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Apple scab

Apple scab is a common disease of plants in the rose family (Rosaceae) that is caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis. While this disease affects several plant genera, including Sorbus, Cotoneaster, and Pyrus, it is most commonly associated with the infection of Malus trees, including species of flowering crabapple, as well as cultivated…

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Causal agents
Venturia inaequalis
EPPO Code
VENTIN
Hosts
Apple

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History and distribution

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Predicting infection

Management of apple scab

Resistance breeding programs

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Apple scab

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples67
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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Apple scab

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related to Resistance breeding programs · 23
Apple scab → Another, Antonovka, East Asia, Goldrush, Illinois, Jonafree, Malus, Many, Modern, Moreover, Of, PRI Apple Breeding Program, Prima, Purdue University, Rutgers University, Rvi6, Since, The, University, Va
related to Predicting infection · 12
Apple scab → American, David Gadoury, Europe, First, Mills, Mills Table, North America, Several, The, This, While, William MacHardy
related to Biological control · 10
Apple scab → ASO, Bacillus, Biological, Cladosporium, Furthermore, H39, One, Serenade, There, This
related to history · 10
Apple scab → As, By, Central Asia, Elias Fries, However, North America, Oceania, Swedish, The, Today
related to Chemical controls · 8
Apple scab → Although, As, Benzimidazole, However, In, Moreover, The, To
Causal agents · 1
Apple scab → Venturia inaequalis
EPPO Code · 1
Apple scab → VENTIN
Hosts · 1
Apple scab → Apple
is a · 1
Apple scab → common disease of plants in the rose family

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Apple scabCausal agentsVenturia inaequalis1.00infobox
Apple scabEPPO CodeVENTIN1.00infobox
Apple scabHostsApple1.00infobox
Apple scabis acommon disease of plants in the rose family0.90text
Apple scabrelated to Biological controlBiological0.60section
Apple scabrelated to Biological controlThere0.60section
Apple scabrelated to Biological controlOne0.60section
Apple scabrelated to Biological controlSerenade0.60section
Apple scabrelated to Biological controlASO0.60section
Apple scabrelated to Biological controlBacillus0.60section
Apple scabrelated to Biological controlFurthermore0.60section
Apple scabrelated to Biological controlCladosporium0.60section

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