Numbered Publications: PPFS-FR-T
PPFS-FR-T-15: Effectiveness of Fungicides for Management of Apple Diseases
Nicole Ward Gauthier | Jul. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
This guide is a decision-making tool to help growers select fungicides from different chemical classes (FRAC). Additional information can be found in a number of UK Cooperative Extension Service publications, including ID-232, or by contacting county Extension agents.
PPFS-FR-T-22: Backyard Peach and Stone Fruit Disease, Pest, and Cultural Practices Calendar
Ric Bessin, Kimberly Leonberger, John Strang, Nicole Ward Gauthier, Shawn Wright | Jul. 1, 2019 (Reviewed)
Backyard stone fruit (peach, nectarine, plum, and cherry) production requires a proactive approach to disease, insect, and weed management. Preventative practices are recommended to minimize inputs. This guide focuses on preventative cultural practices with options of low-input pesticide applications. Refer to the homeowner fruit spray guide (ID-21) for a more complete pesticide spray schedule.
PPFS-FR-T-20: Simplified Backyard Peach and Stone Fruit Spray Guide
Ric Bessin, John Strang, Nicole Ward Gauthier | Jul. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
Peach, nectarine, apricot, plum, and cherry are all stone fruits. Production of these tree fruits requires pest and disease management programs for quality fruit. Home orchards are no different. Homeowners, however, are generally more tolerant of aesthetic maladies or minor crop losses than commercial orchardists. Thus, homeowners may choose to limit numbers of insecticide and fungicide sprays. Disease resistant cultivars are the preferred method for reducing spray inputs.
PPFS-FR-T-23: Commercial Peach/Stone Fruit Fungicide Spray Schedule Worksheet
Nicole Ward Gauthier | Jul. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
A spray schedule worksheet for commercial peach/stone fruit growers.
PPFS-FR-T-14: Effectiveness of Fungicides for Management of Stone Fruit Diseases
Nicole Ward Gauthier | Jun. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
This guide is a decision-making tool to help growers select fungicides from different chemical classes (FRAC). Additional information can be found in a number of UK Cooperative Extension Service publications, including ID-232, or by contacting county Extension agents.
PPFS-FR-T-19: Commercial Apple Fungicide Spray Schedule Worksheet and Sample Spray Guide
Nicole Ward Gauthier | Apr. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
A sample spray guide and spray schedule worksheet.
PPFS-FR-T-7: Using Prediction Models to Manage Diseases in Fruit
Kimberly Leonberger, Evan Tate, Nicole Ward Gauthier | Jan. 1, 2019 (Minor Revision)
Numerous plant diseases impact fruit crops throughout Kentucky. Factors such as plant growth stage, as well as rainfall, temperature, and other weather conditions, can be used to determine risk for plant disease. Prediction models are critical tools for growers, as they allow for protective management strategies to be deployed when disease risk is high. Use of these models can provide growers with cost savings, as unnecessary chemical applications are eliminated when risk of infection is low.
PPFS-FR-T-3: Frogeye Leaf Spot, Black Rot, and Canker of Apple
Paul Andrew Rideout, Nicole Ward Gauthier | Feb. 1, 2016 (New)
Black rot and frogeye are common names of an apple disease that occurs in three phases: (1) leaf infections result in frogeye leaf spot, while (2) fruit rot and (3) branch infections are referred to as black rot. All three phases can cause significant damage in Kentucky home and commercial orchards.
PPFS-FR-T-1: Peach Leaf Curl and Plum Pockets
Dennis Morgeson, Nicole Ward Gauthier | Dec. 1, 2015 (New)
Peach leaf curl occurs annually in commercial and residential orchards throughout Kentucky. The disease causes severe defoliation, weakens trees, and reduces fruit quality, fruit set, and yield. Peaches, apricots, and nectarines are susceptible to peach leaf curl. Plum pockets is a similar, but less common, disease that occurs on wild and cultivated plums.
PPFS-FR-T-4: Black Knot
Dennis Morgeson, Nicole Ward Gauthier | Dec. 1, 2015 (New)
Black knot is a common, often serious, disease of plums and cherries in Kentucky. Ornamental Prunus species, as well as wild plums and cherries, may also be affected. Trees in both commercial and residential plantings are susceptible.
