2025, Issue 12, Volume 17

NEW RECORDS OF WOOD ROTTING FUNGI IN PRUNED INDIAN SANDALWOOD (SANTALUM ALBUM LINN.) PLANTATIONS

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Sundararaj, R.*, Nandini, J., Nalini, U.R., Athulya, R. and Narasimhamurthy

Forest Protection Division, ICFRE-Institute of Wood Science and Technology, 18th Cross Malleswaram, Bengaluru, 560 003, India

Email: rsundariwst@gmail.com

Received-25.11.2025, Revised-10.12.2025, Accepted-26.12.2025

Abstract: This paper highlights new records of wood rotting fungi in pruned Indian sandalwood plantations.

Keywords: New records, Sandalwood, Fungi

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