Common Plant Diseases and Disorders

Find out how to recognize and treat wilt, scab, canker, blackspot and more.

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Apple scab

Symptoms include brown leaf spots, leaf drop and scabby and cracked fruit. Cut off scabby shoots, remove fallen leaves and use a fungicide. Also grow resistant cultivars.

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