Scaly bark disease of citrus: Nine-year study of seven older orange orchards indicates advance of psorosis may be faster than is generally believed

Moore, P; Nauer, E

Scaly bark disease of citrus: Nine-year study of seven older orange orchards indicates advance of psorosis may be faster than is generally believed

Authors

Paul W. Moore
Edward Nauer

Authors Affiliations

Paul W. Moore is Specialist in Citrus Grove Rejuvenation Research, University of California, Riverside; Edward Nauer is Assistant Specialist in Horticulture, University of California, Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 11(6):11-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v011n06p11. June 1957.

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Abstract

Psorosis—scaly bark—is a progressive disease which may take several years to render a tree unprofitable or completely nonproductive. Nevertheless, it can take a bearing tree out of production faster than replants can be brought into production.

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