Botryosphaeria Rot of Guava
Botryosphaeria spp.
Guavafungal
A latent fungal disease that produces dark, sunken fruit lesions that appear as fruit ripens.
Symptoms
Dark, circular, sunken lesions on fruit, often from latent infections that only become visible as the fruit ripens.
Favorable conditions
- •Latent infections established earlier in fruit development
- •Dead wood in the canopy acting as an inoculum source
Management
- 1Prune out dead wood
- 2Apply fungicide sprays
- 3Handle harvested fruit carefully
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