Dissemination of Cryphonectria parasicita (Murr.) Barr fungus, and the possibilities of protection of a chestnut orchard in Romania

Authors

  • Gabriella Kovács Debreceni Egyetem Mezőgazdasági, Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar, Növényvédelmi Intézet, 4032 Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138.
  • Dominika Bodnár Debreceni Egyetem Mezőgazdasági, Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar, Növényvédelmi Intézet, 4032 Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138.
  • László Radócz Debreceni Egyetem Mezőgazdasági, Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar, Növényvédelmi Intézet, 4032 Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0196-3389

Keywords:

chestnut, Cryphonectria parasitica, chestnut blight, chestnut plantation, Dryocosmus kuriphilus

Abstract

The chestnut plantation, which have been regularly visited for more than three years, located at the outskirt of Salard village. It lies less than 30 kilometers from the Hungarian-Romanian border. On the family farm initially 2 hectares of chestnut were planted, which has now expanded to 4 hectares. However, some of the propagation materials from Italy have already been infected with chestnut blight. Thanks to early intervention, the amount of treatments required has decreased considerably. Also in this plantation the presence of chestnut gall-wasp (Dryocosmus kuriphilus Yasumatsu) was first detected in Romania by our group. By this time its spread has been managed to stop. This plantation exemplifies well how diseases and pests can spread easily through the absence of plant protection control.

Author Biography

  • Gabriella Kovács, Debreceni Egyetem Mezőgazdasági, Élelmiszertudományi és Környezetgazdálkodási Kar, Növényvédelmi Intézet, 4032 Debrecen, Böszörményi út 138.

    corresponding author
    kovacs.gabriella@agr.unideb.hu 

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2019-10-07

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Kovács, G., Bodnár, D., & Radócz, L. (2019). Dissemination of Cryphonectria parasicita (Murr.) Barr fungus, and the possibilities of protection of a chestnut orchard in Romania . GEORGIKON FOR AGRICULTURE, 23(1), 21-28. https://journal.uni-mate.hu/index.php/gfa/article/view/6322

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