Current knowledge of the symptoms, etiology, and control of the three main fungal fruit rots of kiwifruit in New Zealand is reviewed. Field rot, caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum , affects immature fruits on the vines. Storage rot, caused by Botrytis cinerea , affects harvested fruits during cold storage. Ripe rot, caused by Botryosphaeria dothidea , affects harvested fruits during post‐storage ripening.
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