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1 T. A. Lee Pecan Disease Management Mark Black, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Uvalde

2 Scab Downy spot Powdery mildew Pecan diseases Crown gall Cotton root rot Root knot Kernel decay & contamination

3 Kernel decay or contamination Fungi, bacteria Contact with soil Moisture from soil, green leaves & shucks High temperatures Transit, drying, storage Mycotoxins Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. from feces -- grazing, wildlife

4 Pecan diseases Scab Downy spot Powdery mildew Sardanelli and Ellison, UMD Crown gall Cotton root rot Root knot Jon Eisenback, VPISU

5 Root knot, M. Black

6 Root knot; J. Johnson

7 Root knot, T.A. Lee

8 Root knot, T.A. Lee

9 J.A. Brito et al, 2006

10 Brito et al., 2006, Florida

11 Root knot nematode Meloidogyne partityla --Exclusion --Increased management, limit nut load --Freeze vulnerable? --Temik? --Terminate orchard Root knot

12 Scab Downy spot Powdery mildew Crown gall Cotton root rot Pecan diseases

13 Cotton root rot of Pecan -- a rootstock issue

14 Peanut

15 Apple

16 Apple

17 Scab Downy spot Powdery mildew Crown gall Pecan diseases

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21 Crown gall (Bill Ree)

22 Crown gall, T.A. Lee

23 Scab Downy spot Powdery mildew Pecan diseases T. A. Lee

24 Powdery mildew UGA

25 Scab Downy spot Pecan diseases J. Johnson

26 Jason Brock, U. Georgia

27 Downy spot; Wichita vs. Western Schley

28 Downy spot; Wichita vs. Western

29 Downy spot

30 Downy spot; leaf scorch

31 Downy spot; Cape Fear, partial resistance

32 Winter Summer Winter Leaf debris Leaf debris ascospores Downy spot Leaf??? conidia

33 Downy spot Leaves only Defoliation Infection - late April to late June Variety partial resistance Fungicides (scab program)

34 Table 2. Variety reaction to downy spot Most susceptible -- Western, Pawnee, Desirable, Delmas, Moneymaker, Stuart Moderately susceptible -- Wichita, GraBohls, Cheyenne, Barton Moderately resistant -- Choctaw, Caddo, Mohawk, Kiowa, GraKing, Success, Cape Fear

35 Pecan diseases Scab Jason Brock, U. Ga.

36 Mature leaflets resistant to Scab

37 Shucks susceptible to Scab until late T. A. Lee

38 Shuck scab lesions depressed

39 Scab lesions with secondary fungus

40 Jerry A. Payne

41 Reduced nut size > Early nut drop > Lower % kernel > Leaf drop > Twig death Jason Brock, UGA

42 1-3 days 2 weeks resistant

43 Scab fungus Overwinter - shuck, leaf (rachis, petiole), twig Management - decay; pulverize shuck, harvest. Tree removal. Infection F (59-77 F) & >2-4 hr (>12 hr) leaf wetness Lesion days; expand 7-14 days Alert - spring & late summer; frequent showers (# events > total) Fungicides - variety, prophylactic, rotate / mix

44 Winter Summer Winter Debris, twig Shuck Leaf, twig Debris, twig Scab

45 Scab risk Region east to west gradient LA to CA Site, Management fungus life cycle Variety minimize susceptible, maximize resistant, diversity Weather frequent rains, mild temperatures AU-Pecan ( 0.1 rains and % rain chance for 5 days; by variety scab resistance level

46 Table 1. Variety reaction to scab Susceptible -- Apache, Hopi, Western, Wichita Moderately resistant -- Cheyenne, Desirable, Forkert, Oconee, Pawnee, Sioux, Waco More resistant -- Caddo, Choctaw, Elliott, Kanza, Melrose, Nacono, Osage [Apalachee, Lakota, Mandan]

47 Scab is not.

48 Scab Stress J. W. Stewart

49 Leaf scorch after drought stress; J. W. Stewart

50 Chemical injury T. A. Lee

51 Vein spot T. A. Lee

52 TPTH (30) Triazole (3) Strobilurin (11) Oxathiin (7) Dodine (M7) Super Tin, Agri Tin mixtures Enable, Folicur, Orbit, Quash Abound, Heritage Headline, Sovran Elast mixtures Fungicide big picture Stratego Quilt Adament Quadris Top Pristine 3 + M7; 30 + M7

53 Fungicide dilemma or opportunity? Class (group) Move? Activity Triazole (3) local cure > protect Strobilurin (11) local cure < protect TPTH (30) no protect Dodine (M7) no protect

54 Program for nut scab? Post-pollination is the critical period for protection. Decide what you want to spray during this time, and work from there 4 possibilities Adapted from Jason Brock, U. Georgia

55 April/May Enable or Propimax Headline or Sovran Stratego, Quilt, QuadrisTop DMI + Tin April/May Enable or Propimax Headline or Sovran Stratego, Quilt, QuadrisTop DMI + Tin June/July Tin or Elast + Tin June/July Tin or Elast + Tin Elast + Enable August Tin or Elast + Tin August Tin or Elast + Tin

56 DMI + Tin April/May April/May Headline or Sovran Stratego or Quilt June/July June/July Stratego or Quilt DMI + TIN August Tin or Elast + Tin August Tin or Elast + Tin

57 Questions?

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