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Microscopically, the flyspeck-like spots and sooty blemishes are fungal mycelium adhering to fruit. The fungi live as saprophytes on the wax layer surface of apples and do not invade the peel. The hyphae, fruiting bodies, and survival structures of these fungi become melanized over time. SBFS fungi also grow on the surfaces of stems, twigs ...
Bitter pit in the 'Summerred' cultivar Signs of bitter pit beginning on one apple, lower left. Bitter pit is a disorder in apple fruits, now believed to be induced by calcium deficiency. It occurs less commonly in pears. The disease was probably first reported in Germany where it was known as Stippen. [1]
On the apple tree, the infections occur on leaves, fruit and young twigs. [4] The brightly colored spots produced on the leaves make it easy to identify. Small, yellow-orange spots appear on the upper surfaces of the leaves, anytime from April to June. [5] These spots gradually enlarge and turn orange or red and may show concentric rings of color.
Still, “other factors are certainly at work,” said Eshenaur, noting “the probable increase in natural predators,” like spiders, birds, and praying mantises, who’ve “identified spotted ...
Apple scab is a common disease of plants in the rose family that is caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. [1] While this disease affects several plant genera, including Sorbus, Cotoneaster, and Pyrus, it is most commonly associated with the infection of Malus trees, including species of flowering crabapple, as well as cultivated apple.
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Apple trees can recognize invading pathogens and mount a defense. [4] Often, the plant may be able to resist the pathogen, even though it has no genetic resistance to same. Apple trees seem to have a weak defense to A. mali, base on the fact that no survivors if leaves has been infected. [clarification needed]