Claim · model-written summary
This is the first confirmed report of F. graminearum causing needle blight in C. deodara, expanding the known host range of the pathogen.
- Taxon
- C. deodara
Cedrus deodarae0 - Interactor
- F. graminearum
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Fusarium graminearume0pathogen - Outcome
- first confirmed report of F. graminearum causing needle blighte0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“This study represents the first confirmed report of F. graminearum causing needle blight in C. deodara”
Title
First report of Fusarium graminearum causing needle blight on Cedrus deodara in North Kashmir
S Jan; A Nabi; S Gani; et al. Plant Science Today 2026. doi:10.14719/pst.11669
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Observation Field surveys in District Kupwara, North Kashmir found a mean needle blight incidence of 51.41 % in 2023.
- Observation Mean needle blight incidence declined to 31.58 % in 2024 in the surveyed locations.
- Observation Affected plants showed straw-coloured lesions that enlarged progressively, leading to needle browning, premature needle drop and decline of seedlings.
- Observation Phylogenetic analyses confirmed the associated pathogen as Fusarium graminearum.
- Intervention effect Artificial inoculation reproduced the typical symptoms, fulfilling Koch postulates.
- Recommendation The authors stress the need for early detection and integrated disease management strategies.