Fruiting Phenology of a Scrub Forest in Thiruporur, Eastern Ghats, India

Aruna, R.; Balasubramanian, P.

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Fruiting Phenology of a Scrub Forest in Thiruporur, Eastern Ghats, India

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This paper describes the fruiting phenology of 110 individuals of woody species belonging to 22 taxa (21 species, 1 variety) belonging to 15 families including 2 species of figs in a scrub forest, Thiruporur, Eastern Ghats. Fruiting peak was observed during July 2009 with 11 species in fruiting, a dip was observed during March 2009 where only 2 species were in fruiting. Season wise fruiting peak was observed during South-west and North-east Monsoon while the dip was during summer.

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International Letters of Natural Sciences (Volume 44)

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25-30

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https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILNS.44.25

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R. Aruna and P. Balasubramanian, "Fruiting Phenology of a Scrub Forest in Thiruporur, Eastern Ghats, India", International Letters of Natural Sciences, Vol. 44, pp. 25-30, 2015

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July 2015

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R. Aruna, P. Balasubramanian

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Eastern Ghats, Fruiting Phenology, India, Scrub Forest

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