Surface mould

problems Guide

Signs of the problem

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Small, olive-green specks or sunken yellow-olive lesions covered in green spores on fruit; water-soaked areas on fruit surface where figs touch; caused by funghi

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This funghi usually appears over winter in plant debris.

C.

herbarum usually more common on green fruit, Alternaria spp.

primarily a problem on ripe fruit.

Solutions to the problem

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Rot can be minimized by picking fruit before it becomes overripe; reducing dust in orchards may also help to reduce the incidence of rot.