Common Diseases of Selected Forest Trees

Tree species Fungus name Disease nature
CONIFERS    
Cedrus deodar 1. Fomes annosus
2. Peniophoraluna
1. Butt rot disease
2. Butt & trunk rot

Abies pindrow (fir)

Picea smithiana (spruce)

1. Armillareamellea
2. Fomes fomentarius, F. robustus, F. pini
3. Peridermi cemthomsoni, P. picerae
4. Ceropsorapicerae
1. Root rot disease
2. Heart rot disease
3. Needle rust
Pinus longifolia (chir) 1. Cronartium himalaynese
2. Fomes pini, F. pinicola, Ganoderma applanatum
 
Pinus wallichiana 1. Fomes pini (Trametes pini) 1. Heart rot
BROADLEAVES    
Acacia catechu 1. Ganoderma lucidum
2. Fomes badius
1. Root rot
2. Heart rot
Dalbergia sissoo 1. Fusarium solani
2. Ganoderma lucidum
3. Uredo sissoo
1. Wilt disease
2. Root rot disease
3. Leaf & twig rust
Shorea robusta 1. Polyporous shorea
2. Hymenochaete rubiginosa, Fomes caryophulli, Fomes fastuosus
1. Root rot
2. Heart rot
Tectona grandis 1. Pseudomonas solanacearum
2. Peniphorarhizom orphosulphurea
3. Corticium salmonicolour
1. Wilt disease
2. Root rot disease
3. Pink disease
Santanum album (Sandal) 1. Spike disease  
Eucalyptus hybrid 1. Corticium salmonicolour
2. Ganoderma lucidum
1. Pink disease
2. Spike disease
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