Exploration of plant galls in campus flora

Plant Galls are external expression of mysterious interaction between two biological entities namely, the insects and the plants. It is abnormal, uncontrolled, largely independent growth of the host tissues which arise under the influence of an external stimulus. The growth of the host tissues by means of hyperplasy, hypertrophy and hypoplasy. Guru Nanak College is a semi arid dry Scrub Jungle harbours a few curious morphologically diversified plant galls on different plant species with specific plant organs. The present study deals with the enumeration of plant galls in the campus of Guru Nanak College with special reference to morphological, anatomical and biochemical compounds. In our preliminary survey we have find out the Eight different plant galls namely, Ficus bengalensis, Lannea coromandelica, Madhuca longifolia, Mimusops elengi, Morinda pubescens, Pongamia pinnata, Syzygium cumini and Tectona grandis. This paper proves that the new report of plant galls in the campus of Guru Nanak College for the first time.