Afraa Haider* (1)
(1). Department of Plant Protraction, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Afra’ Mutee’ Haider, E-Mail: afraaafraa485@gmail.com ).
Received:28 / 03/ 2022 Accepted: 1 / 09/ 2022
Abstract:
Acacia trees are considered one of the important forest trees on the Syrian coast due to the role they play in stabilizing sandy soils and using them for afforestation of poor Marne limestone soils, in addition to their importance as ornamental plants, and their important environmental role is not absent, especially as they are evergreen. In recent years, symptoms of infection were observed in the form of spots on acacia (Acacia cyanophylla Lendley) leaves in the vicinity of Tishreen University in Lattakia. This research was carried out in both laboratory and field from March 2021 until February 2022 with the aim of determining the causative factor for these spots in preparation for studies that have an interest in studying acacia diseases and other forest trees. After laboratory examination and artificial infection to investigate the causative agent of these symptoms, it has been found that the infection caused by Alternaria spp. to be the first report of this fungus on acacia in the Syrian coast.
Key words: Acacia cyanophylla , Alternaria spp., The Syrian Coast, leaf spots.
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