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STUDIES ON THE APPLE CANKER FUNGUS
Author(s) -
WILTSHIRE S. P.
Publication year - 1921
Publication title -
annals of applied biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1744-7348
pISSN - 0003-4746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1921.tb05545.x
Subject(s) - biology , canker , fungus , fungicide , pathogenic fungus , botany , horticulture , spring (device) , mechanical engineering , engineering
SUMMARY The infection of the apple stem by the canker fungus through the leaf scare is described. The fungus appears to enter through small cracks which appear in the leaf scar tissues, in the autumn immediately after defoliation and in the spring when the buds are swelling. The possibility of preventing this infection by disinfecting the leaf scare by fungicides is discussed and results of preliminary trials recorded.