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The primary cause of peach scab, Cladosporium carpophilum, can be found primarily in the Southern portion of the U.S. but still poses a threat in the Midwest. Peach scab affects stony fruits such as peaches, nectarines, and apricots. Like most fungal diseases, peach scab thrives in warm and moist conditions.
A plant pathogen, it causes freckle, black spot, peach scab or black scab of peach. It has a cosmopolitan distribution. The species was described as new to science in 1961 by the Australian mycologist Eileen E. Fisher. [1]
A few black spots on as little as one piece of fruit can cause the entire shipment to be rejected. When this happens the shipment usually has to be repackaged and resold to a less sensitive market which leads to large financial losses. [ 8 ]
Brown rot blossom blight and fruit rot Monilinia fructicola Monilinia laxa. Cercospora leaf spot Cercospora circumscissa Cercospora rubrotincta. Ceratocystis canker Ceratocystis fimbriata. Constriction canker = Fusicoccum canker, Phomopsis shoot blight Phomopsis amygdali = Fusicoccum amygdali. Cytospora canker Leucostoma persoonii
Dry rot (fruit) Ashbya gossypii Nematospora coryli. Fly speck Schizothyrium pomi Zygophiala jamaicensis [anamorph] Fusarium rot (fruit) Fusarium spp. Fusarium wilt Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. citri. Gray mold (fruit) Botrytis cinerea: Greasy spot and greasy spot rind blotch Mycosphaerella citri Stenella citri-grisea [anamorph] Green mold ...
5. Low Humidity. Light brown spots scattered across fiddle leaf fig leaves can be caused by dry air. If the brown spots in question have a pox-like look instead of being in a single area of the ...
Cladosporium herbarum causes spoilage of fresh fruits and vegetables including yams, peaches, nectarines, apricots, plums, cherries, tomatoes, and melons. [11] Its common occurrence on fresh apples can lead to contamination of apple juice and fruit based products. [11]
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