Peach Mosaic Symptoms on Peach
Peach Mosaic (virus): This viral disease affects peach and plum.
General symptoms are delayed foliation, and small, narrow,
crinkled, mottled, yellow leaves. Internodes are shortened, and
lateral buds break, giving a rosette appearance. The few fruit
produced are deformed resulting in bumpy, misshapen, small fruit.
Spread is by grafting and the peach bud mite, Eriophyes insidiosus.
Remove all virus-infected trees as soon as they are discovered.
February, 1996
