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Fruit and Ornamental Disease Management Testing Program |
Facilities and CommoditiesPersonnelDiseases2006 Trials and Results2007 Trials and ResultsSummary data |
DiseasesWeather conditions in the Willamette valley offer fungi and bacteria an excellent habitat in which to flourish. Springtime conditions almost always provide sufficient moisture and temperatures for diseases effecting blossoms, foliage, and fruit. Listed below are the diseases one can expect to find year after year on fruit and ornamental crops at our facility: Apple: apple scab, powdery mildew, and Bull's-Eye rot Blueberry: mummyberry , anthracnose (ripe rot) and Alternaria fruit rot Cherry: brown rot blossom blight and fruit rot, and leaf spot Crabapple: scab Grape: powdery mildew and bunch rot Hazelnut: eastern filbert blight Peach: brown rot blossom blight and fruit rot, peach leaf curl, and shothole Pear: pear scab and Pacific Coast pear rust Lilac: bacterial blight Maple: bacterial blight , Verticillium wilt Serviceberry: Pacific Coast pear rust |