Scab is the main disease in apples and pears. Scab overwinters on the soil and on the leaves fallen on the ground. From there, the ascospores are spread via raindrops and land on young leaves, young fruits or, in pears also on the branches, and the infestation cycle starts again.
Solution
When controlling scap in organic fruit growing, preventive measures are very important. The role of earthworms, the use of nets to collect blown-out leaves and machines to collect leaves are discussed.
Description
In this video, Gerjan Brouwer, advisor at Delphy and organic fruit grower Pieter Jans Jansonius present complementary approaches on how to enhance leaf degradation during winter.
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