Botrytis Rot of Apple
Botrytis cinerea
Applefungal
A fungal disease causing brown rot in the orchard or gray mold in storage, often from wounds or the calyx.
Symptoms
Brown rot in the orchard, or gray, fuzzy mold in storage, often starting at the calyx end or at wounds.
Favorable conditions
- •High humidity in storage
- •Wounds and injured fruit
Management
- 1Reduce storage humidity
- 2Remove infected fruit promptly
- 3Handle fruit carefully to avoid wounds
- 4Apply targeted fungicides where the disease is established
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