Flat Apple Disease

Apple flat

12 host plants

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Your Red Delicious apples develop flattened fruit with shallow stem cavities, particularly on lower branches. Cherry rasp leaf virus, transmitted by dagger nematodes, causes this. The virus lives in orchard soil and weeds. Prevent by planting on uninfested sites and using virus-tested scion wood. Once established, the virus spreads very slowly.

The use of virus-tested (and found to be free of all known viruses) planting material is important for control. Avoid future orchard sites that test positive for the presence of the nematode.

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Causal Agent
Apple flat
Host Plants
12

Management

Cultural Controls

  • The use of virus-tested (and found to be free of all known viruses) planting material is important for control. Avoid future orchard sites that test positive for the presence of the nematode.

Host Plants (12)