2019 Apple Disease Update: 3rd and 4th Cover
While the weather has been relatively dry for the region over the past week or so, high relative humidity …
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Apple Disease Update: 1st Cover
Due to the threat of Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot in the southeast, the first cover spray those …
Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall
The good news this week is that according to infection models, primary scab season is over for all locations …
Apple Disease Update: 1/2" Green / Tight Cluster
With the exception of ‘Rome Beauty’, many apple cultivars at MHCREC are beyond green tip. If you have not …
Apple Disease Update: Late Silver Tip + Green Tip
Silver tip and green tip should soon be observed in apple orchards throughout NC and green tissue may already …
Pre-Season Disease Clean-Up
Orchard clean up during the fall and winter months, can save some apple disease-associated headaches during the season. From …
EPA Captan Draft Risk Assessment-Open Comment Period!
As many apple growers in the region can attest, captan has been an essential fungicide for apple disease management …
Fire Blight Survey-Urgent Please Respond!
Dear Southeastern Apple Growers: A U.S. research team including plant pathologists, horticulturalists, and economists has been formed to address and …
Apple Alert: Marssonina Leaf Blotch Confirmed in Western NC
Last week, Marssonina leaf blotch, caused by the fungal pathogen Marssonina coronaria was confirmed in several ‘Rome Beauty’ trees …
Apple Disease Update: Glomerella End Game
Pre-harvest Glomerella Considerations With ‘Gala’ apple harvest soon approaching in Western NC, it’s a good time to review fungicide application …
Apple Disease Update: Week of July 1
Glomerella Leaf Spot Update While areas of Henderson and Polk County NC received nearly 40% of the average annual rainfall …
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 24
For this week’s Apple Disease Update, I’d like to share some very preliminary observations from this year’s Glomerella leaf …