Current situation regarding floral and vegetative malformation of mango.
Terao D., Oliveira S. M. A. de, Tavares S. C. C. de H.
Author Affiliation: Pesquisadora da Embrapa Semi-Árido, CP 23, 56302-970, Petrolina-PE, Brazil.
Documentos da Embrapa Semi-Árido : 26 pp.
Abstract : Notes are given on floral and vegetative malformation of mango (Mangifera indica) in Brazil. Symptoms are described. Notes are given on the causal agents Eriophyes mangiferae and Fusarium subglutinans [Gibberella fujikuroi var. subglutinans] and F. oxysporum. Ecology, epidemiology and the physiology of parasitism are discussed. Control methods are outlined.