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Occurrence of New Diseases of Casuarina equisetifolia in India


     

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Diseases of Casurina equisetifolia in nurseries and trial plantations in southern states of India are reported. Rhizoctonia solani causing seedling blight, stem canker and ischolar_main rot (nurseries) and branch canker and foliage infection caused by Phomopsis casuarinae, pink disease caused by Corticium salmonicolor (trial plantation) are new record from India. Application of Vitavax (0.05% a.i.) in nurseries effectively controlled the diseases caused by R. solani.
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Diseases of Casurina equisetifolia in nurseries and trial plantations in southern states of India are reported. Rhizoctonia solani causing seedling blight, stem canker and ischolar_main rot (nurseries) and branch canker and foliage infection caused by Phomopsis casuarinae, pink disease caused by Corticium salmonicolor (trial plantation) are new record from India. Application of Vitavax (0.05% a.i.) in nurseries effectively controlled the diseases caused by R. solani.