Role of the mango bud mite, Aceria mangiferae (Sayed) in mango malformation.
Labuschagne T. I., Joubert M. H., Steyn A.
Author Affiliation: Instituut vir Tropiese en Subtropiese Gewasse, Privaatsak X11208, Nelspruit, South Africa.
Inligtingsbullwtin - Instituut vir Tropiese en Subtropiese Gewasse : 19-24
Abstract : The extent to which malformed and healthy terminal buds and inflorescences of mango were infested with the eriophyid Aceria mangiferae was compared in South Africa. The fungus Fusarium subglutinans [Gibberella fujikuroi var. subglutinans] was isolated from plant sections and mites, and in turn used as an inoculate. The results confirmed G. fujikuroi var. subglutinans as the causal agent of mango malformation. Although it was shown that A. mangiferae can serve as a vector for the fungus, it was not proved that the presence of the mite increased the incidence of malformation.