Lime

1) Cultivated area in Iran

Citrus: 267600 acre

Lime: 41800 acre

2) Cultivated area in Hormozgan province

Citrus: 38500 acre

Lime: 19100 acre

3) Production Gross Income

Citrus: 756000000 RLS

Lime: 411000000 RLS

Witches broom disease of lime

A) Global

1986 ---- Oman

1989 ---- EAU

B) Iran

1997 ---- Nikshahr

1998 ---- Minab (Hormozgan)

2000 ---- Roudan (Hormozgan)

2006 ---- Minab, Roudan, Bandar abbas, Hadji Abad.

Number of Infected Trees in past years

1998 ---- 51

1999 ---- 71

2000 ---- 867

2001 ----2438

2002 ---- 5210

2003 ---- 13658

2004 ---- 56824

2005 ---- 117222

2006 ---- Has been estimated160000

 Losses:

a) Past & present:

To compensate farmer's losses for eradication ---- 1923200 RLS

Tracing costs ---- 1570 Million RLS

Production & Income drawdown ---- 45572/1 Million RLS

Dried Trees ---- 227860/5 Million RLS

Buying and substituting infected trees ---- 3906/2 Million RLS

Total costs ---- 277338/8 Million RLS

b) Future: irreparable

Due to losses caused by WBDL during 1997-2006, and increased disease propagation, with out any preventive research program, during the next decade (maximum) the obtained income will be reached to zero and this means that the rural economy will be faced by danger.

Recalling for Fresh ideas (Announcement for new Ideas)

To Compile and execute the research program for controlling WBDL

Proposed subjects:

- Management

- Inhibit & control

- Diagnosis

- Ecology of Infected Area

- Biological control

- Resistant cultivars

Forwarding Deadline:  December 6, 2006