First Report of Diplodia mutila on Blue Pine (Pinus wallichiana) in Kashmir Valley, India
Shubana Bhat
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
M. A. Beig
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
G. H. Dar
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
Seemi lohani Purshottam Singh
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
Farahanaz Rasool *
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
Parveez Ahmad Sheikh
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
Waseem Ali Dar Ahmed Dar
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
Hilal Ahmad Bhat
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
Sushil Kumar
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Blue pine (Pinus wallichiana) is prone to a number of diseases amongst which needle blight caused by Diplodia mutilaposes a serious threat to its regeneration in Kashmir valley. The disease initiated in the month of March as minute chlorotic spots on current year needles.
Keywords: Pinus wallichiana, disease, Kashmir valley, chlorotic spots