Disease on crop
fungalPeach Leaf Curl on peach
Taphrina deformans
Distinctive springtime disease causing red, puckered leaves. Manageable with one well-timed dormant spray.
- Disease
- Peach Leaf Curl
- Pathogen type
- Fungal
- Crop
- Peach
- Scientific name
- Taphrina deformans
Peach Leaf Curl on peach
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Symptoms on peach
- ▸ Red, puckered, distorted new leaves
- ▸ Premature defoliation in severe cases
- ▸ Reduced vigor over consecutive years
IPM controls
- ✓ Single dormant copper spray before bud swell
- ✓ Resistant varieties
- ✓ Tree-vigor maintenance
Resistant varieties
Frost peach Indian Free
Other crops affected by peach leaf curl
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