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Disease on crop

fungal

Peach 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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