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Insect Pests of Indian Sandalwood

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Establishment of extensive Sandalwood plantations has been progressively increasing recently. Many insects attack Sandalwood plantations as well as while it is being raised in large quantities as seedlings in nurseries. Although some insect species are observed in nearly all locations, many others are of only local significance. Relatively few insect species cause significant injury and are only a problem when the population exceeds damaging thresholds. This review attempts to consolidate information on the insect pest problems associated with Sandalwood, feasible management measures identified so far as well as the research gaps which needs addressing in future.

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  1. Silviculture and Forest Management Division, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bengaluru, India

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  2. Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, Dehradun, India

    Geeta Joshi

  3. Plant Biotechnology and Cytogenetics Division, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore, India

    Rekha R. Warrier

  4. Department of Crop Physiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, India

    N. Nataraja Karaba

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Jacob, J.P. (2022). Insect Pests of Indian Sandalwood. In: Arunkumar, A.N., Joshi, G., Warrier, R.R., Karaba, N.N. (eds) Indian Sandalwood. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6565-3_17

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