Symptom

• Young spots starts from stem end of the fruit as light brown watery rot. As the fruit ripens area of the rotting increases,
• Skin becomes wrinkled.
• A peculiar musty odour is emitted
• Under humid condition a bluish green sporulating growth appears.
• Infection take place by wounds in the skin caused by insects and during handing in storage and transport

• Careful handling of fruits without causing any wounds.
• Dipping the fruits aureofunginsol @ 500 ppm for 20 min gives best control.