Peggy Sellers, Purdue University
With the wet weather we have been having in Indiana, there is also a lot of scab of crabapples and apples caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis. A wide range of symptoms have been observed this year from a few leaf spots, to what some may term "sheet scab," to yellow leaves and premature leafdrop. Please refer to the following publications for more info on apple scab:
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| Scab of Crabapple (Photos by Peggy Sellers) |
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| Scab of Crabapple (Photos by Peggy Sellers) |
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| Sheet scab caused by excessive rain resulting in scorch-like symptoms on crabapple (Photo by Gail Ruhl) | |
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Last updated: 12 June 2002/tlm.
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