‘Bodhi tree still in good health’

Patna | Tuesday | 14th November, 2017

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Moreover, the photosynthesis process too is hampered on account of inadequate darkness around the tree. The administration of micronutrients and biostimulants would not revive the leaves that got dried, but it will stop the process of drying up. Services of Harsh were requisitioned following an alarm caused by unseasonal drying up of the leaves.According to sources, Harsh got the micronutrients and biostimulants administered to prevent drying up of more leaves. GAYA: A retired professor of plant sciences at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, NSK Harsh on Tuesday examined the Bodhi tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment and said the tree's general health was in good condition and there was no cause for worry.The plant scientists, who, before his retirement in 2016, monitored the health of the tree twice a year for about a decade, rushed to Bodh Gaya at the request of the temple shrine management committee. "The atmospheric temperature was higher than normal for this part of the year..