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(Continued from Page 1) w Sharp’s orchard suffered from collar rot, caused by a fungus organism present In the soil that attacks trees through breaks in the bark. One grower asked why the fungus occured in dry land.
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“I wish we knew,” answered Williams. He told the orchardists that no varieties of root stock were immune but some were more susceptible to the fungus than others. Incidence of infection increases if growth df young trees is pushed by heavy additions of nitrogen to the soil, he warned.
It is possible to save trees that are struck by the fungus but Williams advised cutting down and replanting if the collar rot is far advanced. He said that the only way to accurately diagnose the condition is through laboratory analysis. “It looks alot like winter damage,” he added.
The increasing number of chemicals on restricted lists came up several times during the meeting. Williams predicted that orchardists were going to see more and more chemical reviews done by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Williams and others stressed the importance of membership and participation by growers in the Apple Commission, Hor_
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