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Peach Leaf Curl and How to Control It 



By John T. Bregger, Oregon Agricultural College 



IT is now the time when peach grow- 

 ers are looking forward to the 

 annual spraying campaign against 

 peach leaf curl. It is the wintering 

 habit of this fungus which makes it 

 one of the easiest of fungous diseases 

 to control. The spores which carry the 

 fungus over winter are believed to be 

 lodged on the bud scales, and for this 

 reason the growers find it absolutely 

 necessary to spray before the buds 

 begin to open in the spring. Neglect to 

 do this very thing has been the cause of 

 practically all their failure to control 

 this disease in the past. If once the 

 bud scales strat to open, it is then too 

 late, as the fungus has already entered 

 the new leaves which are beginning to 

 unfold. 



The successful growers are going to 

 profit by the experience of the last few 

 years in regard to peach leaf curl and 

 determine beforehand the necessary 

 measures to take in order to keep this 

 disease down as much as possible. Per- 

 haps a brief description of the disease 

 will make the reasons for the control 

 measures clear. 



Peach leaf curl is a disease which 

 manifests itself early in the year on 

 the new leaves. The symptoms are 

 very plain and well known. Most of 

 the damage, however, occurs from the 

 distortion and early shriveling or fall- 

 ing of the leaves. Although this seldom 

 causes the death of the tree, there is 

 a considerable loss of vigor, resulting 

 in poor growth and small crop, which is 

 of serious consequence and highly de- 

 sirable to avoid. Ordinarily, the dis- 

 ease confines itself to the foliage, al- 

 though in many cases it is found on the 

 twigs and fruit, producing "clubbing" 



of the twigs and reddish blotches on the 

 peaches. The prevalence of the curl in 

 a particular orchard is largely depend- 

 ent upon the variety of peaches grown, 

 and also upon the locality and weather. 

 Leaf curl is favored by cold, wet 

 weather when the leaves are opening. 

 Areas not far from the ocean or inland 

 bodies of water, having slow-drying 

 dews and cold, misty springs, are most 

 liable to be subject to epidemics of the 



disease. The Elberta peach seems to 

 be the most susceptible. Pierce says 

 that the annual loss in the United 

 States from this disease is about 

 ■$3,000,000. This is caused by the loss 

 of vigor due to shedding of leaves, and 

 also to the weakened condition for 

 going into winter. This last condition 

 in some cases will make winter-killing 

 possible. 



Growers of peaches in various parts 

 of the Western fruit sections have 

 proved that either bordeaux mixture or 

 winter-strength lime-sulphur will con- 

 trol the peach leaf curl efficiently. Bor- 



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