Pear and apple orchardists have a fairly broad field of products to use in controlling fireblight—and it should get even more crowded in the coming year with new registrations anticipated, says an Oregon State University plant pathologist. Several new products have registrations pending and could be registered in 2013, said Dr. Ken Johnson, who specializes in fireblight research at OSU in Corvallis, Oregon. Kasugamycin, a new antibiotic that goes by the name Kasumin, was registered in Canada in December and is awaiting ­registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A new solubilized copper by Gowan Company called Previsto is also […]