Definition
Fruit rot is a large area of diseased or decayed tissue on or in a fruit.
Discussion
A fruit rot (i.e., a stem end rot) of papaya (Carica papaya) caused by the plant-pathoegnic fungus, Botryodiplodia sp. |
 Fruit rot of pineapple caused by the plant-pathogenic pseudo-fungus, Phytophthora parasitica. In this case, infection started in the roots and moved upward.
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