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Post Harvest Diseases :: Fruits :: Apple
Blue mould: Penicillium italicum
Symptoms:
  • It occurs on fruits during storage and transit.
  • Affected rind of the fruits become watery.
  • Watery spot increases and then entire fruit rots and emits bad smell
  • Blue fungal growth is seen on the surface of the fruits.
Fruit rind become Watery Fruit rot Affected fruits

Management:

  • Benomyl, Thiophanate-methyl 
  • 2% bleaching powder – 5 minutes and 0.2% flit 406 – 10 minutes
  • TBZ – 0.1% incorporated in waxol-0-12 –under refrigeration
  • Pre storage dip in TBZ (500ppm) for 2-3 minutes.

Image source:

http://postharvest.tfrec.wsu.edu/marketdiseases/bluemold.html
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_month/bluemold0199.html


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