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Soft rot
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Soft rots
Causal organism: Rhizopus arrhizus & R. stolonifer (Fisher) Symptoms Small spots appear on fruits which increase in size and coalesce. Infection is restricted to rind, but the entire internal content decays into a pulpy mass. Under dry conditions, cracks originate from the point of infection. Packing straw should be treated with sulphur dioxide. Treatment of fruits with linseed oil or mustard oil or castor oil protects them from rotting. |
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