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Research Project: Citrus and Date Genetic Resource Conservation and Utilization

Location: National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus

Title: Black scorch

Author
item Krueger, Robert
item MAUK, PEGGY - University Of California, Riverside

Submitted to: Extension Publication / Report
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/4/2026
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: Black scorch is a fungal disease that occasionally causes economic losses in the United States date industry. This submission supplies basic information on the disease and its control with a target audience of date producers.

Technical Abstract: UC Pest Management Guidelines provide information about managing pests, including guidelines for monitoring pests and using pesticides and nonpesticide alternatives for managing insect, mite, nematode, weed, and disease pests. The crop "date" is newly added to this series. This submission provides information on recognizing and managing Black scorch, along with other information on this disease.