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Introduction
Objective of the Guide
How to use the Guide
Agronomy
Introduction
Initiation and development of high quality flowers
Pollination and fruit set
Flower and fruitlet thinning
Improving fruitlet growth
Pest and Disease Control
General
Integrated pest and disease management (IPDM)
Zero residue production
Natural enemies
Fungicide resistance
Pesticide Dose Adjustment for Tree Fruit Spraying
Pests
Apple blossom weevil
Apple grass aphid
Apple leaf midge
Apple rust mite
Apple sawfly
Apple sucker
Blastobasis moth
Codling moth
Common green capsid
Flat scarlet mite
Fruit tree red spider mite
Fruit tree tortrix moth
Green apple aphid
Leafhopper
Light brown apple moth
Mussel scale
Rhynchites weevil
Rosy apple aphid
Rosy leaf curling aphid
Summer fruit tortrix moth
Winter moth
Woolly aphid
Diseases
Apple canker
Apple powdery mildew
Apple replant disease
Apple scab
Blossom wilt
Crown rot and collar rot
Fireblight
Silver leaf
Sooty blotch
Patulin in apple juice
Harvest
Harvest dates
Harvest & handling
Transport to the store
Post Harvest
Post Harvest
Introduction
Pre-harvest management
Tree nutrition
Fruit analysis
Post-harvest treatments
Use of SmartFresh™
Optimal storage conditions
Reducing ethylene
Maintaining flavour
Store monitoring
Storage disorders
Disorders of the skin
Disorders of the flesh
Post storage grading of fruits
Post-storage packing and distribution of fruit
Maintaining quality during marketing
Storage rots
Introduction
Botrytis
Brown rot
Gloeosporium
Mouldy core
Mucor
Nectria
Penicillium
Phytophthora
Rot risk assessment
Storage rot control and management
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