A survey on the occurrence of epiphytes on rubber trees of different age groups was made at Regional Experiment Station, RRII, Rubber Board, Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri in the northern part of West Bengal as they could be indicarors of atmospheric pollution and agroclimatic changes. The epiphytic growth was more frequent on older trees and it increased with age of trees. This could be because the old bark (with rough surface) provide good hold for the development and growth of epiphytes.
Age of plants, Biodiversity, Climate, Epiphytes, Growth index, Rubber tree
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