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Table I

Average incidence, severity and number of leaf spots, and related crown damage index on Eucalyptus grandis and E. cloeziana at Copperbelt Forestry Company Kalibu and Kafubu plantations, Copperbelt Province, Zambiaa.

Average No. of spots/leaf on

Crown damage
Plot No. Incidence (%)b Severityc indexd Top Middle Bottom
Kalibu (E. grandis)
1 30.0 11.2 30.8 6.3 10.5 15.3
2 100.0 4.0 4.4 0.7 4.7 20.2
3 27.0 19.0 19.3 19.5 30.3 23.4
4 79.0 5.0 6.2 10.3 26.0 19.3
5 40.0 15.3 33.4 37.0 51.3 49.0
Mean 55.2 10.9 18.8 14.8 24.6 25.4
Kafubu (E. cloeziana)
1 49.3 15.3 46.3 41.3 34.8 36.5
2 100.0 3.5 3.0 1.3 9.0 13.3
3 100.0 22.7 62.0 53.5 51.8 67.5
4 94.7 16.0 29.1 30.3 35.7 40.3
5 41.0 35.3 115.9 76.8 90.2 131.7
Mean 77.0 18.7 51.3 40.6 44.3 57.9
a

Copperbelt Forestry Company, Kitwe, Zambia, 2009 (unpublished report).

b

Damage incidence of leaf spots calculated as percentage tree crown damaged by the disease.

c

Severity of leaf spots on the tree crown determined on a 1 to 6 scoring scale where 1 = a tree with leaves damaged at 3%, class 2 = 6%, class 3 = 12%, class 4 = 25%, class 5 = 50% and class 6 = 75% leaf spot infection

d

Crown Damage Index being the sum of products of damage incidence and severity leaf spots.