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Symptoms:
Deterioration of nearly all of fruit that begins with water soaked lesion, later developing “mossy” appearance due to secondary infections by white and gray molds.

Control:
Management practices that minimize soil contact by the fruit (i.e., plastic mulch) and elimination of standing water in rows aid in control.

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Publication Revised July 2009