HORTICULTURE

Disease Information for fruit growers and hobbyists

I have another page for Backyard Fruit Growers & Orchardists
General Fruit Information
For Specific Insect Information see Fruit Insects

Disease Factsheets and MSUE Bulletins:

I have not put up a lot of tree fruit disease information because Alan Biggs at West Virginia has an excellent site.  If you do not see what you want here go to that site.

Fire Blight Links Page contains links to the pages below and other articles and fire blight pages in Michigan and other states

Managing Fire Blight in Southwest Michigan discusses how to manage fire blight in Michigan.

Fighting Fire Blight discusses summer management of fire blight

Pictures of Fire blight Symptoms traces the development of the fire blight disease from the beginning of the season through fall. This file contains numerous pictures and descriptions of the progression of the disease during the growing season.

A summary of the 2000 Fire Blight Epidemic in Southwest Michigan.

Factsheet on Peach Leaf Curl 
Factsheet on Black Knot in Plums
Factsheet on Mummyberry in Blueberries
Avoidance and Management of Nematode Problems in Tree Fruit Production in Michigan, MSU Bulletin E-2419 PDF File
Grape Diseases in Michigan (E-1732), with 19 color plates. E-1732 PDF File
Grape Fungicide efficacy table.
Raspberry Diseases in Michigan (E-1730), with 12 plates. E-1730 PDF File
Strawberry Diseases in Michigan (E-1728), with 11 plates.  E-1728 PDF File
Blueberry Diseases in Michigan (E-1731), with 32 color plates E-1731 PDF File
Blueberry Fungicide Efficacy table.

Also see the Specific Crop below for Web Sites and
other information posted elsewhere in Michigan.
For specific commodities click below
For Apple information see Apples.
For Blueberry information see Blueberries.
For Cherry information see Cherries.
For Cranberry information see Cranberries.
For Grape information see Grapes.
For Peach information see Peaches.
For Pear information see Pears.
For Plum information see Plums.
For Strawberry information see Strawberries.
For Raspberry information see Raspberries.

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Created December 5, 1996
Separate Page: May 7, 2008