LEXINGTON, Ky. — Originally created in March 2016 as the Commercial Peach/Stone Fruit Spray Schedule Worksheet, this publication now includes a sample spray guide. The worksheet was designed to assist commercial peach growers in planning an appropriate fungicide spray schedule. The addition of the sample spray guide is intended to increase its usefulness.
The Commercial Peach/Stone Fruit Spray Schedule Worksheet & Sample Spray Guide (PPFS-FR-T-23) is available online.
For additional publications on fruit diseases, visit the UK Plant Pathology Extension Publications webpage.
Click here to visit the University of Kentucky Pest News blog.
— Nicole Ward Gauthier, University of Kentucky Extension Plant Pathologist
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