Pruning can improve apple disease management through altering canopy microclimate.

Claim · model-written summary

Pruning can improve apple disease management through altering canopy microclimate.

Taxon

applesMalus domesticae0

Treatment

Pruning, including summer pruninge0

Outcome

positive impact on disease managemente0

Qualifier

alteration of the canopy microclimatee0

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Verbatim

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“Pruning, including summer pruning, of apples can have a positive impact on disease management in two basic ways: through removal of dead tissue and inoculum, and through alteration of the canopy microclimate.”