An overview of jujube (Zizyphus jujuba) diseases

Abstract

Jujube trees and yields are affected by various diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, phytoplasma and parasitic plants. Nearly 30 kinds of jujube diseases, such as rust, anthracnose, white rot, fruit rots, ascochyta spot, fruit shrink, dieback and witches’-broom, have been known so far. The purpose of this review is to compile the literature published about different aspects of the most threatening diseases occurring in jujube worldwide. Natural occurrence of diseases of minor importance is listed.

Keywords:

• checklist
• Chinese jujube
• pathogens