Nine hours of extended wetting occurred with an 0.06 inch of rain at 69° Aug 14. We also had several nights of heavy dews last week, bringing the accumulated wetting hour total from rainfall or dew since Apr 18 to 835 hours. This total, generally indicative of sooty blotch and flyspeck pressure, is the highest for this time last year since 2003.
Bitter rot and some other rots have appeared on poorly protected apple fruit that were damaged by hail on July 31.
Disease management information directed mostly to the Frederick County Virginia tree fruit industry, updated as needed throughout the growing season. Keith Yoder, Virginia Tech Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Winchester, Virginia
About Me
- Keith Yoder
- Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, Virginia Tech Ag. Research and Extension Center, Winchester, VA
