A note on population dynamics and etiology of dieback of mango in Himachal Pradesh.
Sharma I. M.
Author Affiliation: Regional Horticultural Research Station Jachh (Nurpur), Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, 176?201, India.
New Agriculturist 2 : 229-230
Abstract : Of 219 isolates obtained from 225 diseased samples from mango orchards, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [Glomerella cingulata], Pestalotia mangiferae, Phoma sp., Sclerotium [Corticium] rolfsii, Rhizoctonia solani, Diplodia sp. and Fusarium solani were established as pathogenic. Mixed infections were common. B. theobromae was the most frequent isolate and appears to be the primary cause of dieback in this region, though other pathogens causing necroses may facilitate invasion by B. theobromae.