Bacterial Blast and Canker with Jim Adaskaveg
Bacterial blast and canker (same disease, different pathology) doesn’t always hit, but when conditions are favorable (cold, wet weather during bloom), it can be devastating. Jim Adascaveg with UC Riverside describes the conditions that lead to it, as well as work he’s done trying to combat it. This episode is focused on the blast portion of the disease.
More on bacterial blast and canker for
almond: https://www2.ipm.ucanr.edu/agriculture/almond/Bacterial-Canker/
apricot: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r5101011.html
cherry: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r105101511.html
nectarine: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r540101011.html
peach: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r602101011.html
plum: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r611100111.html
prune: http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/r606100711.html
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Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music.
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