eprintid: 57476
rev_number: 20
eprint_status: archive
userid: 46640
dir: disk0/00/05/74/76
datestamp: 2026-03-27 10:18:37
lastmod: 2026-03-27 10:21:27
status_changed: 2026-03-27 10:21:27
type: tool
metadata_visibility: show
doclang: en
country: IT
projects: eu-ofk
projects: innobreed
budget: 0
projectid: ofk
altloc: https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/57476
altloc: https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/57477
altloc: https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/57478
publicfulltext: TRUE
creators_name: Giovannini, Daniela
creators_name: Noll, Daniela
creators_name: Spornberger, Andreas
creators_name: Ruesch, Julien
corp_creators: CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics
title: Assessment of the susceptibility of peach cultivars to Powdery mildew (Podosphaera pannosa)
ispublished: pub
subjects: 7fruit
subjects: 8planthealth
keywords: temperate fruits, disease tolerance, diseases, plant disease control
abstract: Cultivating PM-tolerant varieties would allow more yield and fruit quality, mitigation of the environmental impact of fungicides, and cost savings. Moreover, such varieties could be used as parentals in breeding programmes aiming to increase PM-tolerance in commercial varieties. The InnOBreed peach working group has developed practical guidelines to assist in the harmonized ranking of cultivar susceptibility to PM through field observations.
date: 2026
date_type: published
institution: CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics https://www.crea.gov.it/
teaser: Powdery mildew in peaches - which cultivars are best?
tool_type: 3
tool_problem: Powdery mildew (PM) is a major disease in peach, caused by the ascomycete Podosphaera pannosa. White spots on leaves and shoots or fruits are the infection's outward sign. Severe infections can cause early leaf drop, shoot halting or drying out, and negatively impact yield and quality. Nectarines are generally more susceptible than peaches. To our knowledge, there are no commercial peach cultivars resistant to PM, but there is a variability of susceptibility.
tool_solution: In organic peach orchards, sulphur-based products are used for the preventive control of PM from the petal-drop stage onwards. The use of disease-tolerant cultivars would reduce yield and fruit quality losses, as well as the need for plant protection inputs.
full_text_status: public
contact_email: daniela.giovannini@crea.gov.it
conf_subm: not_subm
voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en
voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en
voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en
voa3r_agrovoc_lang: en
voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: temperate fruits
voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: disease tolerance
voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: diseases
voa3r_agrovoc_value_string: plant disease control
voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7655
voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331441
voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49879
voa3r_agrovoc_value_uri: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5960
fp7_project: yes
fp7_project_id: 101061028
access_rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
citation:          {Tool}   Assessment of the susceptibility of peach cultivars to Powdery mildew (Podosphaera pannosa).          Creator(s): Giovannini, Daniela; Noll, Daniela; Spornberger, Andreas and Ruesch, Julien.  Issuing Organisation(s): CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics.  (2026)    
document_url: /id/eprint/57476/2/pow-peach.png
document_url: /id/eprint/57476/7/InnOBreed_practice%20abstract_Powdery%20mildew.pdf