Re: [apple-crop] apple-crop Digest, Vol 56, Issue 8

2015-08-18 Thread lee elliott
Just my personal experience, dont know if any studies made, I think a lot of the problem is copper deficiancy, after doing leaf analysis, my copper levels were in the bottom of the scale, alsso in soil analysis, added Kocide 3000 to dormant spray, and small amount (2oz per 100 gal) in spring

Re: [apple-crop] apple-crop Digest, Vol 56, Issue 8

2015-08-18 Thread Vincent Philion
Hi! I’m not sure I understand: Just my personal experience, dont know if any studies made, I think a lot of the problem is copper deficiancy, Your hypothesis is that copper deficiency in trees make them more prone to get fire blight (FB)? Your dormant/Spring sprays of copper knock down

Re: [apple-crop] apple-crop Digest, Vol 56, Issue 8

2015-08-18 Thread Vincent Philion
Hi Dave, your answer came in as I was pushing the send button ;-) We basically wrote the same thing! Unfortunately, none of the available models can predict whether or not inoculum is present in any given orchard, We’ve just completed a 4 yr trial of monitoring bacteria during bloom using

Re: [apple-crop] apple-crop Digest, Vol 56, Issue 8

2015-08-18 Thread David A. Rosenberger
-crop@virtualorchard.net Subject: Re: [apple-crop] apple-crop Digest, Vol 56, Issue 8 Just my personal experience, dont know if any studies made, I think a lot of the problem is copper deficiancy, after doing leaf analysis, my copper levels were in the bottom of the scale, alsso in soil analysis

Re: [apple-crop] apple-crop Digest, Vol 56, Issue 8

2015-08-18 Thread Fleming, William
Digest, Vol 56, Issue 8 Just my personal experience, dont know if any studies made, I think a lot of the problem is copper deficiancy, after doing leaf analysis, my copper levels were in the bottom of the scale, alsso in soil analysis, added Kocide 3000 to dormant spray, and small amount (2oz