Assessment of major fungal and bacterial diseases on apple and pear trees in Duhok province, Kurdistan region, Iraq

Other Title(s)

تقدير أهم الأمراض الفطرية و البكتيرية على أشجار التفاح و الكمثرى في محافظة دهوك إقليم كوردستان العراق

Joint Authors

Hasan, Wazir A.
Sidu, Khadijah A.

Source

مجلة جامعة دهوك

Publisher

University of Duhok

Publication Date

2016-06-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

9

Main Subjects

Agriculture

English Abstract

During spring 2013 to autumn 2014 , systematic survey of diseased apple and pear was carried out in growing areas of Duhok province , Kurdistan Region - Iraq .

The major fungal and bacterial diseases observed were apple scab , bacterial canker and gummosis and fire blight.

Xanthomonas shot –hole was also participated these diseases on pear except scab .

Severe scab was found in Amedy and ranged between 60 % and 95 % with moderate to destructive infection particularly in Kani – masi , the oldest and largest zone to produce apple fruits in Duhok .

The bacterial canker and fire blight were also coincided scab in the serious damage of apple trees , since the first dispersed at arange of 45 – 55 % in Sumel , Mangesh , and Zakho , fire blighted apple trees increased to 80 % in Sumel .

Apple scab initiated at April and progressed during May – August , and become more severely at postharvest in October.

Bacterial cankerand fire blight activated during summer months of late June to August.

Xanthomonas shot – hole and bacterial canker on pear disseminated intensively in Sarsink and Zawa when infected 55 % of trees by each

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-797895

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