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Diseases and Disorders of Apples in Ontario

Author: Andrea Clarke - Plant Industry Branch/OMAFRA
Creation Date: Not Available
Last Reviewed: 13 August 2003

Table of Contents

  1. Diseases Caused by Fungi
  2. Disease Caused by Bacteria
  3. Disorders Caused by Environmental Factors
  4. Injury Caused by Improper Nutrient or Pesticide Application
  5. Nutrient and Other Disorders

Diseases Caused by Fungi

Young apple scab lesions on underside of leaf - link to larger photo

Figure 1.
Young apple scab lesions on underside of leaf.

Apple scab on fruit - link to larger photo

Figure 2.
Apple scab on fruit.

Powdery mildew on terminal leaves - link to larger photo

Figure 3.
Powdery mildew on terminal leaves.

Powdery mildew on fruit - link to larger photo

Figure 4.
Powdery mildew on fruit.

Cedar apple rust on leaf - link to larger photo

Figure 5.
Cedar apple rust on leaf.

Cedar apple rust on calyx end of fruit - link to larger photo

Figure 6.
Cedar apple rust on calyx end of fruit.

Quince rust on frui - link to larger photo

Figure 7.
Quince rust on fruit

Quince rust on fruit (cross section of fruit) - link to larger photo

Figure 8.
Quince rust on fruit (cross section of fruit).

Sooty blotch on fruit - link to larger photo

Figure 9.
Sooty blotch on fruit

Figure 10. Fly speck on fruit. Note circular pattern on injury.

Figure 10.
Fly speck on fruit. Note circular pattern on injury.

Calyx end rot - link to larger photo

Figure 11.
Calyx end rot.

Silver leaf - link to larger photo

Figure 12.
Silver leaf.

Phytophthora collar rot - link to larger photo

Figure 13.
Phytophthora collar rot.

Nectria cinnabarina canker - link to larger photo

Figur 14.
Nectria cinnabarina canker.

Black rot canker - link to larger photo

Figure 15.
Black rot canker.

Black rot on fruit - link to larger photo

Figure 16.
Black rot on fruit.

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Diseases Cause by Bacteria

Fireblight - link to larger photo

Figure 18.
Fireblight
twig blight.

Fireblight canker - link to larger photo

Figure 19.
Fireblight canker

Blister spot on Mutsu fruit - link to larger photo

Figure 20.
Blister spot on Mutsu fruit.

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Disorders Caused by Environmental Factors

Frost injury to blossoms - link to larger photo

Figure 21.
Frost injury to blossoms.

Frost injury to spur leaves - link to larger photo

Figure 22.
Frost injury to spur leaves.

Hail damage - link to larger photo

Figure 23.
Hail damage.

Sun scald injury on fruit - link to larger photo

Figure 24.
Sun scald injury on fruit.

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Injury Caused by Improper Nutrient or Pesticide Application

Smooth fruit russeting - link to larger photo

Figure 25.
Smooth fruit russeting.

  Corky fruit russeting - link to larger photo

Figure 26.
Corky fruit russeting.

Calcium chloride leaf injury to McIntosh - link to larger photo

Figure 27.
Calcium chloride leaf injury to McIntosh.

Road salt spray injury - link to larger photo

Figure 28.
Roadsalt spray injury.

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Nutrient and Other Disorders

Water core - link to larger photo

Figure 32.
Water core.

Figure 33. Bitter pit on fruit of Cortland apple. Note corky tissue under skin.

Figure 33.
Bitter pit on fruit of Cortland apple. Note corky tissue under skin.

Figure 34. Boron deficiency

Figure 34.
Boron deficiency (often referred to as corky
core.)

Necrotic leaf blotch of Golden Delicious - link to larger photo

Figure 35.
Necrotic leaf blotch of Golden Delicious.

Severe Magnesium - link to larger photo

Figure 36.
Severe Magnesium
deficiency

Severe Potassium - link to larger photo

Figure 37.
Severe Potassium
deficiency.

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