Botryosphaeria Dieback - Apple

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Good morning sir, please help me solve the problem.

Good morning sir,I am having a high density apple orchard (gala, jeromine, scarlut super 2,granny Smith, fuji) . I had almost 450-500 apple plants but now they are suffering from some disease or deficiency and almost 200 of them have dried up. The leaves are turning yellowish and the veins remain green. Ultimately after this all the trees dry up. Sir please help me to solve this problem. I would be highly obliged. I have attached some photos along please refer to them for better understanding. Most of the gala and fuji varieties are drying up. Please hell me to solve this problem.

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Hi Ibrahim Compare the symptoms of Botryosphaeria Dieback. Please check this link for more details and preventive measures.

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Sreekanth M sir it does not looks like this plz help

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Ibrahim Check the symptoms on trunk (Holes, frass of larvae could be due to Apple Stem Borer). Any other spots or specks on leaves or trunk? Check root zone for the presence of Nematodes. Please check this link for more details and preventive measures.

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Sreekanth M sir there are no such symptoms only the leaves are turning yellowish and nerves remain green. There is no such symptoms on the trunk. I think it may be iron deficiency?

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Ibrahim Yes younger leaves shows Iron Deficiency symptoms. It may not cause such dieback symptoms.

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Sreekanth M should I treat them for iron deficiency sir?

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Ibrahim Yes. You may spray. But before that we have to find the cause of complete dieback symptoms.

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Sreekanth M can you please guide me for that!

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Sreekanth M how should I find the cause

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Sreekanth M what should I spray please sir help I would be highly obliged.

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Ibrahim Monitor dead plants closely for the symptoms of Apple Stem Borer Nematodes Termites etc.

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Sreekanth M sir if there is no such symptoms then what should I do?

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Hi Ibrahim By seeing pictures, it is difficult to diagnose such issues perfectly.

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Sreekanth M I'm really sorry to disturb you but it's a bit urgent sir!

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Ibrahim There should be something. Else it won't happen.

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Ibrahim You can also ask nearby agriculture official to visit your farm to find the cause of this problem.

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Sreekanth M thank you very much sir

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You are welcome Ibrahim

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Ibrahim Have u sprayed strobulin group. Azoxystrobin etc

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Ibrahim Strobilurins control scab effectively in red delicious and it's mutants but severe phytotoxicity has been reported if sprayed in varieties like Gala mast, Red gala, white dotted red (maharaji) etc.

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Musadiq First of all, sorry sir I was not able to read your comment. So you mean that this might be because of the spray of strobulin group??

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Ibrahim kindly let me know about the spray. U can write down the brand name. And the variety of apple

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Musadiq sir I use the following fungicides : Tata captaf Bayer antracol

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Musadiq please help sir

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Ibrahim dear if you have sprayed propineb Or captan, I recommend mancozeb 300gm and Biozyme Fr+ liq 150ml per 100 ltr of water. It will help a lot. Those plants which are badly affected may not get well. I am having apprehensions : 1. U may have sprayed strobilurin group on these dwarf varieties which has caused phytotoxicity to such level. 2. U may have sprayed some herbicide or weedicide with that pump before.

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