Abundant rainfall and warm temperatures can lead to an increase in the presence of brown rot on stone fruits (peach, cherry, plum, nectarine), which results in rotten, inedible fruit. Management of this disease begins at petal fall. Early season management can reduce initial sources of the fungus as it emerges from dormancy and results in less disease incidence later in the season.
Brown Rot Facts
· Symptoms include soft, brown fruit decay (Figure 1). Twig blight and blossom blight may occur in spring.
