QAL PLANT AGRICULTURE EXAM; COMPREHENSIVE EXAM WITH CORRECT SOLUTIONS

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QAL PLANT AGRICULTURE EXAM;
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS




Pierce's Disease -correct-answer-Xylella fastidiosa; grapes




Grape mealybug -correct-answer-Pseudococcus maritimus, grapes




Obscure mealybug -correct-answer-Pseudococcus viburni; grapes




Botrytis Bunch Rot -correct-answer-Botrytis cinerea; grapes




Navel Orangeworm -correct-answer-Amyelois transitella; almond




Peach twig borer -correct-answer-Anarsia lineatella; almond

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Alternaria Leaf Spot -correct-answer-Alternaria alternata; almond




Anthracnose -correct-answer-Colletotrichum acutatum; almond




Shot Hole -correct-answer-Wilsonomyces carpophilus; almond




Brown Rot Blossom Blight -correct-answer-Monilinia laxa or Monolinia fructicola;
almond




Avocado Root Rot -correct-answer-Phytopthora cinnamomi; avocado




Persea mite -correct-answer-Oligonychus perseae; avocado




Avocado Thrips -correct-answer-Scirtothrips perseae; avocado

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Anthracnose Avocado -correct-answer-Colletotrichum gloesporioides; avocado




Armillaria Root Rot -correct-answer-Armillaria mellea; avocado




Branch Canker and Dieback -correct-answer-Botryosphaeria spp. and Fusicoccum
spp.; avocado




Codling Moth -correct-answer-Cydia pomonella; walnut




Walnut Husk Fly -correct-answer-Rhagoletis completa; walnut




Walnut Blight -correct-answer-Xanthomonas campestris pv. juglandis; walnut




Crown Gall -correct-answer-Agrobacterium tumefaciens; walnut




Phytopthora Root and Crown Rot -correct-answer-Phytopthora spp.; walnut