Bitter Pit and Cork Spot Quiz Bitter Pit and Cork Spot Quiz Take the Quiz! Get a perfect score! Earn the medallion! Questions may have more than one correct answer. Be sure to select all answers that are correct. If you don't get a perfect score, you can take the quiz again until you do! Please provide your email address to receive your digital medallion. Reference: Bitter Cork and Spot Fact Sheet.Email(Required) 1) Bitter pit and cork spot are related disorders associated with a lack of magnesium in apple fruits.(Required) true false 2) Bitter pit and cork spot are both characterized by a browning of apple fruit tissue.(Required) true false 3) Bitter pit can develop both before or after harvest, while cork spot develops only after harvest.(Required) true false 4) Overfertilizing apple trees with nitrogen can lead to an increase in bitter pit.(Required) true false 5) Heavy pruning of apple trees tends to decrease the incidence of bitter pit because more nutrients are shunted to the smaller number of developing fruits on remaining branches.(Required) true false 6) Apple trees under water stress are more prone to bitter pit, while excessively watered trees tend to have fewer problems with the disorder.(Required) true false 7) Larger apple fruits tend to have increased problems with bitter pit compared to smaller apple fruits.(Required) true false 8) You can decrease the likelihood of seeing bitter pit by(Required) applying supplemental water to trees during dry periods applying magnesium sprays to trees applying calcium sprays to trees dipping apples in a magnesium solution postharvest dipping apples in a calcium solution postharvest Δ
