Table 1.
Assessment of bayberry decline disease by incidence and disease index on leaves and single fruit weight.
| The Disease Assessment at Study Sites | SY a | CX | DH | LX | QT | XJ | LH | TT | TS | WC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-year-old trees | incidence and severity | percent of deciduous leaf (%) | 42.3 | 25.6 | 39.6 | 41.7 | 35.4 | 16.3 | 35.8 | 37.8 | 36.0 | 33.6 |
| disease index | 30.2 | 12.5 | 28.5 | 29.6 | 23.3 | 23.9 | 22.7 | 25.7 | 22.9 | 22.5 | ||
| incidence and severity | percent fruit weight (%) | 40.3 | 22.6 | 36.6 | 40.7 | 32.4 | 14.0 | 33.8 | 34.8 | 31.0 | 31.6 | |
| disease index | 29.6 | 15.9 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 20.7 | 23.3 | 22.1 | 26.1 | 21.3 | 22.9 | ||
| 20-year-old trees | incidence and severity | percent of deciduous leaf (%) | 51.7 | 36.0 | 48.0 | 51.1 | 43.8 | 26.4 | 46.2 | 47.2 | 42.4 | 43.0 |
| disease index | 45.2 | 27.5 | 43.5 | 43.6 | 36.3 | 18.5 | 35.7 | 41.7 | 36.9 | 35.5 | ||
| incidence and severity | percent fruit weight (%) | 52.3 | 35.6 | 48.6 | 52.7 | 46.4 | 27.0 | 45.8 | 45.8 | 43.0 | 43.6 | |
| disease index | 37.6 | 18.9 | 34.9 | 36.9 | 28.7 | 11.3 | 30.1 | 34.1 | 27.3 | 25.9 | ||
| 30-year-old trees | incidence and severity | percent of deciduous leaf (%) | 59.5 | 43.6 | 55.6 | 56.7 | 52.4 | 35.0 | 52.8 | 54.8 | 50.0 | 48.6 |
| disease index | 55.2 | 37.5 | 52.5 | 52.6 | 47.3 | 27.9 | 48.7 | 53.7 | 42.9 | 47.5 | ||
| incidence and severity | percent fruit weight (%) | 65.3 | 45.6 | 61.6 | 64.7 | 55.4 | 37.0 | 55.8 | 61.5 | 56.0 | 54.6 | |
| disease index | 43.6 | 25.9 | 40.9 | 43.0 | 34.7 | 17.3 | 33.1 | 41.1 | 35.3 | 34.9 | ||
a The abbreviations for county names of the study site: SY for Shangyu, CX for Cixi, DH for Dinghai, LX for Lanxi, QT for Qingtian, XJ for Xianju, LH for Linhai, TT for Tiantai, TS for Taishun, and WC for Wencheng.