Distribution of a devastating fungal pathogen in mangrove forests of southern Iran

An epidemic of canker and dieback was found on Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierth and Rhizophora mucronata Lam. in the mangrove forests located in three different regions (the Qeshm Island, Sirik Port and Khamir Port) of Hormozgan province, on the southern coast of Iran, Persian Gulf. For A. marina, the highest mean of disease incidence was estimated in the Sirik Port (60.6%), followed by the Qeshm Island (50.4%) and Khamir Port (45.2%). Based on...