Bright orange-red spots on the leaves are a characteristic symptom of a fungal disease called pear scab. The disease develops especially in warm and humid summers.The optimal conditions for the development of this disease are the temperature within 17-24ºC and continuous not too heavy rainfall lasting more than 9-18 hours.Scab control is carried out using appropriate preparations. Spraying should be repeated several times throughout the growing season. Additionally, it is best to make a light cut to make the plant stronger.Among pear cultivars, Lipcówka and Konferencja are not very sensitive to this disease. The very sensitive are Faworytka, Bera Hardy and Lukasówka. What exactly is pear rust manifested in?
Symptoms: infection caused by the fungus Gymnosporangium sabinae. Orange spots appear on young leaves and shoots, which become thicker with time. Black swellings are visible on infected places, clusters of fungus spores are visible on the lower side of the leaf blade. Infected leaves and fruit fall prematurely.
Conditions conducive to development: humidity, neighborhood of the Sabine juniper, which is the second host of the pathogen.
When and how to combat: destroy infected parts of plants, from the beginning of flowering every 7-14 days use regular spraying with horsetail, onion or garlic decoction, marigold extract.
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If you want to strengthen chokeberry, make a cut that exposes it. It is even an obligation when the bush is over 6 years old. This helps to get rid of old woody shoots that are weakening the plant. This also leads to the development of a susceptibility to fungal diseases. However, let's not make drastic cuts - 4-5 shoots are enough to make the plant come back to life.
