apple scab Archives - Australian Apple and Pear IPDM

Topic: apple scab

published - 28 January 2020
By Alison Mathews (DPIRD WA)

Apple Scab in WA and fungicide resistance

Andrew Taylor of DPIRD spoke about apple scab and fungicide resistance at the recent Apple and Pear IPDM field day in Manjimup, Western Australia. Andrew, in collaboration with Curtin University, recently completed a project that collected scab samples from a number of orchards in various apple growing areas around the …
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apple scab, fungicide resistance, WA

Diseases, Resources

published - 14 May 2019

Scab (Black Spot) Management

Scab can be an issue in apple and pear orchards.
In the following two videos David Williams (Principal Research Scientist at Agriculture Victoria) discusses ground cover management and early season management techniques to minimise and control Scab.
Scab ground cover management:

Early season Scab management:

Reviewed by Kevin Dodds, NSW DPI.

apple scab, black spot, ground cover management, pear scab, scab

Diseases

published - 20 March 2019
By Emily Crawford (Agriculture Victoria) and Kevin Dodds (NSW DPI)

Post harvest Scab control

Sweeping and mulching leaves, and the application of foliar Nitrogen, hastens leaf decomposition and reduces the number of Scab spores that survive into the following season (Photo: Crendon Machinery)
Autumn is the time when Black spot (apple and pear scab) spores prepare to over-winter and become a source of infection in …
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apple scab, black spot, pear scab, scab

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