Pests and Diseases 
Premature or Uneven Ripening
Premature or uneven ripening in section of a noni fruit. |
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Disorder: Premature or uneven
ripening.
Symptoms: The main symptom of this
condition is the precocious ripening of a section of a noni
fruit. The remainder of the fruit ripens much later. This condition
is associated with knobby or misshapen noni fruits. Knobby fruits
are sometimes associated with high levels of phosphorous fertilizer.
Cause: The cause this condition is unknown.
Impact: Affected fruits are not marketable.
Control: |
- If this condition occurs at your farm, consider reducing levels of phosphorous fertilizer.
- When starting a noni farm from seedlings, select noni fruit with desirable shape and size characteristics as a seed source.
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