Four Important Oak Diseases in Iran

MEHDI SADRAVI & NAJMEH MORADI Department of Plant Pathology, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran (Corresponding author: msadravi@yu.ac.ir) Received: 12.11.2016 Accepted: 10.06.2017 Sadravi M. & Moradi N. 2017. Four important oak trees diseases in Iran. Plant Pathology Science 6(2):14-23. Abstract: Zagros Mountains in the west of Iran and some areas in the north of Iran are covered by oak trees. Four important diseases of Iranian oak trees are charcoal rot, chestnut blight, sudden death and powdery mildew. The symptoms of these diseases and the characteristics of pathogens as well as their prevalence are described in this article. Some strategies for protecting the oak trees from these diseases are also proposed here.