Fungal rot

Several types of pathological diseases can occur, such as Anthracnose, Dothiorella and Rhizopus. Fungal infections may be visible on the outside via small brown spots on the skin or large patches, which can continue in the flesh as the fruit ripens. If the infections entered via the stem end, they will cause stem end rot, visible as discolouration of the flesh at the stem end, which progresses through the pulp through the vascular bundles. The infection may already have happened in the orchard, but often the decay only becomes visible during post harvest