Improving the management of two critical pome fruit diseases

Author: Timothy J. Smith

Published: 2014

Summary: This projects objectives were: 1. We will continue to test fire blight control materials in the orchard, on both apple and pear, to assess efficacy and aid registration of effective fire blight control alternatives. 2. We will further study the relationship of temperatures to fire blight infection risk.

Keywords:

• Apple
• Fire blight
• Orchard replant disease
• Pome fruit diseases
• Pear