Kashmiri farmers sprays pesticides on apple trees in an apple orchard on the outskirts of Anantnag district some 70 kilometers from summer capital of Indian occupied Kashmir.Spring is a busy season in the apple orchard.it is a good idea to perform an additional dormant oil spray the apple tree with fixed copper to control fire blight.Fixed copper spray also controls brown rot and should be applied from mid-February to the end of March.Spring is also the time to control apple scab and powdery mildew.For this, you'll use a fungicide spray and apply it several times.When the swelling buds take on a pale green coloring and again when the flower buds turn pink,just before they open. Reapply the fungicide spray every 10 days until spring rains cease.
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