Investigation and identification of mango diseases in Hainan Province.
Lin MingGuang, Liu FuXiu, Li WeiDong, Li JiYong, Xu Wei
Author Affiliation: Hainan Entry & Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Haikou, Hainan 570311, China.
Guangxi Agricultural Sciences 40 : 1440-1442
Abstract : The present experiment has been undertaken to investigate and identify various diseases in mango crops in main mango producing areas of Hainan Province, including Danzhou, Baisha, Changjiang, Dongfang, Ledong, and Sanya, from April, 2004 to May, 2006. According to the identification criteria of diseases and the pathogenesis, forty-two kinds of mango diseases were found in Hainan, out of which, 32 were fungal, 5 were bacterial disease, 3 were nematodes, and 2 were parasitic plants. The major severe diseases on mango crop included powdery mildew, gummosis, branch rot, stem-end rot, bacterial fruit rot, soft rot, gray mold, sooty mold, seedling blight, and fruit rot. The present investigation provides an important data for construction of control measures for mango diseases and ensures the sustainable and healthy mango crop production in Hainan Province.