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Scar Skin and Dapple Apple

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12 host plants

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Regional Notes

Scar skin and dapple apple conditions create blemished fruit surface, affecting marketability. These physiological or pathogenic conditions occur during fruit development. Proper cultural practices help minimize incidence. Remove affected fruit at harvest. Monitor your plants closely and implement integrated management strategies. Prompt removal of infected material helps limit disease spread Early detection and prompt management of symptoms help limit disease spread.

Use virus-tested (and found to be free of all known viruses) certified material. Use a disinfestant on contaminated pruning or cutting equipment.

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Causal Agent
These diseases
Host Plants
12

Management

Cultural Controls

  • Use virus-tested (and found to be free of all known viruses) certified material.
  • Use a disinfestant on contaminated pruning or cutting equipment.
  • Temperature therapy of infected stock and subsequent propagation of juvenile tissue has been successful.
  • Reference Hadidi, A., Barba, M., Candresse, T., and Jelkmann, W. 2011.
  • Virus and Virus-like Diseases of Pome and Stone Fruits.
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Host Plants (12)