2025, Vol. 8, Special Issue 2

author(s)
Deependra Kumar Paikra, Sarita Bodalkar and RK Prajapati

abstract
The current investigation on, “Evaluation of Lac Yield Uder Different Host Tree at Mahasamund District of Chhattisgarh” was laid out during 2023–2024 in the village Kurrubhata at Mahasamund District of Chhattisgarh. In the study area the sampling method used was simple random sampling, with four treatments T₁ (Ziziphus mauritiana), T₂ (Flemingia semialata), T₃ (Calliandra calothyrsus) and T₄ (Schleichera oleosa) with five replications. Five years old Z. mauritiana, Flemingia semialata, Calliandra calothyrsus and Schleichera oleosa trees were selected and three tertiary shoots or branches (2 months old) were taken for inoculation. For Aghani crop, brood lac stick (10 -15 cm) was inoculated on each tertiary shoot in the month of July, for Jethawi crop, brood lac sticks were inoculated in the month of January were monitored till the emergence of crawlers. After the emergence of crawlers, the observations on various biological and productivity linked parameters were recorded till the harvesting of the crop in the month of December. The Schleichera oleosa shows highest stick lac yield (56.84 Kg/plant), height of the host tree (14.26 m), DBH of the host tree (70.52 cm), weight of scraped lac per 30 (cm) stick lac (20.13 g/ 30 (cm) stick lac), Yield of lac per hectare was obtained (kg) (14927.88 kg/ha) in Jethawi season (Summer) and maximum length of stick lac was seen in Ziziphus mauritiana (76.09 cm/plan), maximum weight of 30 (cm) stick lac obtained from Schleichera oleosa (57.10 g/30 cm) in Aghani season (Winter). In Mahasamund district the best host tree species to be recommended Schleichera oleosa followed by Ziziphus mauritiana, Calliandra calothyrsus and Flemingia semialata for higher yield of lac production.