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4240: Control of apple scab by the use of the plants own defence mechanisms

Jørgensen, Hans Jørgen Lyngs; Bengtsson, Marianne; Wulff, Ednar and Hockenhull, John (2004) Control of apple scab by the use of the plants own defence mechanisms. Newsletter from Danish Research Centre for Organic Farming(2). Online at <http://www.darcof.dk/enews/june04/defence.html>

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Summary

One obvious possibility to control apple scab, caused by Venturia inaequalis, is to use the plant's inherent ability to defend itself by induced resistance. Preliminary experiments with induced resistance have been started in StopScab, a collaborative project between KVL and DIAS. The concept and use of induced resistance are brielfy described in the following.

Document Language:English
Keywords:Apple scab, Venturia inaequalis, Induced resistance
Subject Areas: Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries
Research affiliation: Denmark > DARCOF II (2000-2005) > I.14 (StopScab) Control of scab in organic apple growing
Funding Part:75-100%
Orgprints ID Number:4240
Contact:Bengtsson, Post doc Marianne Vibeke
Deposited On:15 February 2005
EPrint Type:Journal paper in on-line journal
Published?:Published
Online at:http://www.darcof.dk/enews/june04/defence.html
Peer Review Status:Not peer-reviewed

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