Symptoms :

• Affected fruit develops a water-soaked spot which increases in size.
• The whole area becomes soft and pulpy.
• The rotten area turns dark brown to black and get depressed and cracks at a later stage.
• Water-soaking is seen in the area surrounding the diseased portion.
• All the stages of fruit are infected by the pathogen.

Management :

• Borax, benlate, captan, difolatan and dithane M-45 are effective.

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