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Black spot (Venturia inaequalis) is a fungal disease of apples, often referred to as apple scab outside of New Zealand. Apple black spot is a different fungus to pear black spot, and both are different to black spot on roses. The initial ... [... more]
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HortFACT - Silverleaf (Chondrostereum purpureum)
Silverleaf (Chondrostereum purpureum) is a fungal disease that attacks deciduous trees and shrubs including apples, pears, cherries, plums, peaches, apricots, nashi, berryfruit, poplars, willows, silver birches, eucalypts and roses. Silverleaf ... [... more]
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HortFACT - Glomerella (Glomerella cingulata) in apples ...
Glomerella, or bitter rot, is a fungal disease which occurs on pipfruit throughout the world. It is often referred to as a summer rot. Glomerella, or bitter rot, is a fungal disease which occurs on pipfruit throughout the world. It is often ... [... more]
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The Best "Organic" Alternatives
Before the development of synthetic fungicides in the 1940s, a wide range of non-synthetic materials were used to control fungal diseases on pipfruit. These pre-modern fungicides were not as “organic” as you may think - some compounds such as ... [... more]
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Black rot, also called Botryosphaeria or frog eye spot, is a fungal disease of apples and pears. It attacks the leaves and fruit and commonly causes cankers on the wood. On fruit, black rot can first show as reddish flecks which develop into ... [... more]
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Botry-Zen Ready For Limited Release Of Anti-Botrytis Product
Botry-Zen would shortly make a limited commercial release of a product to fight grape vine fungal disease botrytis, New Zealand Winegrowers said today. WELLINGTON, 3/11/2004 - Botry-Zen would shortly make a limited commercial release of a product ... [... more]
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