Rotting apples - moniliosis: causes and ways to combat

  • Dec 24, 2019

Moniliosis - a fungal disease in which the apples are rotting on the right tree. Infection strikes and other fruit and berry trees. Often suffer moniliosis cherries, plums and cherries. When rampant fungal infection is able to destroy 3/4 of the crop.

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Apple trees in the garden. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

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The fight against fruit rot

The most effective tool against moniliosis - prevention. It allows simple manipulations simply to prevent the spread of rot. If it struck a large part of the garden, the treatment will be long and hard.

Fruit rot of apple. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru
Fruit rot of apple. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

Never to deal with rotting fruit on the tree, it is possible simply by planting trees give preference to varieties resistant to moniliosis. Gardeners recommend when selecting seedlings pay attention to Slavyanka, Idared, Uralets, Granny, Parma gold and saffron Pepin.

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For planting the garden, it is desirable to choose the location on a small hill. This will help avoid stagnation of moisture. If you can not locate plantations on the hill, and the land is located in a valley, it will help improve the situation properly organized drained soil.

When planting is necessary to consider the distance between the crowns. Plantings should be well ventilated to avoid the spread of athlete's foot. In the future, you must not forget about the regular pruning of branches and to prevent thickening of the crown.

Permanent gardening is not only timely removal of weak and diseased shoots. We must not forget to get rid of weeds around the stem, loosen the soil and make fertilizer. As a dressing use rotted cattle manure, peat and compost. The composition of any desirable to add a small amount of wood ash, which will become an excellent protection against the spread of mycosis.

Measures for prevention of other infections

During the fruiting period to constantly inspect the plantations. All fallen leaves and thin branches should be collected and incinerated or disposed of in another way. Crown to periodically examined for lesions. All patients branches are cut using secateurs or any other sharp garden tools.

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Caring for apple trees. Illustration for an article is used for a standard license © ofazende.ru

Wounds sprinkled with powdered activated charcoal or wood ashes. It can be treated with the cut and a concentrated solution of potassium permanganate. The composition should have a deep pink color. Such treatment will stop and prevent the spread of infection from entering the wound pathogens.

All preventive measures can not protect against disease rainy summer, or if the causative agent of athlete's foot is on the next site. In the latter case, the wind gusts easily outsource the fungus to healthy garden.

At the beginning of the spread moniliosis or other infections will stop plants processing industrial fungicides.

In early spring, before the appearance of the first flowers and other apple trees should be sprayed with a solution of the Bordeaux mixture. At 10 L should take 300 mL of the composition. Treatment is preferably carried out in dry, calm weather after sunset to avoid burns on the leaves.

2-3 days before flowering manipulation is repeated. For this treatment, the concentration of the solution is reduced, and 10 liters of water, a 100 ml liquid Bordeaux.
If necessary, a solution of copper sulfate may be replaced by complex preparations. operate effectively "Ftalan", "Chorus" and "Kuprozan".

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