Hot water disinfection treatment to eliminate Neonectria ditissima latent infections in apple scion wood

Presents the results of a study using hot water disinfection treatments for the European canker pathogen, Neonectria ditissima (N. ditissima). Investigates the relationship between time and temperature on the survival of conidia, ascospores and mycelium of N. ditissima in vitro, as well as the effects of hot water treatments at different temperatures on the viability of apple scion wood used for propagation. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.