A Detailed Guide to Four Common Diseases of Yellow Peach and Their Key Control Points

The yellow peach is a fruit that comes on the market in summer and is one of the more popular peach varieties, because the yellow peach is not only sweet in taste with soft, glutinous flesh, but also has a certain nutritional value. Besides being eaten fresh, it can also be processed into canned food, which sells very well too. In the specific process of growing yellow peaches, they are also susceptible to attack by diseases. So what are the four common diseases of yellow peach? What are the key control points?

I. What are the four common diseases of yellow peach?

1. Yellow peach bacterial shot hole disease: The pathogen of this disease mainly spends the winter in the diseased tissues of yellow peach branches. After the temperature gradually rises in spring, the bacteria in the diseased tissues become active, and then after the yellow peach tree blooms, the surface of the lesions will crack, and the lesions will overflow from the diseased tissues. Not only that, the pathogen also spreads through insects, rain, wind and so on.

2. Yellow peach leaf curl disease: The occurrence of this disease is very closely linked to changes in the weather. When the yellow peach buds sprout, the temperature is relatively low, and this period lasts for a relatively long time, while the air humidity is also relatively high, so yellow peach leaf curl disease is very likely to appear. As long as the temperature reaches 21 degrees Celsius, the disease will no longer spread.

3. Yellow peach anthracnose: It is one of the most important diseases of peach trees, and generally when the humidity is relatively high, the disease occurs more severely. When the weather during the flowering period and young fruit period of the yellow peach tree is under relatively low temperature and relatively abundant rain for a long time, this disease will appear.

4. Yellow peach brown rot: This disease generally occurs during periods of relatively low temperature, relatively abundant precipitation and relatively high humidity, and the flowers of the yellow peach tree are the most easily infected.

II. Key control points for yellow peach diseases

1. Choose a good variety

If you want the yellow peach tree to suffer fewer diseases, choosing a good variety is key. When buying yellow peach saplings, try to choose varieties with strong disease resistance and suitable for local planting, and carry out disinfection treatment properly.

2. Do a good job of field management

At ordinary times, promptly clear away fallen leaves and weeds in the yellow peach orchard to reduce the ways in which pests and diseases spread; in this way, a very good preventive effect can be achieved.

3. Fertilize reasonably

If you want the yellow peach tree to have fewer diseases as it grows, reasonable fertilization is also a key point, because when fertility is sufficient, it can improve the yellow peach tree's ability to resist pests and diseases. For fertilization, organic fertilizer should be used as the main fertilizer, with a proper increase of a little nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer.

Besides having sufficient base fertilizer, you should also topdress reasonably and spray foliar fertilizer. Remember, nitrogen fertilizer must not be applied too much, otherwise it will worsen the occurrence of pests and diseases. In addition, do not use organic fertilizer that has not been thoroughly decomposed, as it easily attracts insect pests.

In summary, the common diseases of yellow peach include bacterial shot hole disease, leaf curl disease, anthracnose, brown rot and so on, and you should pay attention to preventing them more often in ordinary times.