Assessment of rot incidence during fruit grading will give an indication of the problem in the orchard and the risk of rotting in store due to brown rot can be assessed pre-harvest to decide on storage potential. In late August or as near harvest as …
Prune out brown rot cankers during winter pruning. Similarly, remove mummies from the tree during pruning and, together with those under the tree, throw into the grass alley where they can be macerated by the mower. During summer remove infected fruit as …
This is not an option at present. Research in other countries indicates that fungal antagonists exist which may suppress canker development and could form the basis of alternative …
Ensure good control of apple scab and apple pests, especially codling moth, which may provide entry points for the brown rot fungus. Pre-harvest fungicide sprays with captan, Switch (cyprodinil + fludioxonil) or Bellis (pyraclostrobin + boscalid) are only …
Byrde and Willets, 1977. The brown rot fungi: their biology and control. …
Disease status Other hosts Varietal susceptibility Distribution Symptoms and recognition Other problems that may be confused with Gloeosporium Disease cycle and epidemiology Disease monitoring and forecasting Cultural control Physical control Biological …
Gloeosporium and Colletotrichum spp. are important causes of rotting in stored apples in UK, Europe and other parts of the world where the summers are usually wet. In the UK these fungi were responsible for significant losses (30-50%) in Cox in the 1960s …
Gloeosporium perennans and G. album are more restricted in host range being mainly found in apple, pear and some ornamentals. G. album can also be found on weeds. Colletotrichum gloeosporiodes and C. acutatum are much more variable fungi with a wide host …
Apple varieties do vary in susceptibility to Gloeosporium spp. These rots are commonly found on stored Cox, Golden Delicious and occasionally on Gala and Egremont Russet, but rare on Bramley and Jonagold. However, Colletotrichum spp. often occur on …
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