Diseases
One of the main factors that effects the occurrence and severity of apple diseases.
What are weather conditions?
Apples contain this vitamin, which plays a role in controlling infections.
What is vitamin C?
The plant tissue covering the fruit
What is the exocarp (skin)?
Marilyn at the Apple Farm said that she is required to work during these seasons
what is black rot?
Apple trees are ___________, meaning that they lose their leaves each fall and grow new leaves each spring
What is deciduous?
What is fiber?
The part of the fruit attached to the stem is...
What is the stalk?
The Sandy River apple orchard was established in what year?
What is 1852?
A fungal disease that causes disfiguring and sunken patches of dead bark on branches. Infections often begin at wounds or buds.
What is apple canker
After the tree grows, this light red flower shows
What is a blossom?
The central part of the fruit which contains the seeds.
What is the endocarp (core)
The apple farm in Fairfield had this apple that tastes like a different kind of fruit (that we were not able to pick)
What is winter banana?
A fungus that causes circular, black spots on the leaves and fruits of apples and is most severe in wet weather.
What is apple scab?
a horticultural technique that joins two or more plants together to create a single plant
What is grafting?
Apples are a rich source of polyphenols, an important group of ___________.
What are antioxidants?
The male organ of the apple blossom that remains on the apple.
What is the stamen?
This is what MOFGA stands for
Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
True or false: There are insects that cannot just damage apple trees, but can kill the entire tree.
What is true
This whole process repeats over and over, called a life ______________
What is a cycle?
An apple a day keeps the doctor away because...
What is lower chance of heart disease and lower chance of high blood pressure.
What is the calyx?
MOFGA's apple orchard is called this
What is The Maine Heritage Orchard