![]() The morphological characteristics, chlorophyll and carotenoid content, total phenol content and protein content were analyzed before and 40 days after treatments. WBDL-infected trees were foliar sprayed with zinc sulfate and Bordeaux mixture. The study was conducted in completely randomized design in autumn 2017 with three replications, so that each WBDL-infected tree was considered as an experimental replicate. In the current study, the role of zinc sulfate and Bordeaux mixture in controlling WBDL was assessed. ![]() Despite about 30 years of progress this disease, the necessity to combat WBDL is still of interest. Furthermore, infected trees undergo significant changes in phenol compounds and enzymes related, protein pattern, and chlorophyll as well as carotenoid contents. The disease can result in shortened internodes and small leaves in the infected trees, then gradually leading to dry trees out within five to eight years. However, over the last two decades, witch's broom disease of Lime (WBDL), caused by Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia, has devastated Mexican lime orchards in south of Iran. Mexican lime growing in Hormozgan province is an awesome example of industrial horticultural crops production in Iran.
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