Leaf shredding as an alternative strategy for managing apple scab resistance to demethylation inhibitor fungicides

Within integrated apple scab control there is a strong focus on reduction of Venturia inaequalis primary inoculum. The hypothesis that leaf shredding as an orchard sanitation practice would reduce the effective population size of the fungus (resulting in lower genetic variation due to reduction in s...

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Main Authors: Julia C. Meitz-Hopkins, Saskia G. von Diest, Trevor A. Koopman, Kenneth R. Tobutt, Xiangming Xu, Cheryl L. Lennox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Horticulture
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhort.2023.1175168/full