Re: [Apple-Crop] Brown rot

I agree with Jon and David Doud. A dry year with no crop will knock down the initial inoculum this coming year, decreasing brown rot pressure at the start of the season relative to most years. But it doesn’t take long for the brown rot fungus to build up again, and with a few old twig cankers

Re: [Apple-Crop] Brown rot

I think it's like apple scab -- not a bad year last year, but I am betting most are not going to slack off too much on fungicide sprays if it's wet. Ditto for brown rot if there are peaches and wet weather... :-) On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 12:16 PM, Franklyn Carlson < fcarl...@carlsonorchards.com>

Re: [Apple-Crop] Brown rot

Thanks guys Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 8, 2017, at 12:45 PM, Daniel Cooley wrote: > > I agree with Jon and David Doud. A dry year with no crop will knock down the > initial inoculum this coming year, decreasing brown rot pressure at the start > of the season relative to