Abstract
The sooty blotch and flyspeck (SBFS) disease complex is the major target of fungicide sprays from shortly after petal fall until harvest. The fungi in this complex blemish the fruit cuticle. The result can be a loss of up to 94% of the crop’s market value, because blemished fruit are downgraded from freshmarket to cider grade and water loss is accelerated during storage of SBFS-infested apples.
Keywords: Plant Pathology
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Tatalovic, N. -., Gleason, M. L. & Batzer, J. C., (2009) “Evaluation of Weather Data as Inputs to a Disease Warning System for Control of Sooty Blotch and Flyspeck”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports 2008(1).
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