Canker of Apricot
“On stems and spurs: Sunken, dead areas of bark develop in spring and early summer, accompanied by a gummy ooze. If the infection spreads all round the branch it will die rapidly.
On emerging shoots: Shoots may either fail to emerge, or start to grow normally in spring before dying back rapidly. In severe cases this may affect a large percentage of shoots on a tree.
On leaves: Small brown spots appear, which are often round and eventually fall out to leave holes – as if the leaf had been hit by shotgun pellets, leading to the popular name of ‘shothole’.”
Disease causing Species Name:
Cytospora cincta
Major Plants under threat:
Apricots
Method of Application:
Soil Application, foliar spray
Intervals:
Foliar spray : During evening hours
Dosage:
ABTEC Pseudo can be used for soil application after mixing with appropriate amount of Manure @ 20kg /Ha. Foliar Spray: Mix 1kg ABTEC Pseudo in 50 litres of water and spray on the foliage
