Diseases

Apple Phytophthora Rot

Malus Mill.

A disease caused by the oomycetes Phytophthora cactorum and P. syringae, manifesting as rot of the root collar, trunk bark, and root system.

In the reference 24 varieties crop Apple, where this is mentioned in the description.

The primary pathogen of apple Phytophthora rot is Phytophthora cactorum. The disease affects the basal part of the trunk, causing the formation of brown spots and necrosis of the cambium, which turns an orange-red hue. When the trunk is girdled, the tree gradually withers, and the root system undergoes decay.

External symptoms are often masked by frost damage or fire blight. The pathogen can also infect apple fruits, causing localized areas of rot on them. Specific resistance genes to this disease in apples have not yet been described, so protection is based primarily on agrotechnical measures and the selection of suitable rootstocks.

General information about the subject — on the page Late blight.

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Varieties of Apple mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

MM 104

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Malus Mill. · Apple

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B.118

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Malus Mill. · Apple

1 record