Color plates show symptoms of fire blight on fruit and trees. The background and disease cycle help explain this serious bacterial disease. This is a practical guide for identifying conditions conducive to disease development, identifying disease symptoms, prevention of disease, and predicting and controlling fire blight. Information on other disorders whose symptoms resemble fire blight. The timeless, how-to booklet on site and variety selection, recommended culture, pest control, and harvesting.
Tables help to determine the financial feasibility of a planting.
A key helps identify and diagnose blueberry problems and refers to relevant pests and photos. Includes work sheets for determining nutritional needs. Includes 3-ring binder. The advantages and disadvantages of various methods for managing weed competition are described. Mulches and other non-chemical weed controls, timing of control applications, ground cover management systems, and herbicide applicators are included.