Various diseases affect fruit, and some are caused by fungi while ... apricots, pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly affected by fire blight, apple scab, fruit rots, rusts, and powdery ...

Pruning apple trees encourages growth and prevents reduces the risk of disease. A thriving apple tree is a wonderful addition ...

Apple scab is one of the most common apple and crabapple diseases that gardeners have to deal with. Apple scab is caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis. It will attack any varieties of crabapple ...

A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its ...

A new comparison and analysis of the genomes of species in the genus Malus, which includes the domesticated apple and its wild relatives, revealed the evolutionary relationships among the species and ...