A severe root and butt rot disease in Acacia mangium plantations caused by Ganoderma lucidum was recorded from different parts of the Kerala State. The disease affected 2 to 5-year-old plantations raised in clear-felled Eucalyptus tereticornis poorly stocked stands in high rainfall areas and caused up to 16 percent tree mortality within a span of one year.
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Mohanan, C. and Rajeshkumar, K.C., 2008. Ganoderma root and butt rot of Acacia mangium plantations in Kerala, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 31(3), pp.375-378. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2008-I691J7
Manuscript Published on 01 September 2008
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