Preliminary Research on Forest Diseases of Tibet

1993

S. 187

Unselbständiges Werk

200077384

The general situation of forests and forest diseases in Tibet is presented. Based on the author's field work in Tibetan forests and the identification of forest diseases, specimens were collected; 2 species of parasitic plants and 26 species of fungal pathogens were recorded. Among them, 13 species were not reported in "Fungi of Tibet". The author analyses the situation and characteristics of forest diseases in Tibet and presents an exploratory sugestion that an "Ecological Research Station for Forest Diseases" should be established in Tibet. The objective would be to establish a healthy "forest ecosystem" involving human participation to create harmony between humans and nature.