Know the peach diseases<\/strong> and knowing how to prevent them is of fundamental importance to cultivate peach trees in a biological way. The diseases that affect a peach orchard can be of different nature, the most common are caused by fungal pathogens, but there are others, caused by bacteria and viruses.<\/span> From this discussion of ours, the pests of the peach tree<\/u>to which we have already dedicated an in-depth study. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n There Taphrina deformans<\/em> it is the fungal pathogen responsible for the peach bubble, the most widespread disease of this crop. The fungus is kept on the surface of the plant in winter, and infections begin at the spring vegetative restart.
In this article, therefore, we see what are the damages of the main diseases of the peach tree. And for each of them, we will also analyze the agronomic prevention strategies and treatments with products allowed in organic farming.<\/p>\nDiseases of the peach tree of fungal origin<\/span><\/h2>\n
Peach bubble
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The disease finds its favorable conditions following long rainy periods, associated with the typical mild spring temperatures, around 15 \u00b0 C. The parts most affected by the bubble are the young shoots, the leaves, the newly opened flowers and the young fruit in fruit set phase<\/u>.
The damage is evident on the green organs (buds and leaves) where blistering, curling, chromatic alterations and growth arrest are highlighted.
On flowers and small fruit, the consequence of an attack is an early drop.<\/p>