with its many forest types¹ and large forest cover (80.43%)² supports a rich biodiversity of plants and animals. It is considered as one of the 200 biologically valuable ecoregions of the world³. However, the phytopathogenic fungal diversity of this eastern Himalayan state has not been explored to any extent. Here we report the occurrence of the culm rust fungus on a bamboo species from Ziro valley of Arunachal Pradesh.

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