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Common Name |
Canker |
Canker
D1 Corneyum Canker on Conifers |
Habitat |
Worldwide. | |
Damage Caused |
Common serious disease due to fungi and bacteria. Death of plant tissues, resulting in lesions. Occurs on woody plants and result in death of cambium tissue in inner bark. Lesions may heal. Death of cambium may may extend until whole branch dies. Bracket fungus, toadstools, slime may appear on the stems. | |
Control Methods |
Very difficult. Prune affected branches and treat wound with fungicide. |
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Plants Affected |
Ash bacterial canker Pseudonona swoastonai |
Information Collated by James M. Burton as part of H.N.D. Course at Pencoed Agricultural College.
Chemical Information Correct as of 06:06:97. Always read and follow the instructions when using fungicides.