Symptoms
- Phytophthora rot occurs when fruits are in contact with the soil or mycelia grows through the peduncle into the fruit.
- infected fruit tissue is water-soaked and dark-green at first; later white mycelium and sporangia develop on the surface of the affected area and, within several days, consume the entire fruit.
- Fruit affected by these fungi dry rapidly and shrivel but do not drop.
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