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Scientific Object Identifier: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-04-120-8
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2023.04.120.8
Language: English
Citation: Muminova, R. D. (2023). Apple pests and diseases. ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 04 (120), 33-36. Soi: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-04-120-8 Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2023.04.120.8 |
Pages: 33-36
Published: 30.04.2023
Abstract: The apple tree is a deciduous tree of the Rosaceae family that is planted for its apples. It can take 6 to 10 years to develop and start bearing fruit, and small to medium-sized trees can grow to a height of 5 to 10 meters. To maintain healthy, productive trees and fruit, producers should recognize what pests to look for, understand pest biology, use appropriate preventive measures, and apply timely controls when needed. Weed control is essential to keep newly planted trees from competing with weeds, and mowing is sufficient for controlling ground cover plants. The percentage of flawless fruit you want will determine whether and how to spray apple trees for disease and insect pests. The most common apple disease is apple scab, which can be prevented by starting protection when buds open and green tissue emerges, renewing protection every seven days or every two inches of rain until about two weeks after the flower petals fall. Multifunctional home fruit tree spray products are a great option for backyard apple trees, as they make it easier to combine spray solutions. However, it is not recommended to use the spray during the tree's bloom, when honeybees and other pollinators are present. Apple maggot, codling moth, and plum curculio are the principal fruit-damaging insects, and multipurpose spray up until bloom, with a spray just before blossoms open, and then returning with a spray soon after the blossoms fall, will give sufficient control for a backyard apple tree.
Key words: codling moth, spider mites, woolly apple aphid, egg, plants, cultivar.
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