The apple is the round, edible fruit of the apple tree, most commonly the domestic apple, the most widely grown species in the genus Malus and cultivated worldwide. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, still grows, and apples spread across Eurasia for thousands of years before reaching North America with European colonists. More than 7,500 cultivars exist today, bred for eating raw, cooking and juice or cider production.
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Source Botryosphaeria stevensii (Wikipedia)
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Source Codling Moth (Wikipedia)
Source Erythricium salmonicolor (Wikipedia)
Source Fall Armyworm (Wikipedia)
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Source Gymnosporangium clavipes (Wikipedia)
Source Monilinia fructigena (Wikipedia)
Source Neofabraea malicorticis (Wikipedia)
Source Otiorhynchus cribricollis (Wikipedia)
Source Penicillium expansum (Wikipedia)
Source Pleospora herbarum (Wikipedia)
Source Rosellinia necatrix (Wikipedia)
Source Specific replant disease (Wikipedia)
Source Valsa ceratosperma (Wikipedia)
Source Valsaria insitiva (Wikipedia)
Source Xylaria mali (Wikipedia)
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Apple scab (Venturia inaequalis) is one of the most widespread fungal diseases of apple worldwide.
The brown marmorated stink bug is a major invasive pest of apple orchards in the eastern United States.
The codling moth is the classic worm-in-the-apple pest, the single most damaging insect pest of apple orchards historically.
Fire blight (Erwinia amylovora) is a major bacterial disease of apple and other pome fruit.
The spongy moth (formerly gypsy moth), while primarily a forest defoliator, is also a documented pest of apple orchards among its many hosts.
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An apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree (Malus spp.).
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domestic apple (Malus domestica)
Lead section, classification
An apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree (Malus spp.).
Lead section, domestication region
The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found.
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The apple is the round, edible fruit of the apple tree, most commonly the domestic apple, the most widely grown species in the genus Malus and cultivated worldwide.
History section
The apple is thought to have been domesticated 4,000-10,000 years ago in the Tian Shan mountains, and then to have travelled along the Silk Road to Europe.
View the Source Fall Armyworm (Wikipedia)
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Some examples of targeted crops include cotton, tobacco, sweet corn, rice, peanuts, and even fruits such as apples, oranges, and many more.
Codling Moth (Wikipedia)
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They are major pests to agricultural crops, mainly fruits such as apples and pears, and a codling moth larva is often called an "apple worm".
Apple Scab (Wikipedia)
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While this disease affects several plant genera, including Sorbus, Cotoneaster, and Pyrus, it is most commonly associated with the infection of Malus trees, including species of flowering crabapple, as well as cultivated apple.
Fire Blight (Wikipedia)
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Fire blight, also written fireblight, is a contagious disease affecting apples, pears, and some other members of the family Rosaceae.
Rosellinia necatrix (Wikipedia)
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Rosellinia necatrix is a fungal plant pathogen infecting several hosts including apples, apricots, avocados, cassava, strawberries, pears, hop. citruses and Narcissus, causing white root rot.
Erythricium salmonicolor (Wikipedia)
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The host plants of greatest importance include rubber, tea, coffee, cacao, grapefruit, orange, nutmeg, mango, apple, coca, and kola.
Gymnosporangium clavipes (Wikipedia)
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Similar to Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae and Gymnosporangium globosum, the fungus infects a wide range of Rosaceae, such as apple, hawthorn and quince trees, and also requires an evergreen host such as eastern red cedar or a number of other juniper species to complete its life cycle.
Penicillium expansum (Wikipedia)
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Though primarily known as a disease of apples, this plant pathogen can infect a wide range of hosts, including pears, strawberries, tomatoes, corn, and rice.
Monilinia fructigena (Wikipedia)
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Monilinia fructigena is a plant pathogen in the fungus kingdom causing a fruit rot of apples, pears, plums, peaches and cherries.
Specific replant disease (Wikipedia)
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Specific replant disease (also known as sick soil syndrome) is a malady that manifests itself when susceptible plants such as apples, pears, plums, cherries and roses are placed into soil previously occupied by a related species.
Bitter rot of apple (Wikipedia)
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Bitter rot of apple is a fungal disease of apple fruit that is caused by several species in the Colletotrichum acutatum and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides species complexes.
Otiorhynchus cribricollis (Wikipedia)
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Native to the Mediterranean, it has been reported as a pest of apple orchards and vineyards in Western Australia and recorded as a parasite in Canada.
Pleospora herbarum (Wikipedia)
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It is a plant pathogen infecting several hosts including alfalfa, apples, asparagus, tomatoes, citruses and chickpea.
Botryosphaeria stevensii (Wikipedia)
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Botryosphaeria stevensii (Apple sphaeropsis) is a fungal plant pathogen that causes cankers on several tree species including apple and juniper as well as causing cankers on grape vines.
Neofabraea malicorticis (Wikipedia)
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Neofabraea malicorticis is a plant pathogen that causes bull's-eye rot on apples and pears.
Valsaria insitiva (Wikipedia)
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Valsaria insitiva is a plant pathogen, that causes perennial canker in apples and almonds.
Xylaria mali (Wikipedia)
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Xylaria mali is a plant pathogen that causes black rot on apple.
Valsa ceratosperma (Wikipedia)
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Valsa ceratosperma is a plant pathogen infecting apples and pears.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Wikipedia)
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$37 million in apple crops were lost
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