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Brown Rot on almond

Monilinia fructicola

The most damaging stone-fruit and almond disease, causing blossom blight and fruit rot.

Disease
Brown Rot
Pathogen type
Fungal
Crop
Almond
Scientific name
Monilinia fructicola

Brown Rot on almond

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Symptoms on almond

  • Brown spreading lesions on fruit
  • Fuzzy gray-brown spore masses
  • Blossom blight in spring
  • Mummified fruit hanging through winter

IPM controls

  • Sanitation (remove all mummies and fallen fruit)
  • Fungicide at bloom and pre-harvest
  • Pruning for airflow
  • Avoid wet harvest
  • Resistant varieties where available

Resistant varieties

Harcot apricot Contender peach

Other crops affected by brown rot

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