Sweet Orange Scab
Elsinoe australis
mediumCitrusfungal
A fungal disease causing raised, warty scabs on fruit rind and leaves.
Symptoms
Raised, warty, scab-like lesions on the fruit rind and leaves, mainly cosmetic but reducing marketable grade.
Favorable conditions
- •Wet weather during new flush and fruit set
Management
- 1Apply copper fungicide sprays during flush and fruit set
- 2Plant less-susceptible varieties where available
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