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Postharvest rots
Various fungi
Annemiek Schilder, MSU Plant Pathology
Bill Cline, NCSU Plant Pathology
Post-harvest rots caused by various fungi can result in serious losses in stored blueberries.

Symptoms
Berries become covered with fungal growth and/or spores, and may become soft or leaky.

Disease cycle
Most of these fungi attack only ripe or overripe fruit and are rarely seen in the field. They can spread from infected to healthy berries upon contact.

Management
Harvest in a timely manner; handle berries dry; rapidly cool fruit after harvest; apply fungicides before harvest.

Alternaria Aspergillus Aureobasidium
Botrytis Colletotrichum Hainesia
Penicillium Pestalotia Phomopsis
Rhizopus Sphaeropsis  
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