Dalbergia sissoo
Identity
- Preferred Scientific Name
- Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC.
- Other Scientific Names
- Amerimnon sissoo (Roxb. ex DC.) Kuntze
- International Common Names
- EnglishBombay blackwoodHimalaya raintreeIndia teakwoodIndian dalbergiaIndian rosewoodSishamsissoo
- Spanishsisu
- Frencharbre de Shishamebénier jauneébénier juanepalissandre d'Asie
- Local Common Names
- Australiapenny-leaf
- Bangladeshshishu
- GermanyOstindisches RosenholzPalisanderholzbaum, Sissoo-Rosenholzbaum, Sissoo-
- Indiaagarubiridierrasissnerra-sissugeltegettehikukarakarrakattarimukko-gettenakkarnukkukattaipadimishewashisamshishashishamshisham-bageshishushiskusihonsimsapasinsapasinsupasisamsissaisissi-uttisissoosissusissuasissu-karratahlitalitenachyettle
- Indonesiasonowaseso
- Pakistanshishashishamsihonsissosissutahli
- Thailanddu-khaekpradu-khaek
- EPPO code
- DAGSI (Dalbergia sissoo)
- Trade name
- shisham
- Trade name
- sissoo
Pictures
Mature plantation
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Young plantation
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Variation in stem form
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Seedlings
Planting stock in the nursery.
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Branch bearing pods
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Fuelwood plantation
Fuelwood stacked in irrigated plantation in Pakistan.
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Young trees on farmland
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Powder-post beetle
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Distribution
Prevention and Control
Control
Cultural control and sanitary measures
D. sissoo cannot withstand fire. Even light fire kills the foliage and severe fires may kill trees outright, thus fire could be considered as a suitable means of control. Foliage is also highly palatable, and seedlings and young trees also sensitive to browsing damage by domestic livestock and free-ranging herbivores, making grazing another possible means of control.
Physical/mechanical control
There are no records of specific mechanical control methods, though it is assumed that cutting alone will be ineffective due to the vigorous coppicing and ability to reproduce from severed roots via suckering.
Biological control
There are no records of attempts at selecting potential biocontrol agents having been made. However, noting the large number of specific pests from the native range, it may appear that they are many potentially suitable candidates should such an evaluation commence.
Chemical Control
Due to the variable regulations around (de-)registration of pesticides, we are for the moment not including any specific chemical control recommendations. For further information, we recommend you visit the following resources:
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EU pesticides database (http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/eu-pesticides-database/)
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PAN pesticide database (www.pesticideinfo.org)
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Your national pesticide guide
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History
Published online: 4 October 2022
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