What are common diseases for peaches?

Answer by  Cypress (166)

Depending on the area in which you live, common diseases that affect peaches include leaf curl, brown rot, bacterial spot and powdery mildew. Peach trees are also very susceptible to several insects and mites that are common in the United States. An effective insect and disease management program is an absolute necessity.

Answer by  GucciLuLu (26)

Brown rot - decays fruit on tree and after harvest; Peach scab - occurs when an early protective fungicide agenda was not maintained; Anthracnose (crater rot) - continues after harvest and when the decay becomes advanced it results in a grayish black coloring of the peach's skin.

Answer by  mahavin (589)

Bacterial spot,Bacterial canker,crown gall and phony disease are important Bacterial diseases. The important fungal diseases are Alternaria, Anthracnose, root rot, brown rot,cercospora leaf spot and leaf canker.

Answer by  jeestes82 (105)

The most common disease and damaging disease is Peach Leaf Curl, its hard to miss because almost all new growth will be very distorted and curled. Eventually leaves will drop off, this will effect the trees ability to produce fruit. Other diseases include, Brown Rot of Stone Fruit, Rust, Powdery Mildew and Black Spot. All can be treated with Fungicides.