ORIGINAL ARTICLE
New record of powdery mildew on Acacia mangium Willd. in India
| 1 | Forest Protection Division, The Rain Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education)
Jorhat, Assam, India – 785001 |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Rajib Kumar Borah
Forest Protection Division, The Rain Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education) Jorhat, Assam, India – 785001
Forest Protection Division, The Rain Forest Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education) Jorhat, Assam, India – 785001
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2012;52(1):64–66
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ABSTRACT
Acacia mangium
Willd. is one of the major tree species used in plantation forestry programs throughout Asia and the Pacific.
The tree legume is prone to various seedling and foliage diseases found in nurseries and while in nurseries. This paper reports the incidence of powdery mildew caused by
Oidium
sp
.
on seedlings of
A. mangium
, maintained in root trainers and nursery seed beds of the
Rain Forest Research Institute situated in Jorhat, Assam (India). This is the first report of powdery mildew on
A. mangium
from India.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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