Alternaria rot
The flesh of the apricot first becomes brown. The lesion is firm. The surface of the fruit is covered by dark green / black spore masses. The fungal growth initially appears dark, grey-black, with dark green colour to settle as…
Penicillium rot
The flesh of the apricot first becomes brown. The lesion is soft and watery, with a defined margin. The surface of the fruit is covered by blue-green spore masses. The skin of the infected tends to disintegrate with touch. The…
Rhizopus rot
The flesh of the apricot first becomes brown, very soft and soon collapses. The lesion is soft. The surface of the fruit is covered at first with coarse, white spore masses, rapidly turning black. The superficial fungal mass appears as…
Grey mould rot
The flesh of the apricot first becomes brown with lesion expression. The lesion is mostly firm and leathery, with an uneven margin. Spore masses of an ash-grey / brown colour, cover the surface of the infected fruit, as the fungus…