PHOTO COURTESY OF CORNELL UNIVERSITY For Washington grape growers who had a bunch rot problem in 2010, efforts to get rid of any carryover crop are worthwhile, says a New York plant pathologist. Growers should also be prepared to spray a botrytis-specific fungicide during bloom, if weather conditions are favorable for the disease. If growers can throw leftover material during dormant pruning into the row middle to be disked, it will be helpful, said Cornell University’s Dr. Wayne Wilcox. “If you can take care of it without standing on your head and spending a lot of money, it’s a good […]
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