Studies on Pink Disease of Eucalyptus

Eucolyptus tereticornis and E grandis are extensivly planted throught India for industrial wood. In their indigenous home, these specie did not develop the natural resistance against the pink disease pathogen, Colicin olmammice In high rainfall areas in India the species have suffered from catastrophic damage due to this disease which occurs indigenously on many hosts in India, The epidemiology and symptoms of the diseas, pathogenicitY of the fungus have been studied. Field trials ShOWed that E. toelliana, E. diglupra, Bischfire jwauniica and Pterocymbium tinctorium among others showed ,good performance and resistant to pink disease to warraot further large scale field trials.