INVESTIGATION OF POWDERY MILDEW DISEASE IN VARIOUS OAK (QUERCUS) TREES; A CASE STUDY FROM ISTANBUL/TURKEY

İbrahim İlker ÖZYİĞİT

Oak tree, with its different varieties, grows in almost all regions of Turkey. It is one of the wood materials valued for its timber. This noble tree is affected by powdery mildew (PM) disease, especially at its young ages. PM is a fungal disease infecting wide range of plant species as well as oak trees. It is quite harmful to nurseries, groves and coppice forests, and it reduces the quality and quantity of by-products. In this study, PM disease, its formation and spread conditions were investigated in various oak species populated in six different districts of Istanbul. Field observations, d ...Более