Disease on crop
physiologicalFig Fruit Souring on fig
Yeast and bacterial complex
Souring of ripe fig fruit caused by microorganisms entering through the open eye, particularly in humid conditions.
- Disease
- Fig Fruit Souring
- Pathogen type
- Physiological
- Crop
- Fig
- Scientific name
- Yeast and bacterial complex
Fig Fruit Souring on fig
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Symptoms on fig
- ▸ Sour smell from ripe fruit
- ▸ Fermented liquid leaking from eye
- ▸ Premature fruit drop
IPM controls
- ✓ Plant closed-eye varieties (Celeste)
- ✓ Harvest at first ripeness
- ✓ Avoid overhead watering of ripening fruit
Resistant varieties
Celeste
Other crops affected by fig fruit souring
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