The soft watery rot and the distinctive coarse white mycelium with pin head-like black sporing bodies are characteristic and not easily confused with other rots. A closely related fungus – Rhizopus – causes similar rots on fruit and may be present in the …
Several species of Mucor ( M. mucedo , M. racemosus and M. strictus ) may be responsible for rotting in apples, but M. piriformis is the most common species. Mucor spores (sporangiospores) are soil-borne. Most of these spores are located in the top 2 cm …
Successful prevention and control of Mucor rot are dependent on good crop handling and hygiene. Most important is prevention of soil contamination of bins by having grass alleyways on which to stand them during harvest. During wet harvests when risk of …
There are no fungicides effective against Mucor. Treatment of water with chlorine (calcium hypochlorite) has been used in the USA either alone or as a pre-wash prior to fungicide application, to reduce inoculum levels of Mucor present on fruit surfaces …
See also Neonectria canker Neonectria rot occurs both in the orchard and in store and in favourable seasons losses in store can be as high as 30%, particularly on Bramley where the fruit is stored for almost 12 …
Disease cycle and epidemiology Symptoms of Neonectria fruit rot Other problems that may be confused with Neonectria fruit rot Disease monitoring - fruit rot Disease forecasting Cultural control Chemical …
Fruit infection occurs on the tree through the calyx, lenticel or stalk end and takes place between blossom and harvest. Recent inoculation experiments have shown that fruit is most susceptible to infection at blossom and petal fall. Fruit susceptibility …
The fruit rot occurs on the eye, the stalk end or on the cheek. The rots are soft, slightly sunken, with the rotted part easily scooped out from the sound flesh. Eye rots are visible in the orchard from early summer as well as in store. They are usually …
Neonectria fruit rot can be confused with rots caused by Gloeosporium spp or Colletotrichum spp. or Penicillium spp. These rots similarly occur at the stalk, cheek and calyx end of the fruit. Those caused by Penicillium spp. are usually squashier, paler …
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