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18 August 2016 Cherry leaf spot disease management in ornamental cherries in mid-Tennessee
Jacqueline Joshua, Margaret T. Mmbaga, Lucas A. Mackasmiel
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Cherry leaf spot (CLS) disease caused by Blumeriella jaapii is a significant constraint in nursery production of flowering cherries in the southeastern United States. The objectives of this study were to evaluate six commercial cultivars for host resistance to CLS and identify effective fungicides that can be recommended to growers. Out of six cultivars ‘Kwanzan’, ‘Okame’, ‘Autamnalis’, ‘Snowgoose’, ‘Yoshino’, and ‘Akebono’ evaluated for host resistance, only ‘Kwanzan’ displayed moderate resistance with the least amount of disease symptoms in a shade-house environment, followed by ‘Autamnalis’. ‘Yoshino’ was most susceptible to CLS in both the shade-house and field experiments. Out of seven fungicides evaluated individually and in rotations, captan in rotations with tebuconazole and trifloxystrobin and captan in rotations with chlorothalonil and acibenzolar-S-methyl were most effective in controlling CLS. A biopesticide (neem seed oil extract) and a biological control isolate (Stenotrophomonas spp.) were also effective in controlling CLS either alone or in rotation with conventional fungicides. This study identified effective fungicides, a biopesticide, and a biological agent that can be used along with resistant cultivars in CLS disease management.

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Jacqueline Joshua, Margaret T. Mmbaga, and Lucas A. Mackasmiel "Cherry leaf spot disease management in ornamental cherries in mid-Tennessee," Canadian Journal of Plant Science 97(1), 110-118, (18 August 2016). https://doi.org/10.1139/cjps-2015-0362
Received: 30 November 2015; Accepted: 1 June 2016; Published: 18 August 2016
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KEYWORDS
Blumeriella jaapii
Blumeriella jaapii
fongicides
fungicides
Higginsia (Coccomyces) hiemalis
Higginsia (Coccomyces) hiemalis
host resistance
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