Introduction

Diseases of Apple

    Introduction
    Apples are most delicious fruit for its crispness and long storage life. It is the king of temperate zone. Apples are good for human health as they are high in vit c, fiber, pectin, low in calories, rich source of mineral nutrients. They contain rich amount of iron &act as a blood purifier and also known as a natural tooth brushers. Himachal Pradesh is consider as the apple bowl of India, though it originated from Conesus mountains on South west Asia.
    IMPORTANT DISEASES
    1. Apple scab: Venturia inaequalis
    2. Powdery mildew: Podosphaera leuchotricha
    3. Cedar rust: Gymnosporangium juniper- verginiane
    4. Fire blight: Erwinia amylovora
    5. Crown gall: Agrobacterium tumefaciens
    6. Black Rot: Botryosphaeria obtuse
    7. Sooty blotch: Leptodontium elatius
    8. Flyspeck: Zygophiala jamaicensis
    9. Phytopthora Crown Rot, Collar Rot, and Root: Phytophthora sp.

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