Abstract
The effect of microjet, drip, and two durations of sprinkler irrigation systems on phytophthora crown and root rot of apple trees was examined under field conditions. This eight year study indicates that crown and root rot caused byPhytophthora cactorum was most severe where young MM. 106 rootstock trees were watered by microjet irrigation for 2.3 h each day. There was no difference in infection byP. cactorum when trees were irrigated either by drip or sprinkler irrigation systems. The MM.106 apple rootstock trees watered by drip irrigation for 2.6 h each day were least affected by phytophthora crown and root rot.
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Utkhede, R.S., Smith, E.M. The effect of three irrigation practices on phytophthora crown and root rot of apple trees under field conditions. Eur J Plant Pathol 102, 507–510 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01877145
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