Assessment of mango malformation in eight districts of Punjab (Pakistan).
Zafar Iqbal, Ahmad Saleem, Dasti A. A.
Author Affiliation: Plant Protection Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 6 : 620-623
Abstract : A study was conducted in Pakistan to assess the prevalence and severity of mango malformation during 2001. Forty locations were visited in 8 districts (Jhang, T.T. Singh, Vehari, Khanewal, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan) of Punjab Province to confirm the status and update the existing statistics for future planning and management. The disorder was found widely distributed with 100% prevalence. The maximum severity of 66.23% (average) was recorded in Jhang followed by 24.67 and 24.57% in Multan and Vehari, respectively. All the traditional cultivars (including Seedling mango, Sindhri, Anwar rataul, Dusehri, Malda, Chaunsa, Fajri, S.S.-I and Langra) were more or less affected. Cultivar susceptibility showed varying frequencies. The maximum severity (42.93%) was recorded in Seedling mango (ungrafted), followed by Sindhri and Anwar rataul, showing 36.24 and 31.02% infected panicles, respectively.