2. Mango malformation Fusarium subglutinans (Note: some debate remains as to complete etiology of this disease.) The permit specifies three use rates. The disease can be caused by waterlogged soil or various kinds of fungi. In Kenya, mature avocado fruits present SER symptoms during storage and marketing, but the disease causal agent(s) has not been established. Phoma blight Phoma glomerata. 1. Stem end rot (Botryosphaeria spp., Lasiodiplodia theobromae and other fungi) is a soft, watery rot that develops from the stem end as fruit ripens after harvest. 2009). In 2014 in Israel, SER caused about30%lossofharvestedmangofruit.SERcanbethemajorcause As trees in Australian plantations become older, the losses from stem end rot will increase. SER is considered to be the second most severe disease in mango fruit, the first being anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeo-sporioides Penz. Stem end rot of Mango Mangifera indica, Dothiorella dominicana, Dothiorella mangiferae (Diplodia natalensis Phomopsis mangiferae, Cytosphaera mangiferae, Pestalotiopsis sp.) Stem end rot. with mango dieback and stem-end rot (Costa et al., 2010). Stem-end rot is caused by many of the same fungi that cause mango decline, in par-ticular C gleosporiodes, Dothiorella spp. It is an economically important crop and the income of many fruit farmers comes primarily from mango production. Mucor rot Mucor circinelloides. Three dimensional diagram showing a cross-section of the peduncle (x), pedicel (y) and stem end Stem end rot is the predominant fungal disease in Pakistan, requiring systematic study. Previously, considerable work has been Post-harvest management. among others, stem-end rot (SER) pathogens (Prusky et al. Hot benomyl followed by prochloraz provided effective control of stem end rot caused by D. dominicana and of alternaria rot (Alternaria alternata) during longer storage in a controlled atmosphere (3 weeks +) at 13°C. Losses associated with stem end rot (SER) of avocado fruits have been reported in all avocado growing regions of the world. Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is grown on approximately 20,000 ha in Taiwan. The disease causes fruit drop (10-70%), yield loss (10-85%) and storage rot (5-100%). (Prusky et al. Macrophoma rot Macrophoma mangiferae. Postharvest losses aggravate in Pakistan because 99% mango fruit is harvested manually which causes physical damage, sap burns injuries, and bruising. Mango stem end rot — time of infection 467 Fig. Many commercial cultivars of mango including Langra, … Soil can become waterlogged for a number of reasons, including poor drainage, continuous heavy rainfall, and … This is the first report of C. asianum and C. siamense associated with mango stem-end rot in Malaysia. This study aimed to identify the fungal pathogen(s) associated with avocado SER in Kenya and evaluate its pathogenicity. and L. theobromae. At the most basic level, root rot is a plant disease, but the key is in learning what factors cause this disease. “De-sapping” (placing the stem end of newly harvested fruit into the soil or turf beneath trees) should be avoided since infec- The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) said it launched a three-year project to find mango strains resistant to scab and stem-end rot diseases.The DoST’s Philippine Council for… Both species were re-isolated from the diseased fruits, thereby fulfilling Koch’s postulates. Both Colletotrichum species caused rotting symptoms on wounded and unwounded fruits of all cultivars. Mushroom root rot Armillaria tabescens. On samples from trees with a record of low stem end rot levels, colonisation did not extend into the most recently produced flush of stem … The chemical fludioxonil is currently permitted for the management of stem end rot in mangoes. 2013).