Maksam Tayeng

PASIGHAT, Aug 6: The gradual depletion of jackfruit trees in the Siang belt due to possible dieback disease which causes the canopy to droop has confounded the locals prompting them to inform the administration for taking remedial actions.
Raising concern over the continuous depletion, one Tangiat Taggu, a senior citizen from Jarkong village has appealed to the Department of Horticulture and researchers to find out the exact cause so that further destruction can be checked.
“This is happening again in the Siang belt after 1990 and the density of trees have fallen significantly right from Sika Bamin in Sille Oyan Circle to Tuting and from Namsing Circle to Singga,” he observed, adding that if the disease remains unchecked, it will be a similar case like Esong (a cane species) which was once found in the mountains of the belt, but perished forever. 
Meanwhile, as per available reports from the late 1990s, a similar decline syndrome was noticed in the jackfruit orchards in Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines in South East Asia. The main affected parts are the trunks and the canopy, ultimately causing the tree to perish. 
In Siang’s case, gradual wiping out of the jackfruit trees has resulted in significant financial losses for the farmers.

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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