HortFACT - Ripe Spot in apples and pears
Ripe spot is caused by the closely related fungi Pezicula malicorticis (also known as Gleosporium perennans), and Pezicula alba (also known as Gleosporium album). Ripe spot is caused by the closely related fungi Pezicula malicorticis (also known ... [... more]
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Black rot, also called Botryosphaeria or frog eye spot, is a fungal disease of apples and pears. It attacks the leaves and fruit and commonly causes cankers on the wood. On fruit, black rot can first show as reddish flecks which develop into ... [... more]
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An Introduction to the Disease.....
Dry eye rot, sometimes called blossom end rot, is caused by Botrytis cinerea on apples. The pathogen B. cinerea also causes grey mould in apples and pears in storage. Dry eye rot, sometimes called blossom end rot, is caused by Botrytis cinerea on ... [... more]
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