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Damages of chestnut blight disease on the forests of Kastamonu and methods of fighting against it   
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Sabri ÜNAL Prof. Dr. Sabri ÜNAL
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
Chestnut tree (Castanea sativa Mill.) is one of the most important tree species in Turkey forests and it has a considerable value as an original and secondary products. Chestnut trees which are quite useful with their fruits, leaves, blossoms, barks and wood are decreasing quantitatively day by day because of the disease (Cryphonectria parasitica (Murr)Barr.) in Kastamonu province. In this province (Catalzeytin, Bozkurt, Inebolu and Cide towns), there are 1200 ha pure and 3700 ha mixed groups-chestnut forests. In these forests, chestnut trees being continued to dry up and the productivity of the trees have been decreased due to the blight. Ownership problems make the technical support in difficulty. In this study, damages of the blight in the chestnut forests in Kastamonu province are examined and fighting methods applied in the region are discussed.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Blight | Castanea sativa Mill. | Chestnut forests | Turkey
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Acta Horticulturae
Dergi ISSN 0567-7572
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2009
Cilt No 815
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 277 / 282
Doi Numarası 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.815.36