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American Pomological Society

Volume 48 Number 1 Article 22 Pages: 48-49
Year 1994 Month 1
Title: The Susceptibility of Disease-Resistant Apple Cultivars to Fruit Rot Infection Incited by Three Summer Diseases
Authors: J.W. Travis and J.L. Rytter
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Abstract:
Conventional production practices using standard commercial apple cultivars include a regular fungicide spray program throughout the growing season to control early season diseases as well as summer diseases. In contrast, practices involving disease resistant apple cultivars (DRCs) limit the use or these fungicidal sprays. Fungicides are either not applied or the number of applications are reduced. As a result, the potential for fruit rot infection caused by summer diseases exists. This research project was initiated to determine the susceptibility of DRCs to three summer diseases.

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