At this present day, the use of pesticides has become an important part of farming practices for our farmer as well as for public health. Pesticides are being used globally in such an inflated rate that many of them are on the way of becoming a serious threat to the biosphere. Besides providing a...

This research aimed to study the leaf micromorphological and biochemical features of columnar apple cultivars that are immune and moderately resistant to Venturia inaequalis, the causal agent of scab disease, during 2017-19 at the Federal Horticultural Research Center for Breeding, Agrotechnology,...

Replant disease represents an important obstacle in replantation of horticultural crops. There is a lack of knowledge about the influence of replant disease on nutritional status of fruit trees. This study was focused on comparison of the growth and production characteristics and nutritional status ...

This special issue contains papers presenting preliminary results of rootstock evaluation for Estonian sweet cherry cultivar 'Anu'; evaluation of Estonian apple cultivars and hybrids in Latvia; comparison of polyphenols and anthocyanin content of different blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) cultivars at...

These proceedings contain 15 papers focusing on the development and efficacy of various technologies and innovations in enhancing and improving the production, pest control and postharvest quality of various horticultural crops, such as peaches, apples, oranges and cherries, among others.

Introduction: Apple tree is one of the widely grown fruit crops in Iran. Apple is not only consumed as fresh fruit in Iran but also it is one of the most important export products in country. Iran has a good ranking among the first world ten apple producing countries and it annual production is...

Leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina (L.) (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) is considered one of the most dangerous and destructive wood boring pests that attack several varieties of the horticultural fruit trees mainly the apple trees, Malus domestica B. (Rosales: Rosacease). In Egypt, this borer causes severe crop ...

In the course of the work, a study was conducted of urban forests in the territory of the Sovetskiy district of the city of Novosibirsk. There are 24 alien species of woody plants that are found in the forest areas of the residential zone and in the adjacent territories naturally. A significant...

Apple is one of the most important fruit crops of Himachal Pradesh and the economy of the state primarily depends upon this remunerative crop. Alternaria alternata f.sp. mali causes huge loss by infecting leaves and fruits. It infects mainly leaves (upto 50 to 60%) but sometimes fruits may also get ...

A study on "assessment of farmers' knowledge and awareness regarding pest control technologies in the apple growing belts of Kashmir valley" was carried out in the three zones of the Kashmir valley during 2017-18. Apple being main horticultural crop has predominant position in area, production and...